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Recreating Arab Visual Identity; Watch Video

Reviving calligraphy and shaping the future of script, Bahia Shehab works on the first ever encyclopedia of the Arabic script
Business Executive Education Ranked Among Top Globally

The Financial Times has ranked the program in the top 70 open-enrollment executive education programs worldwide
Redefining Leadership in the Arab World

AUC President Lisa Anderson discusses reinventing leadership on World Economic Forum blog
First AUCian, Egyptian Chosen as Gates Cambridge Scholar

Maha Shash, will pursue a PhD in sociology at the University of Cambridge this October
LEAD Conference Provides Support for Street Children

Students work on rehabilitating street children and reuniting them with their families
Awards Ceremony Celebrates Alumni Achievements

AUC recognizes distinguished graduates who have made a difference in their careers and communities
Red Sea Genomics, Microbial Life: Watch Video

Utilizing metagenomics, Rania Siam explores microbial life in brine pools to identify novel microbes and bacterial communities
Literacy Classes Provided to El Sayeda Zeinab Residents

AUC students aim to empower residents who live in underprivileged areas to be become productive, responsible citizens
Faculty Research on Turning Gami'ya into Credit Unions

The new lending and saving mechanism would incorporate banks to institutionalize the Gami'ya scheme

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Banners and Posters Exhibition
10:00 AM
AUC New Cairo

Jun

Young Scientists Camp
9:00 AM
AUC New Cairo

Jun

Science Hobby Camp: Aviation
11:00 AM
AUC New Cairo

Faculty Examines Women's Rights in Iranian Literature

Amy Motlagh explains how women’s rights were used as a part of modernist discourse critiquing autocratic power in Iran

Although sexual harrassment has increased, women are finding new avenues to speak up

Sherene Seikaly explores how Palestinian capitalists used economy as a tool of social ordering and management

Campus Tour

Explore life at AUC's New Cairo home and its historic
Tahrir Square campus

Learn about AUC's biggest classroom: Cairo, the heart of the Middle East

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MASCOT MANIA: The Search for AUC’s Mascot #AUC #AUCMascot http://t.co/PHSdEQkd6J
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#AUC Prof Adham Ramadan, Amal Essawi&Nouran El Badawi on Mehwar discussing membrane prototype for water desalination.https://t.co/gHtHun1stn
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#AUC Faculty Debate Causes, Outcomes of #Syrian_Conflict in #Media_Roundtable. http://t.co/QQDlSAFgsy
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#AUC #Student_Union Donates Inaugural Gift for Employee #Emergency Relief #Fund http://t.co/3tOdjZgxV9 #Egypt #Students
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RT @SherifHKamel: @bencnn Ben Wedeman giving the graduate commencement speech, interesting, simple, inspiring and to the point @AUC_Busines…
6/15/2013 5:34:07 PM
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144 graduate students graduating today, Bassily Auditorium, #AUC New Cairo pic.twitter.com/7Rzu5XQgkw
6/15/2013 2:03:57 PM
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Congratulations to all graduate and undergraduate students receiving their diplomas today. You'll be missed! #AUC #AUCGrad
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