The Center for Languages and Translation at Ibb University was established pursuant to University President's Decision No. 37 dated 26-3-1433 AH, corresponding to 18-2-2012 AD, to meet the needs of both the university and the wider community in teaching the English language and other living languages such as French, and to provide translation services to and from Arabic at nominal fees, in line with the university’s commitment to community service.
The Center for Languages and Translation is considered one of the vital centers at Ibb University, providing a variety of services to the public as well as to students and faculty members. The center supervises the teaching of English language requirements across all colleges and centers of the university.
In addition, the center works to enhance the language proficiency of university staff and students, especially postgraduate students. It offers a preparatory program and conducts the English proficiency test required as a prerequisite for the viva voce completion formalities of master’s and doctoral theses
The center also provides a wide range of services in the field of document translation—whether academic or legal—both those issued by the university and external ones, translating to and from Arabic. Moreover, the center offers multiple levels of English language courses (beginner, intermediate, and advanced), and prepares high school graduates in English who wish to enroll in various university majors.
The center is committed to excellence in performance through the standardization of all course syllabi, the recruitment of qualified and distinguished teaching staff, and the expansion of new programs. The most recent of these are the launch of a Master’s program in Translation and a two-year English Diploma program after high school.