<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 880 Fes, Idrisid dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> Founding oldest - surviving madrasa and university, University of Al Quaraouiyine </Td> </Tr> <P> Fatima bint Muhammad Al - Fihriya Al - Qurashiya (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية ‎) was an Arab Muslim woman who is credited for founding the oldest existing, continually operating and first degree - awarding educational institution in the world, The University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fes, Morocco in 859 CE . </P> <P> Al - Fihri was the daughter of a wealthy merchant, and had been educated . The family was part of a large migration to Fes from the town of Kairouan (Qayrawan), in modern Tunisia, which lent its name to the mosque and madrassa she would found . </P>

Who founded the first university in the world