World Oldest University Ruins

Takshshila, the first university in the world: as early as 700 B.C., there existed a giant University at Takshshila, located in Rawalpindi District of the Punjab province now in Pakistan.

Nalanda University is an international and research-intensive university located in the historical city of Rajgir in Bihar, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament to emulate the famous ancient university of Nalanda, which functioned between the 5th and 13th centuries.

Ruins of Ancient Nalanda University in Bihar tell tales of times when scholars from around the world came here to learn.

The ruins of what is considered the world's oldest university.

Nalanda University, established in the 5th century CE in Bihar, India, was one of the world’s first residential universities.

The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an…

Nalanda University is an international and research-intensive university located in Rajgir, near Nalanda, India, which was established by…