Where is the oldest surviving university located?

The University of al-Qarawiyyin is located in Fez, Morocco, and dates to 859 CE. It was founded by Fatima al-Fihri as a center of learning and later developed into a university with a long, continuous history. Many historians regard it as the world’s oldest existing university, though the exact definition of a university can vary. It remains an important institution in Islamic scholarship and Moroccan intellectual life.