prepaidafrica:

If you ever assumed that the oldest university in the world is in
Europe or China, then kindly come again because it’s not. The oldest
standing university on earth is in Morocco. Known as Al-Qarawiyyin, the
university was founded in 859 AD by a young princess from Tunisia,
Fatima al-Fihri. 

The university has been recognized by UNESCO and the Guinness World
Records as the oldest existing, continuously operating university, as
well as, the first institution to issue educational degrees.

The oldest university in the world is in Africa, and was founded by a woman