The University of Timbuktu
Located in modern day Mali, the City of Timbuktu was the heart of the Mali and Songhai Empires. At the center of the city was the University of Timbuktu, one of the oldest universities in world history, being found in the 12th century AD. At its height the University of Timbuktu enrolled 25,000 students a year. The university offered four different degrees; a Secondary Degree, Primary Degree, Superior Degree, and Circle of Knowledge. Subjects offered included religion, philosophy, geography, business, astronomy, science, mathematics, and medicine.
Today the buildings that made up the University of Timbuktu serve as Mosques. They still serve as a repository of thousands of ancient manuscripts and books.
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http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu
Like the idea of 'Circle of Knowledge'. Sounds like an all round quality degree
ReplyDeleteSounds like a degree for polymaths.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the African equivalent of Socrates teaching there
ReplyDeleteTimbuktu-place where the camel and pirogue
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call a sand castle!
ReplyDeleteIs this btw the one where the people every year go out and collect mud to repair it? I think I saw that in some documentary.