The Eighth Annual AUC Conference For Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Entrepreneurship, and Creative Achievement

"Partners in Progress"
April 21-24, 2013

The Eighth Annual AUC Conference for Excellence in Undergraduate Research,
Entrepreneurship and Creative Achievement (EURECA), organized by the
Undergraduate Research Program, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate
Studies, will be held on April 21-23, 2013.

EURECA invites submissions for undergraduate student original works,
including research papers/theses, scientific innovations, art and
photography, musical compositions, film and documentaries, literary works, and
entrepreneurial works.  The deadline for submissions is March 24, 2013.

Students for all disciplines are eligible.

To view the Call for Proposals, click here.

To view EURECA 2013 Program Book, click here

To view EURECA Schedule, click here


STEAM Education in Egypt Conference
March 19 - 20, 2013
Moataz Al Alfi Hall, AUC New Cairo

AUC is hosting its annual research conference in collaboration with the Center for Learning and Teaching and the School of Sciences and Engineering titled Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Arts Education (STEAM) in Egypt.

The conference will include workshops and interactive sessions, and will serve as a venue for discussion and learning about the practices and policies for the reform of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Egypt. Speakers at the conference will include Susan Singer, director of undergraduate education at the National Science Foundation; William B. Bonvillian, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Washington, D.C. Office;  Elhamy Naguib, owner and artistic director of Graffiti Cairo; Confrad Wolfram, managing director of Wolfram Research; and Amr Salama, University counselor and former minister of higher education in Egypt, who is overseeing efforts to bring STEM-specific schools to Egypt.

Conference on the Bioarchaeology of Ancient Egypt
January 31 - February 2, 2013

This conference will provide a venue for scholars from the different disciplines of Egyptology, archaeozoology, physical anthropology, and archaeobotany to meet, present and discuss their research in the hopes of future integrated collaboration.

For more information, click here.

2012 AUC Research Conference
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Shaping the Future of Egypt
AUC New Cairo
April 17 - 19, 2012

The School of Business and School of Sciences and Engineering at The American University in Cairo (AUC) have collaborated to jointly hold the 2012 AUC Research Conference titled “Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Shaping the Future of Egypt.” The conference covers topics such as social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, green innovation and sustainability, as well as the role of civil society in encouraging small businesses and community innovations.

Click here to view the conference's agenda.

Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in MENA Region
Dusit Thani Lake View Hotel, New Cairo
March 1, 2012, 9:00 pm - 4:30 pm
March 2, 2012, 9:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The second international conference on corporate social responsibility and sustainability, “Toward a Sustainable Society in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Roadmap and Priorities,” organized by El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at AUC’s School of Business, in partnership with the German University in Cairo. The conference will discuss topics such as ethical consumption and sustainable consumer society; contemporary issues in sustainable consumer society; remedies toward a sustainable society; and corporate social responsibility.

Local and international experts in sustainability, marketing, and economy, from Egypt, Turkey, U.S. and Germany, including, Ahmed Tolba, assistant professor of marketing, AUC, director of El-Khazindar Business and Case Research Center (KCC), and co-chair of the conference; Noha El-Bassiouny, lecturer of marketing, GUC, coordinator of the Business and Society Research Cluster, and co-chair of the conference.

International Law and the Periphery Conference
AUC Tahrir Square
February 17 - 19, 2012
8 am - 5 pm

Organized jointly by the Law Department and Sydney Law School, the International Law and the Periphery Conference will be attended by more than 65 international and Egyptian guest speakers to participate in an interdisciplinary event that problematizes the notions of "core" and "periphery" in contemporary international affairs.

Colleagues from international law, critical geography, political science, gender studies, economics, culture studies will join forces to assess the relevance, utility and practical consequences of the center/periphery paradigm that has been for over two decades influential in the construction of "spaces" in international relations - geographical, legal, or discursive.

Keynote presentations will be given by David Kennedy (Harvard Law School) and Lama Abu Odeh (Georgetown University). Click here for the full conference program.

AUC/Nile TESOL Conference XVI "Language Edition in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities"
AUC New Cairo Campus
January 31, 2012
8:30 am - 7:00 pm

The 16th Annual AUC/Nile TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Conference, "Language Education in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities", will feature concurrent sessions, a testing colloquium and a book exhibition. Keynote speakers are sponsored by the United States Embassy, Public Affairs section; the British Council and various publishers. All are welcome, and sign ups are on the day of the conference.

Click here for more information or e-mail skillsconf@aucegypt.edu.

"The First International Food Safety and Sanitation Symposium"
AUC New Cairo, Moataz Al Alfi Hall, Campus Center
From: Monday, 31 October, 2011   To: Tuesday, 01 November, 2011

The Department of Chemistry at the American University in Cairo is pleased to welcome you to the First International Food Safety and Sanitation Symposium.  This Symposium aims at addressing the different issues affecting food safety as well as the challenges faced by emerging countries with weekly developed food control systems.

The venue will facilitate mutual cooperation among regulatory agencies, universities and food industries in Egypt. It will also present the opportunity to explore achievable, reliable and sustainable solutions for enhancing food safety practices and regulations in emerging economies.

The two day symposium represents a platform to share knowledge and experience between national and international counterparts. This will enhance cooperation between national and international scientific and regulatory jurisdictions, which will help reduce the risks associated with food supply as well as outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, and recalls.

To view the symposium's Web site, click here

The Egyptian Young Scientists Conference

AUC, New Cairo
Friday, September 16, 2011, 
6:00 pm

For more information, please click here.

NileTESOL Conference XVI "Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Theory and Classroom Practices" February 1-3, 2011

Challenges in Teaching Language and Rhetoric
First International Congress on Arabic & English Applied Linguistics and Rhetoric & Writing

AUC Before Community Conference
February 15-16, 2009 
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14th Skills Conference, Learning Communities: Implications for Students, Teachers and Educational Systems
January 27-29, 2009
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6th Conference on "e-Learning Applications"
January 10 - 12, 2009
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