Africa’s Oldest Universities… (An ACM Compilation)
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University of Al-Karaouine, in Fes, Morocco (859AD)The University of Al-Karaouine or Al-Qarawiyyin is a university located in Fes, Morocco. It was founded in 859 AD. It is one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim world and is considered the oldest continuously operating institution of higher learning in the world. This university is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest continuously-operating, degree-granting university.
Al-Azhar University, Egypt (972AD)Al-Azhar Mosque and University in Cairo, Egypt was founded in 970-972 AD as a Madrasa. The mosque was built in two years from 969 AD, the year in which its foundation was laid. The Madrasa connected with it was founded in 988 AD. Studies began in Al-Azhar in Ramadan by October 975 AD, when Chief Justice Abul Hasan Ali ibn Al-No’man started teaching the book “Al-Ikhtisar”, on the Shiite jurisprudence.
It is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic learning in the world. The second oldest degree-granting university in Egypt after the Cairo University. In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum. As a result it is considered that it became a modern university in 1961.
Fourah Bay College – University of Sierra Leone (1827) Fourah Bay College (University of Sierra Leone) was founded by the Church Missionary Society in 1827, for the purpose of training Africans as schoolmasters, catechists and clergymen. In 1876, the CMS succeeded in getting the College affiliated to Durham University. It is the oldest & first western-style university in West Africa. It is located atop Mount Aureol in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Has 5 Faculties.
University of Cape Town (1829)The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa’s oldest university and one of Africa’s leading teaching and research institutions. It was founded in 1829 as the South African College, a high school for boys. The College developed into a fully fledged university during the period 1880 to 1900, thanks to increased funding from private sources and the government.
Cairo University Egypt (1908)Cairo University in Egypt was founded on Dec. 21, 1908. It was previously “Egyptian University” and later” Fuad University”. It is located in Giza, Egypt. It has 18 faculties. In 2008 it was ranked 2nd in Egypt and 10th in Africa. One year before in 2007, it had been ranked 1st in Egypt.
University of Algiers, Algeria (1909)University of Algiers is Algeria’s 1st University. It is called the Mother university and situated in the capital of Algeria, Algiers. Today it has about six faculties: Law, Social Sciences, Religious studies, Medicine, Letters and languages, Economic Sciences & Management.
Other old Universities include: Makerere University in Uganda (1922); University of Ghana (1948); University of Ibadan, Nigeria (1948); University of Zimbabwe (1952); Agostinho Neto University Angola (as Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola) 1962; Eduardo Mondlane University Mozambique (as Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique) 1962. Etc.
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First 100 Universities In Africa(ranking)
1 Cairo University Egypt
2 University of Cape Town South Africa
3 Universiteit Stellenbosch South Africa
4 University of Pretoria South Africa
5 University of the Witwatersrand South Africa
6 Mansoura University Egypt
7 University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
8 University of Nairobi Kenya
9 Alexandria University Egypt
10 University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania
11 Université de Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
12 Université Mohammed V - Agdal Morocco
13 University of South Africa South Africa
14 Polytechnic of Namibia Namibia
15 University of the Western Cape South Africa
16 German University in Cairo Egypt
17 University of Johannesburg South Africa
18 Rhodes University South Africa
19 Cape Peninsula University of Technology South Africa
20 Zagazig University Egypt
21 University of Khartoum Sudan
22 Université Cadi Ayyad Morocco
23 University of Botswana Botswana
24 Tshwane University of Technology South Africa
25 Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria
26 Assiut University Egypt
27 Université d'Alger Algeria
28 Makerere University Uganda
29 Université de la Reunion Reunion
30 Université de Batna Algeria
31 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Mozambique
32 University of Ibadan Nigeria
33 University of Mauritius Mauritius
34 University of Ghana Ghana
35 Université Nationale du Rwanda Rwanda
36 Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal
37 Addis Ababa University Ethiopia
38 University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
39 University of Namibia Namibia
40 Kenyatta University Kenya
41 Menoufia University Egypt
42 University of Zambia Zambia
43 Université Ibn Zohr Morocco
44 Université Hassan II - Mohammedia Morocco
45 Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania
46 Université de Sousse Tunisia
47 Université de Tunis El Manar Tunisia
48 Université de Tunis Tunisia
49 Université de Sfax Tunisia
50 Uganda Martyrs University Uganda
51 University of Lagos Nigeria
52 American University in Cairo Egypt
53 Ain Shams University Egypt
54 University of Ilorin Nigeria
55 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University South Africa
56 University of the Free State South Africa
57 North-West University South Africa
58 Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen Algeria
59 Mauritius Institute of Education Mauritius
60 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie "Houari Boumediène" Algeria
61 Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE) Burkina Faso
62 University of Port Harcourt Nigeria
63 Central University of Technology South Africa
64 Sudan University for Science and Technology Sudan
65 Université d'Oran Algeria
66 Durban University of Technology South Africa
67 Al Akhawayn University Morocco
68 Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science South Africa
69 University of Technology, Mauritius Mauritius
70 Université Mentouri de Constantine Algeria
71 Strathmore University Kenya
72 Université Saad Dahlab de Blida Algeria
73 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria
74 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Mohamed Boudiaf d'Oran Algeria
75 Federal University of Technology, Akure Nigeria
76 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Nigeria
77 South Valley University Egypt
78 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana
79 Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem Algeria
80 Université M'hamed Bouguerra de Boumerdes Algeria
81 Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat Algeria
82 United States International University Kenya
83 Lagos State University Nigeria
84 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kenya
85 Al Azhar University Egypt
86 University of Benin Nigeria
87 Uganda Christian University Uganda
88 Université Djillali Liabes Algeria
89 Vaal University of Technology South Africa
90 Université Mohammed V - Souissi Morocco
91 Suez Canal University Egypt
92 University of Fort Hare South Africa
93 University of Limpopo South Africa
94 Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba Algeria
95 Université Ferhat Abbas de Sétif Algeria
96 Ecole Nationale Polytechnique Algeria
97 Jimma University Ethiopia
98 Université de Béjaïa Algeria
99 Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria
100 Nile University Egypt
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