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AUC Professor Startup Wins JICA Ninja Competition
The startup company of Wael Mamdouh, associate professor of nanotechnology, was selected as one of the winners of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA) Business Plan Competition. JICA launched this competition in July 2020 for businesses emerging during the COVID-19 outbreak to discover innovative business models and technologies that not only provide prescriptive solutions to the current pandemic but also respond to the expected radical changes in the post-pandemic socio-economic reality.
School of Business, Al Ahly Partner to Introduce Sports Management Education in the Region
“Today, Al Ahly Club, a big entity, and The American University in Cairo, also a big educational institution, collaborate toward a program that will benefit the community and the future leaders of society. The American University in Cairo, with its history, will help us prepare calibers who could benefit society with their knowledge on managing sports facilities.” - Mahmoud El Khatib, president, Al Ahly Sports Club
AUC Team Wins First Place in Student Union Real Life Competition
"Coming into this competition, I had little to no hope that we would even enter the top 20. We gave it our all for the experience and the opportunity; coming first was just a great bonus," said Mohamed Mansour on winning the AUC Student Union Real Life Competition.
AUC in Motion
AUC Scholarship Stories: Sarah Seif '18
April 7, We are proud to feature Sarah Seif ’18 alumna and Moataz Al Alfi Scholarship recipient. Having studied Integrated Marketing Communication during her time at AUC, Sarah now excels as an esteemed Associate to Egypt’s State Minister of Information. Watch the video to hear how AUC equipped Sarah with the knowledge and skills she needed to help build the foundation of marketing within the Egyptian government!
SU Real Life Global Competition
April 4, The AUC Student Union students #MakingAUCProud through their work on the SU Real Life Global Competition talk to us about the competition and reflect on this year’s theme, its objective and impact. #AUCNext100
A History of Arab Graphic Design Webinar
March 29, AUC professors Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar, authors of the recently published PROSE Award winning book A History of Arab Graphic discuss the economic, social, and political circumstances which led to the emergence of this field as a method of communication and an art form.
Happening@AUC
Faculty in The Media
Salima Ikram
Salima Ikram (YAB '86) talks to National Geographic about the recently discovered "lost golden city of Luxor," a 3,400-year-old royal city built by Amenhotep III.
Sherwat Elwan
Sherwat Elwan talks about the impact of the Suez Canal blockage in this Q&A with Business Forward.
Laila El Baradei
Laila El Baradei '83, '88 talks about the emerging app, Clubhouse, in her op-ed for the PA Times.
#MAKINGAUCPROUD
Associate Professor Wael Mamdouh's startup company NANO-Fib-TECH recently won a Japanese startup competition. The company develops eco-friendly disinfectants and sanitizers that don't contain alcohol or other harsh chemicals.
Kim Fox, professor of practice of journalism and mass communication, was awarded the Best of Competition award in the International Faculty Audio category for her short-form audio piece, "One Day in January 2011."
The Gerhart Center has been selected to represent Africa and the Middle East on the United Nations Environmental Programme Finance Initiative Civil Society Advisory Body for the Principles for Responsible Banking.
People of AUC
As a refugee living in Egypt for around eight years and working many different jobs, I feel that my experience, knowledge, and skills will allow me to succeed in this major, and maybe someday, I will be able to offer something that can help migrants and refugees around the world.
Wasim Alaa Eldin
A Fellowship Student in Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate program in migration and refugee studies
