Comments on: The Quick 10: The 10 Oldest, Still-Functioning Universities in the World

By: C. Soberano

C. Soberano — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:11:17 +0000

How about the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila, which was established in 1611?

By: Tony J

Tony J — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:57:38 +0000

The Jagiellonian University in Krakow was founded in 1364 (according to Wikipedia). I studied abroad there 2 years ago. Copernicus also studied there!

By: Bill Gates

Bill Gates — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:10:12 +0000

Great list. Would be interesting to see more…the top 25/50/100? I’ll give you 1,000,000 in MSFT stock for the work.

By: Tarheel born

Tarheel born — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:13:18 +0000

And what about The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- the oldest public university in the states to get a charter.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:21:00 +0000

Don’t forget Charles University in Prague. It was established in 1348! I am going to be studying abroad there in two semesters!