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Encyclopedia > Medieval university (Asia)

Medieval universities have existed in Persia notably the Academy of Gundishapur and in the Near East, such as the Islamic university in Cairo.


One of the most important Asian universities was Nalanda, in Bihar, India, where the second century Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna was based.


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Medieval universities did not exist in Asia in the strict sense of the phrase.
It must be noted that unlike the European universities, non-western institutions of higher learning were never known to issue degrees to their graduates and therefore do not meet what many hold to be the technical definition of university.
Nanjing University was founded in 258 in China.
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