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1 University of Al-Karaouine: Located in Fes, Morocco, this university originally was a mosque founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri, a woman. 2  It developed into one of the leading universities for natural sciences. 3  It wasnât until 1957 that the university added mathematics, physics, chemistry and foreign languages. University of Bologna: This university was the first higher-learning institute established in the Western world in 1088. 2  The term, âuniversity,â was coined at its creation. 3  Located in Bologna, Italy, this university led the Western world in educational innovations until the period between the two World Wars.
1635 - The first free school in Virginia opens. However, education in the Southern colonies is more typically provided at home by parents or tutors. 1636 - Harvard College, the first higher education institution in what is now the United States, is established in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. 1638 - The first printing press in the American Colonies is set up at Harvard College. 1640 - Henry Dunster becomes President of Harvard College.