Al-Qarawiyyin University, since 859AD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_madrasahs_in_continuous_operation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldes

Al-Qarawiyyin University, since 859AD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_madrasahs_in_continuous_operation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_madrasahs_in_con... No one was allowed to practice medicine unless they passed an exit exam, also first university to take attendance.