Access to AUC Campuses

No fees are charged for accessing AUC campuses; however, access to campuses is authorized by different offices.

Current Employees and Students

IDs are issued by the ID unit in the Security Office. The unit provides the appropriate access permissions based on the cardholder's role and authorized access levels. For more information, check the ID issuance page.

Visiting Faculty and Scholars

The Provost's Office authorizes the issuance of IDs for academic visitors. These include visiting faculty and graduate students visiting from other institutions, independent scholars, all of whom must have a departmental sponsor and who are deemed "fellows-without-stipend," and all members of Library consortia institutions, as verified by the Library. The Provost's office may delegate authorization to deans, including the dean of the Libraries.

Alumni

To maintain access to The American University in Cairo's New Cairo and Tahrir Square campuses after graduation, alumni are required to obtain an AUC alumni ID card.

To obtain an AUC alumni ID card, alumni must visit the Office of Alumni Engagement to update contact information and pay the applicable fee of EGP 300. Individuals will then be directed to the ID Center to have a photo taken and receive the card.

The University accepts both cash and credit card payments. However, as The American University in Cairo is a cashless community, credit card payments are encouraged at the Alumni Office. Cash payments must be made at the Commercial International Bank branch located on campus.

Visitors for Business Purposes

The Office of the Associate Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer authorizes the issuance of IDs for contractors, vendors, and other individuals with business purposes on campus.

ID Issuance

Procedures for Issuing ID Cards to Newly Hired Faculty, Assistants and Staff Members

For AUC faculty, adjunct faculty, faculty spouses, researchers, research assistants, research associates, teaching assistants and consultants:

Each department is responsible for registering the new employee's information in accordance with established procedures and for directing the individual to visit the ID Center to obtain an ID card.

For new fellows: 

Departments must submit an email request to the ID Center, located in Room P029 (Plaza Level) of the Administration Building, to request the issuance of an ID card.

For newly hired staff members: 

The Office of Human Resources shall register the new ID holder's information and instruct the employee to visit the ID Center to obtain an ID card.

For further information regarding ID card issuance, contact the ID Center at idcentdir@aucegypt.edu.

Visitor Management System

General Guidelines

• All campus visitors must be pre-registered before arriving on campus to ensure faster and more efficient access.
• Faculty and staff members hosting visitors must submit visitor information by completing the visitor registration form at least 24 hours before the scheduled visit.
• To ensure smooth campus access, visitors to The American University in Cairo's New Cairo campus should enter through Gate 1 (Portal Entrance) or Gate 4 (Pepsi Entrance).

How does the System Work?

• The host (faculty or staff only) shall log in to the system using AUC credentials and complete the Visitor Request Form to pre-register expected visitors.
• The Security Back Office team shall review, verify and process the request.
• Once the request is approved, visitors shall receive a one-time-use QR code via email.
• Upon arrival, the visitor shall scan the QR code using the iPad at the campus entrance.
• The system shall validate the QR code.
• After successful verification, the security officer shall facilitate the visitor's access to campus.

For inquiries regarding visitor access or permissions, contact:

• AUC New Cairo campus: gatepass@aucegypt.edu.
• AUC Tahrir Square campus: tahrirpass@aucegypt.edu.