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Media Releases
Fresh AUC Graduate Designs Mechanical Engineering Prototype for Healthcare Applications
Belquis Haider ’19, a mechanical engineering graduate and a recipient of the Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarship at AUC designed a mechanical engineering prototype for patients suffering from base-of-thumb osteoarthritis.
AUC Partners With AAIB for Teacher Development Program
The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently partnered with the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) for the training and continuing education of 150 public school teachers of primary and preparatory students.
AUC Organizes a Regional Career Conference for Universities and Employers
The Career Center at AUC recently organized its inaugural “Regional Career Conference for Universities and Employers - 2019," to map the future for workplace development in the region.
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DePauw University Comes to AUC: A Trip Full of 'Pleasant Surprises'
For some students from DePauw University, coming to Egypt was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and with no idea of what to expect coming here, it was the “pleasant surprises” that made the visit worthwhile. "I came in with not a lot of expectations," said Meghan Wallace, a senior majoring in global health. "There are a lot of misconceptions around coming here, but I didn’t expect to feel this comfortable and this much at home."
AUC, USAID Celebrate Inauguration of Aswan University Center for Career Development
With the support of the United States Agency for international Development (USAID), AUC celebrated the opening of the Aswan University Center for Career Development (UCCD) — the 14th out of 21 USAID-funded centers in 14 public universities across Egypt. During his speech at the inauguration ceremony, Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said, "The UCCD centers are of great importance, not only in Egypt but all over the world, as there is a gap between labor market needs and academic education.”
"I'd Like to Stay for Longer" — George Washington University Students Reflect on their Time at AUC
Working toward its goal of internationalization and fulfilling its mission as a global University not just for Egypt, but for the rest of the world, AUC hosted 20 students from the George Washington (GW) University in Washington, D.C. for the Faculty-Led Program in an effort to expose American students to the University and to Egypt.
AUC in Motion
Sneak Peek: AUC’s Centennial Celebration Week, February 15 - 19, 2020
Experience the Future. Join us for a weeklong program of events, activities and performances. February 15 - 19, 2020, AUC New Cairo.
Sneak Peek: Noura, Off Broadway play by Heather Raffo
Centennial Celebration Week February 15 -19, 2020.
Sneak Peek: AUC Melodies
Centennial Celebration Week February 15 -19, 2020
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