3000 BCE
Oral tradition & scribal schools
Knowledge passes through oral tradition; Mesopotamian scribal schools (edubba) train literate officials. Source — Wikipedia:
Chronological Storyline (10 Milestones)
300 BCE
Library of Alexandria
Alexandria’s great library and museum centralise and copy the knowledge of the ancient world. Source — Wikipedia:
427 CE
Nalanda university
India’s Nalanda becomes a renowned residential centre of higher learning drawing scholars across Asia. Source — Wikipedia:
825 CE
House of Wisdom, Baghdad
Baghdad’s House of Wisdom translates and advances Greek, Persian and Indian learning. Source — Wikipedia:
859 CE
Al-Qarawiyyin university
Fatima al-Fihri founds Al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, often called the oldest existing degree-granting university. Source — Wikipedia:
1088 CE
University of Bologna
Bologna establishes the European model of the chartered university. Source — Wikipedia:
1717 CE
Compulsory public schooling
Prussia mandates state-funded primary schooling, a model for modern public education. Source — Wikipedia:
1837 CE
The kindergarten
Friedrich Fröbel founds the kindergarten, formalising early-childhood education. Source — Wikipedia:
1922 CE
Educational radio & mass media
Broadcast radio and later television begin delivering instruction to mass audiences. Source — Wikipedia:
2012 CE
MOOCs & online learning
Coursera, edX and Khan Academy bring courses and learning-management systems to the world online. Source — Wikipedia: