Media Releases and Statements
January 2017
AUC Launches First Free Arabic Massive Open Online Course on Steam Education in Cooperation With Edraak
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is launching tomorrow the first Arabic Massive Open Online course (MOOC) entitled "STEAM: Integrating Education with Life", in cooperation with Edraak online platform.
AUC Hosts First Public Transmission of the Metropolitan Opera Live Featuring Romeo et Juliette
The American University in Cairo (AUC) will host its first public transmission of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, featuring the historic and widely acclaimed Romeo et Juliette next Saturday in New Cairo campus.
Two AUC Press Books Internationally Recognized as Best of 2016
Two of The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press books have been internationally recognized as distinguished works of 2016.
December 2016
AUC Offers $5 Million Program to Alleviate Impact of the Egyptian Pound Floatation on Tuition
The American University in Cairo (AUC) re-allocated up to $5 million Emergency Tuition Grant Program from the current budget to alleviate the impact of the Egyptian pound floatation on tuition. Following the decision to float the Egyptian pound in early November, AUC President Francis J.
Three AUC Alumni Pioneer in Actuarial Science
Three of The American University in Cairo (AUC) alumni have pioneered in actuarial Science. Sarah Mazhar ’09, has been designated a fellow of the UK-based Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, making her the first female actuarial science fellow in Egypt’s history.
AUC Awards Egyptian Writer Adel Esmat The Naguib Mahfouz Medal For Literature
The American University in Cairo Press announced today the award of the 2016 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to the Egyptian writer Adel Esmat for his novel Hikayât Yûsuf Tadrus (The Tales of Yusuf Tadrus).
AUC Participates in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Program
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has become the fourth institution in Egypt to participate in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD program.
AUC V-Lab Celebrates the Graduation of Cycle 7 on Demo Day Showcasing Products and Services of Nine Startups
The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated the graduation of the Seventh cycle of AUC Venture Lab (V-Lab), where nine incubated startups showcased their products and services.
AUC Discusses SAHWA Project Findings on Youth in Five Arab Mediterranean Countries
The American University in Cairo (AUC) discussed the main findings on youth as part of the AUC Forum’s three-year interdisciplinary collaborative research project with SAHWA in five different Arab Mediterranean countries (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Lebanon).