AUC is a vibrant, exciting and inspiring place that is full of opportunity, but it's our students that make it truly great.
Student Life
University Residences
Looking for a place to live? You can make home away from home and live alongside a lively, diverse group of other students at the University Residences.
Athletics
AUC has a state-of-the-art Sports Center with facilities for everything from karate to basketball to yoga.
Food Outlets
Eating on campus is an essential part of your day, but also an integral part of campus life. AUC offers a variety of healthy, affordable and delicious food choices all across campus.
Programs
First Year Program (FYP)
The three-day orientation organized by the First-year Program (FYP) is a chance for undergraduate first-year and transfer students to familiarize themselves with the culture and components of a liberal arts education at AUC.
Student Ambassador Program
Student ambassadors are the "face" of AUC — a group of student volunteers dedicated to the positive promotion of the University. As part of the program, students get to interact with distinguished guests, alumni and faculty members, representing the spirit of the University.
Student Leadership Program
The Student Leadership Program provides select AUC students with leadership training to enable them to pursue positions of influence in student organizations.
HAPPENING@AUC
NEWS@AUC
New, Continuing Scholarships for Public School Students Expand Windows of Opportunity
In Fall 2019, AUC continues to offer various scholarships for public school students, in addition to a new scholarship, Attijariwafa Bank Public School Scholarship, for students with disabilities. In celebration of AUC’s 100 years of excellence, innovation and service, the University recently launched the AUC Centennial Scholarship Fund, which offers partial or full support for undergraduate Egyptian students who demonstrate outstandi
Egypt's Top Thanawiya Amma Student Reflects on One Year as an Engineering Student at AUC
Do you remember Nada Hussein Habib, Egypt's top thanawiya amma student in 2018 who was offered a full scholarship by President Francis Ricciardone when she said in the media that her dream is to attend AUC. News@AUC spoke with Habib, who is now studying electronics and communications engineering at AUC, as she reflects on her first year at the University.
Sherif Kamel to Tell Egypt's 'Promising Economic Story' as President of AmCham Board of Governors
As the 2019-2021 term for the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt) approached, Sherif Kamel ‘88, ‘90, ‘13, dean of AUC's School of Business, began to muse about running for president of the Board of Governors. Having been involved with AmCham for the last 15 years, and previously serving as executive vice president, board member and chairing several of the chamber’s core committees including Information and Communication Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, International Cooperation and Education, he figured he had a chance to ser
Harvard PhD Student: 'It is Essential for Egyptologists to See History in Person in the Place Where It All Happened'
For any budding Egyptologist, the opportunity to study the hieroglyphics and history of Egypt's ancient civilizations on-site is a chance not to pass up.
AUC in Motion
Centennial Benefit Dinner: Nicholas D. Kristof (ALU '84)
At AUC's eighth annual benefit dinner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas D. Kristof (ALU ‘84), op-ed columnist at The New York Times was presented the Global Impact Award.
AUC100 Alumni Interviews: Mohamed Shelbaya
Watch Mohamed Shelbaya, CEO of PepsiCo Egypt, tell us what it’s like to be a student athlete and talk about his “fondest” AUC memories. #AUC100 #MakingAUCProud
Centennial Benefit Dinner: Ghada Wali
At AUC's eighth annual benefit dinner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ghada Wali, Egypt's minister of Social Solidarity gave a speech about the significance of AUC and strong higher education institutions in Egypt.
Centennial Benefit Dinner: Radwa Hamed '17 and Mohammad El Shafie '17
At AUC's eighth annual benefit dinner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Radwa Hamed ‘17, 2019 Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University and Mohammad El Shafie ‘17, Harvard Law School Candidate for JD ‘20. Listen to their speeches here.
