About Faculty

The Faculty of Languages was established as one of the scientific Faculties at Sana’a University under Sana’a University Rector’s Resolution (No. 149/1997). The study began in the same year at the current Faculty building.

The first Faculty Dean, Prof. Mahmoud Dawood, was appointed based on University Rector’s Resolution No. (149) of the year (1997). In 2000/2001, the first batch of the Faculty graduated in the following departments: (Arabic & Translation, English, French, German). At that time, the number of graduates reached (127) students, including (57) female and (70) male students. The Faculty of Languages is considered one of the oldest language faculties in Yemen. It attracted distinguished professors and language education experts from different Arab and international countries of the world. Later, Yemeni cadres have been qualified to gradually replace the foreign cadres. Now, the cadre now has become purely Yemeni.

The Faculty was a starting point for language education in Yemen, as it attracts many outstanding students. The Faculty has saved for the Ministry of Higher Education and the State’s expenses of students’ scholarship programs abroad. It also helps in saving students’ efforts, their, inconvenience of travel and sufferings of expatriation. It provides Yemen with highly qualified cadres. So far, the number of batches graduated from the Faculty has reached (24) batches in different programs. The graduates have proven their merit and professional and scientific abilities. They have been involved in providing services related to translation and language teaching in various institutions and many education and translation centers. In addition, many top students of different batches have rejoined the Faculty is teaching staff or other language faculties in Yemen.