TAFL was founded in 1985 as part of Alexandria University's Faculty of Arts. The Faculty of Arts was established in 1939, before the establishment of the university itself in 1942, making it Alexandria University’s first faculty. The TAFL Center is considered one of the oldest centres for teaching Arabic as a foreign language in the MENA region. Since opening in 1985, TAFL has been a pioneer in teaching Arabic as a foreign language.
