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Even the universities of Oxford and Cambridge date back to the 12th century with their origin.
The Indian subcontinent has been far ahead of the rest of the world by having institutions to provide for high-learning of its pupils even before Plato set up his academy.
Takshashila has been famous not only for its notable alumni which includes Chanakya and Buddha but for its wide range of disciplines taught there. It offered 64 areas of studies which included Ayurveda, agriculture, archery, commerce, dance, music and even disciplines like decryption of messages and treasure-hunting.
Takshashila emphasized the need for a student to conduct researches to be able to qualify as one who had completed their studies. Chanakya’s Artha Shastra was written and circulated in the university.
The Platonic Academy, also referred to as the University of Athens, was founded by the famous philosopher, Plato. It lasted till 529 AD without any hindrances, after which it was reinstated during the Renaissance by the Florentine Platonic Academy.
This was the hub for medical knowledge in the ancient times. At Gundishapur, they even invited various Greek and Roman scholars to teach and conduct researches so that there would be no gap in the amount of knowledge that Eastern and Western Science had. It awarded degrees to allow people to practice medicines after training them.
Doctors had to pass special examinations to have the right to practice, a systematic way to instil knowledge and be the stepping stone for modern university structures.
The Pandidakterion was created by the Emperor Theodosius II. There were 31 chairs to share the teachings of law, philosophy, medicine, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music, rhetoric, law and theology.
The central focus of this institute was the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. It was held in such high regard that when the Platonic Academy had its demise in the sixth century, the responsibility to maintain the western records fell here.
Also known as the Imperial University of Constantinople, or University of the Palace Hall of Magnaura,
The ruins of Nalanda are a beautiful sight to see today, but at some time in history, it was the place for scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Persia and Turkey to come and gain more insight.
It had numerous classrooms, meditation halls, dormitories that housed 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers; but what made the university stand out was its library that was the largest library of the ancient world. It contained books on grammar, literature, logic, astrology, medicine and what not.
It even surpassed the collection of the great Alexandria Library. Another famous institution around the same time and location was the Vikramashila, founded in 783 AD.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Al-Qarawiyyin is the oldest degree-granting university in the world. It is the place where the teachings of Islam had developed.
The entry was very selective, based on the applicant’s knowledge of the Quran and Arabic. It taught subjects like rhetoric, grammar, medicine, logic, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, history, geography and music.
By Damini Bhattacharya
Aug 31, 2018
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Even the universities of Oxford and Cambridge date back to the 12th century with their origin.
The Indian subcontinent has been far ahead of the rest of the world by having institutions to provide for high-learning of its pupils even before Plato set up his academy.
Takshashila has been famous not only for its notable alumni which includes Chanakya and Buddha but for its wide range of disciplines taught there. It offered 64 areas of studies which included Ayurveda, agriculture, archery, commerce, dance, music and even disciplines like decryption of messages and treasure-hunting.
Takshashila emphasized the need for a student to conduct researches to be able to qualify as one who had completed their studies. Chanakya’s Artha Shastra was written and circulated in the university.
The Platonic Academy, also referred to as the University of Athens, was founded by the famous philosopher, Plato. It lasted till 529 AD without any hindrances, after which it was reinstated during the Renaissance by the Florentine Platonic Academy.
This was the hub for medical knowledge in the ancient times. At Gundishapur, they even invited various Greek and Roman scholars to teach and conduct researches so that there would be no gap in the amount of knowledge that Eastern and Western Science had. It awarded degrees to allow people to practice medicines after training them.
Doctors had to pass special examinations to have the right to practice, a systematic way to instil knowledge and be the stepping stone for modern university structures.
The Pandidakterion was created by the Emperor Theodosius II. There were 31 chairs to share the teachings of law, philosophy, medicine, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music, rhetoric, law and theology.
The central focus of this institute was the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. It was held in such high regard that when the Platonic Academy had its demise in the sixth century, the responsibility to maintain the western records fell here.
Also known as the Imperial University of Constantinople, or University of the Palace Hall of Magnaura,
The ruins of Nalanda are a beautiful sight to see today, but at some time in history, it was the place for scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Persia and Turkey to come and gain more insight.
It had numerous classrooms, meditation halls, dormitories that housed 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers; but what made the university stand out was its library that was the largest library of the ancient world. It contained books on grammar, literature, logic, astrology, medicine and what not.
It even surpassed the collection of the great Alexandria Library. Another famous institution around the same time and location was the Vikramashila, founded in 783 AD.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Al-Qarawiyyin is the oldest degree-granting university in the world. It is the place where the teachings of Islam had developed.
The entry was very selective, based on the applicant’s knowledge of the Quran and Arabic. It taught subjects like rhetoric, grammar, medicine, logic, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, history, geography and music.
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