University is an important part for the education that rewards their students with a certification or degree that ensure that person study and have some knowledge about that subject. Here is a list of world's 10 oldest universities, along with their founders, establishment dates, and subjects of study:
University of Al Quaraouiyine
- Founder: Fatima al-Fihri
- Established: 859 CE
- Subjects: Islamic studies, theology, astronomy, grammar, logic, medicine, mathematics, chemistry, history, geography
Al Quaraouiyine, Picture credit Wikimedia University of Bologna
- Founder: Irnerius
- Established: 1088 CE
- Subjects: Law, philosophy, medicine, science, arts, theology
University of Bologna, Picture credit Wikimedia University of Oxford
- Founder: Unknown (Teaching existed as early as 1096)
- Established: 12th century (officially recognized in 1249)
- Subjects: Various, including arts, humanities, sciences, medicine
Oxford University | Picture credit: Newsweek University of Paris
- Founder: Robert de Courçon
- Established: 12th century (officially recognized in 1150)
- Subjects: Theology, law, medicine, arts, philosophy
University of Cambridge
- Founder: Scholars who fled Oxford
- Established: 1209 CE
- Subjects: Various, including arts, humanities, sciences, medicine
University of Salamanca
- Founder: Alfonso IX of León
- Established: 1218 CE
- Subjects: Theology, law, medicine, philosophy, humanities
University of Padua
- Founder: Scholars and students
- Established: 1222 CE
- Subjects: Medicine, law, philosophy, theology, arts, sciences
University of Naples Federico II
- Founder: Emperor Frederick II
- Established: 1224 CE
- Subjects: Law, medicine, philosophy, theology, arts, sciences
University of Siena
- Founder: Papal Bull
- Established: 1240 CE
- Subjects: Law, medicine, philosophy, theology, arts, sciences
University of Coimbra
- Founder: King Dinis of Portugal
- Established: 1290 CE
- Subjects: Arts, humanities, sciences, medicine, law, theology
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