The systemic approach has evolved in the field of teaching and learning in 1997, as a fruitful cooperation between Ain Shams University (Egypt) and Texas University at Austin (USA).

    By "systemic" we mean an arrangement of concepts or issues through interrelating systems in which all relationships between concepts and issues are made clear, up front, to the learner.

    SATL is a new way of teaching and learning, based on the idea that nowadays anything is related to everything globally. Students shouldn't learn isolated facts (by heart), but connect concepts and facts in a logical context. It verifies the major goals of educational systems, and it proceeds towards systemic thinking and continuous growth of knowledge that is referred to as quality of education. It represents a theme and method of  teaching and learning a beside its way of life that can be utilized in the management of various sides and activities of a normal citizen in all the scientific, and technological aspects.

     The challenges that face the world today such as terrorism, environmental pollution...etc. that requires preparation of human calibers to be able to systemic and creative thinking that stops such phenomena for the sake of a better world for all.

    SATL was applied to in the fields of Basic Environmental, Agricultural, Engineering, Medical, Linguistic ... Sciences, in general and University Education.  

     Six Arab conferences on (SATL) were held annually in Cairo, (2001-2006) and two Jordanian- Egyptian conferences were held also in Jordan (2005, 2006).