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It's always been women in STEM. (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Al-Qarawiyyin is recognized by UNESCO and Guinness as the world's oldest continually running institution of higher learning.

We can apply a purity test here (ie. what qualifies as a university) but.. why except for pedantry? No matter how you frame it, it doesn't take away from the scale or impact of the institution itself.

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  • [–] -4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    If you want to go that way, a lot of places could qualify as oldest university, some christian monasteries way older than al-qarawiyyin are still inactivities and the main focus of monasteries is to learn and apply "god" teachings...

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

    I wonder why UNESCO and Guinness do not recognize those Christian monasteries then. Perhaps they did not confer degrees or certificates of scholarly competence (ijazahs) the way that al-Qarawiyyin did.

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  • [+] -6 points 11 months ago

    My nephews gets stars stickers when he successfully learn something, does it qualify as degrees and its school qualify for university?

    UNESCO can say whatever they want, it never have been a university in the sense that 90% of the population would not identify it as a university... An ersatz of university? Yeah sure if it make you feel better...

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