As per British company, Quacquarilli Symonds, the top 10 oldest universities in the world are:

1. University of Bologna

Location: Italy

Established: 1088

2. University of Oxford

Location: United Kingdom

Established:1096-1167

3. University of Salamanca

Location: Spain

Established:1134

4. University of Paris

Location: France

Established: 1160-1250

5. University of Cambridge

Location: UK

Established: 1209

6. University of Padua

Location: Italy

Established in: 1222

7. University of Naples Federico II

Location: Italy

Established: 1224 (1258)

8. University of Siena

Location: Italy

Established: 1240

9. University of Coimbra

Location: Portugal

Established: 1290

10. Al-Azhar University

Location: Egypt

Established: 970 AD