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AUC, USAID Launch First Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities
AUC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the first Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities (UCCD 2020) on September 28. The event was attended by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, AUC President Francis Ricciardone, AUC Counselor Ashraf Hatem, USAID Egypt Mission Director Leslie Reed, and presidents of ten Egyptian public universities.
New Business Majors, MBA Restructured
With the start of Fall 2020, AUC has introduced three new undergraduate business programs to its portfolio: Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Business in finance, and Bachelor of Business in marketing. This is in addition to its existing Bachelor of Business Administration in management of information and communication technology.
AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity
With the aim of combating sexual harassment and safeguarding its community, AUC established the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on August 1 to handle sexual harassment and discrimination complaints from students, faculty and staff. The office reinforces and underpins AUC’s Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy, abiding by Egyptian laws, and strengthening AUC’s reporting channels.
AUC in Motion
DMC channel features AUC's research team modifying a Japanese anti-cancer drug
September 26, Andreas Kakarougkas, assistant professor of biology, and a research team at AUC are hard at work modifying a Japanese anti-cancer drug to eliminate side effects on non-cancerous cells.
Rasha Allam on Sabahk Masri program on MBC Masr
September 13, Rasha Allam '02, '05, assistant professor in the Department Journalism and Mass Communication, appeared on MBC Masr to discuss her new book.
Virtual Campus Conversation - Welcome to the New Academic Year 2020-2021
September 10, In this virtual campus conversation, we welcome students, faculty and staff to the new academic year as well as discuss plans to have a productive semester within the safe environment of work and learning.
AUC President's Beginning-of-Term Message to the Community
September 1, President Francis Ricciardone welcomes AUC's new and returning community to a "terrific, historic and challenging year."
Reem Bassiouney, professor of applied linguistics on Maakom Mona Elshazly with TV host Mona Elshazly '96
August 21, Reem Bassiouney, the winner of the Supreme Council of Culture's Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Egyptian Novel, shares insights from her best-selling book, Awlad Annas (Sons of the People: The Mamluk Trilogy) on Maakom Mona Elshazly with TV host Mona Elshazly '96.
SCE Online Lecture Series 2020 - Rana El Kaliouby in conversation with James Ketterer
August 18, Watch AUC Trustee Rana el Kaliouby '98, '00, CEO and co-founder of Affectiva, discuss her personal story and new book with James Ketterer, dean of AUC's School of Continuing Education, as part of the SCE Community Lecture Series.
Graduate School of Education Celebrates Spring 2020 Graduates
August 13, Congratulations to the Spring 2020 graduates of the Graduate School of Education! GSE coordinated with two local artists, one of whom is an AUC alumna, to create hand-drawn sketches and portraits of the graduates and faculty members, since gathering together for a group photo was not possible this year.
AUCTV Delves deeper into CLT efforts during the Spring and Summer semesters for online learning
August 11, Aziza Ellozy '64, '67, associate provost for transformative learning and teaching, and Hoda Mostafa, director of the Center for Learning and Teaching, discuss how AUC adopted digital education long before the pandemic, feedback on the spring semester and preparations for Fall 2020.
An Inspiring Story Reflecting the Biography of Chef May Yacoubi, a master graduate from The American University in Cairo
August 4, She explained how she mixed her passion to media and cooking together to achieve her lifetime dreams and the challenges she faced. May’s kitchen at Fatafeat channel was the cherry on top across her career, she finished her first season and she is working on the second one. She was not only the chef presenting the program she went through all the fine details of the program.
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Cairo, Our City
AUC’s 260-acre technologically advanced and environmentally sensitive campus is located in the heart of New Cairo – a secure residential suburb in Cairo and a vibrant, historical city in the heart of the Middle East.
Egypt, A Safe Experience
Egypt was recently ranked the safest country in Africa — higher than both the United States and the United Kingdom, coming in 16th out 135 countries worldwide, according to the 2018 Gallup Global Law and Order Report.
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