[1] ALECSO works to coordinate cultural and educational activities in the Arab world.

[1] Among its various activities, subsidiary ALECSO institutions have been established across the Arab world:[1] Article 1 of ALECSO's constitution states that ALECSO seeks to achieve unity of thought in the Arab world through education, culture and science and to enhance the level of culture in the region, in order to keep up with and contribute to universal civilisation.

[3] The current director of ACATAP is Zaid Ibraheem Al Assaf.

[4] The Institute of Arab Research and Studies (IARS) (Arabic: معهد البحوث والدراســات العـربيــة) is a Cairo-based[5] research institute administered by ALECSO.

[6] The IARS was admitted to membership of the Federation of Arab Universities in 1994.