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    Academics

    Academics are at the heart of what sets AUC apart as one of the best universities in the Middle East. Our liberal arts approach allows you to study across disciplines and encourages critical, creative thinking. 

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    Spotlight

    'Catfishing in the Nile' Award-Winning Documentary Explores Online Blackmailing

    They’re uncomfortable to talk about and scary to think they could happen to everyone, but they do: catfishing, sexploitation, sextortion and blackmailing. Ahmed Hosam Refai ’18 –– music technology and multimedia journalism graduate –– chose these as the main topics for his award-winning audio...
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    Our Faculty

    'One-Person Show': Integrating Art and Performance in Teaching

    “Teaching is like a one-person show,” said Jillian Campana, professor of theatre in the Department of Arts, likening the students to an audience, and a lesson plan to a script. It was moving to Cairo for the first time in 1993 as a fresh college graduate — before returning again in the second half...
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    Leading Innovation with Online and Blended Learning

    Leading Innovation with Online and Blended Learning

    AUC is pioneering educational innovation in the region, redesigning its own courses, in collaboration with MIT and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, and exploring ways to enhance online and blended learning strategies both within the University and across Egypt.

    More than 300 community-based learning classes have been offered at AUC since 2008.

    MIT's Vijay Kumar Explores the Potential of Online and Blended Learning

    MIT's Vijay Kumar Explores the Potential of Online and Blended Learning

    Vijay Kumar, associate dean of digital learning and executive director of the Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab at MIT, discusses the benefit of implementing online and blended learning strategies at universities, exploring the major impact these approaches can have and proposing steps to implement them.
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    AUC Libraries

    At AUC’s Libraries, our savvy staff and top-notch resources support learning, research, and teaching at every level. The Main Library is located at AUC New Cairo and houses the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, an archive of historical materials from Egypt and the Middle East. A second library location at AUC Tahrir Square gives you all of the resources of AUC's libraries, without leaving downtown Cairo.
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    Pursuing a Passion for Physics

    Pursuing a Passion for Physics

    Yumna Moussa, a physics major originally from Assuit, didn't give up on her dream of studying physics at AUC. Although she was initially unable to afford her studies at the University, she kept her eye out for scholarships and was soon awarded the Joseph Van Vleck Endowed Scholarship to pursue her passion at AUC.
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    Majors and Minors

    One of the University’s major priorities is providing scholarships and financial aid support to its students in order to further AUC’s mission.
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    Outgoing Students

    The rapid trend toward globalization poses new challenges while offering exceptional opportunities. In a world of greater economic integration and political and social interdependence, internationalization expands the walls of the institution and offers an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the larger global community. 

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    Center for Advanced Arabic Study in Cairo

    The Center for Advanced Arabic Study in Cairo (CAASIC) hosts the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA). CAASIC also offers a customized CASA program for advanced students from other nationalities.

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    Center for Arabic Study Abroad

    Established in 1967, the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) provides intensive advanced Arabic language training at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Since its inception, CASA has trained more than 1,500 upper level undergraduates, graduates and professors.

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    Teaching and Learning Technologies

    AUC's Teaching and Learning Technologies is committed to supporting the instructional and research needs of the AUC community, facilitating the transformation of information to knowledge by providing personalized services and a robust online environment.

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    CEO Maysa Jalbout Discusses Online and Blended Learning in Egypt

    CEO Maysa Jalbout Discusses Online and Blended Learning in Egypt

    Maysa Jalbout, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, highlights the benefits of online and blended learning, outlining the major challenges that prevent access to quality education in the Arab world.
    Spotlight

    Students Experience the Real World of L’Oreal: Because It’s Worth It

    “It’s a link between the two worlds,” said Nahed Azab, adjunct faculty at the Department of Management about her students recently having an opportunity to train with one of the world's leading personal care companies, L’Oreal, as part of the course Entrepreneurial IT and Electronic Business. The...
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    Partnerships

    AUC’s partnerships is directed at demonstrating the quality of AUC’s academic activities and their impact on the world, as well as its internal capacity in educational and scholarly endeavors, to local and international audiences and institutions.

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    International Programs

    AUC offers students a wide variety of study-abroad opportunities. International study is an enriching experience that is valuable for students’ personal growth and career prospects.

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    Trends for AUC's class of 2019 include a rise in applications and more selective admissions.
    Academy of Liberal Arts

    The Academy of Liberal Arts (ALA) is the cornerstone of liberal education at AUC.

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    Our Liberal Arts Education

    • Encourages students to think critically and examine their role in the world
    • Promotes responsible citizenship and collaborative solutions to resolve local, regional and global issues
    • Interdisciplinary study
    • Hands-on curricula and a strong culture of service 
    • Learning-by-doing approach, engaging students in society and the world around them
    • Diverse extracurricular activities
    • Community-based initiatives
    • Cross-cultural environment
    Why AUC

    Events

    Jun
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    Registration Online Continuing Students Fall 2018
    Jun
    20
    Census Day Summer 2018
    Jun
    23
    Commencement: Graduates and Undergraduates

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    Important dates

    Jun 15 - 18

    Eid El Fitr - Official Holiday

    Jun 23

    Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

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