Recognition: Al-Qarawiyyin is considered by UNESCO and the Guinness World Records as the oldest university in the world that has existed continuously and grants degrees.
Nature: Originally a madrasa (Islamic religious school), it evolved to include broader subjects over time.
Founded: 1088 CE
Recognition: Regarded as the oldest university in the Western world and the first modern university in terms of institutional structure (faculties, degrees, secular teaching).
Nature: From its inception, it functioned as a higher learning institution with students and teachers organized into a formal academic structure.
