Sports Activities
AUC's Office of Athletics offers quality athletic activities and learning opportunities to all students. Its programs promote a healthy lifestyle, discipline, teamwork and leadership development, as well as high standards of ethical conduct and sportsmanship. The sports program emphasizes health and enjoyment through recreation, fitness, competitions and sound physical habits.
AUC currently provides the following sports and activities:
Competitive Sports
AUC competitive teams compete on a national level every year in tournaments sponsored by the National Sports Federation for Universities. The athletics office also organizes trips for teams to compete with other universities in Egypt and abroad, as well as sport days with colleges, clubs and other institutions in Egypt and abroad.
If you have an idea for a new sport, please feel free to stop by the Office of Athletics, email
merry_f@aucegypt.edu or
dina.mohamed@aucegypt.edu, or call
2615.4059 or
2615.4064
Non-Competitive Sports
- Scuba Diving - Men and Women
- Horseback Riding - Men and Women
- Kick Boxing - Men and Women
- Kung fu - Men and Women
- Frisbee - Men and Women
- Aerobics Classes - Men and Women (Toning, ABS, Pilates, Yoga, Spinning, Cardio Kickboxing, Zumba Fitness, Zumba Party, Cardiolecious, Fitness and Healthy Lifestyle)
Fitness Tests
The athletics office also organizes physical fitness tests for all students to test their fitness progress. These tests take place twice each semester, and the three highest scoring students are honored in the annual awards ceremony.
Office of Athletics Activities
Sports For All
- We
serve the entire AUC community, mainly the students, faculty and staff.
- Sports
equipment is available for every kind of sport for checkout free of charge at the
control desk near the locker rooms. (Towel service is only available for those who
rent a locker.)
- Indoor
and outdoor facilities are available for everyone from Sunday to Thursday from
8:30 am until 9:30 pm, Friday from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm, and Saturday from 11:30
am until 5:00 pm.
- The Sports Center contains a swimming pool for recreation.
- The athletics office provides aerobics classes for everyone (nine different types of classes plus fitness and healthy lifestyle).
- We supervise
the gym and provide special programs fousing on weight loss, body building, fitness, endurance and fitness therapy for injuries, which are accessible to students,
staff and faculty members.
- We organize
activities for students and staff including mini-marathons, the chest press competition, the rowing machine competition and the transformation challenge program.
Intramural Activities
- We organize student tournaments and competitions between teams or schools.
- We organize
and manage sports days for University departments (Student Union, the Office of Human Resources, alumni
sports day, the School of Business, the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the Career Center, the Security Office, and the Office of Facilities and Operations).
- We organize and manage staff soccer tournaments for all University departments.
Community Services
- We host
and organize events, sports days and tournaments for the Egyptian Universities Sports Federation (local and international) and for organizations including the Special
Olympics and Hospital 57357.
Sessions and Schools for Beginners
- We deal with specialized centers and academies
for scuba diving, swimming and tennis to put together special programs for members of the
AUC community at special low rates.