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June 2016

AUC Signs MoU with AUK to Collaborate in Academic Programs and Activities

In a formal signing ceremony, The American University in Cairo (AUC) and The American University of Kuwait (AUK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate bilateral collaboration between the two universities on a wide spectrum of academic programs and activities.

May 2016

AUC Alumna Nada Nafeh Showcases Project on Informal Housing in Venice Architecture Biennale

The American University in Cairo (AUC) alumna Nada Nafeh’11 is taking part in the Egyptian pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale, the world’s largest architectural exhibition, through her architecture project on informal housing communities in Egypt.

Professor Ghada Barsoum Discussed the Challenges Facing Egypt’s Higher Education at the “Faculty at The Forefront” Series

 In the fourth series of “Faculty at the Forefront,” held at The American University in Cairo (AUC), titled “Egypt’s Higher Education: Challenges and Keys to Improvement,”Ghada Barsoum, assistant professor at the Department of Public Policy and Administration at AUC said that getting

AUC Student, Recipient of the Palestinian Scholarship Fund, Publishes Three Books on Palestine

Yasser Khaldi, architecture engineering major and recipient of the Palestinian Scholarship Fund at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has published three books and he hasn’t even graduated yet. His books stimulate awareness for the world to discover his country, Palestine, through photography.

AUC Press Launches Hoopoe, A New Literary Imprint for Contemporary Fiction From the Middle East

The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press has officially launched Hoopoe, a new literary imprint that delivers bold, contemporary writing from the Middle East in elegant paperback and digital editions, aimed at an engaged, inquisitive readership worldwide.

For The Seventh Year: AUC Students Earn Outstanding Delegation Award in NY NMUN

For the seventh year in a row, AUC students competing in the New York National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference earned the Outstanding Delegation Award.

AUC Students and Faculty Win Awards for Outstanding Research Ideas at AUC Research Day

At AUC’s first Research Day, fourteen AUC students and seven faculty members were awarded with a cash prize and certificate for the best outstanding research.

AUC Signs An MOU With Al-Ghurair Foundation To Provide Scholarships For High Achieving Arab Youth

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, one of the largest privately funded philanthropic education initiatives in the world to support high-achieving Arab students who require financial support to pursue an un

April 2016

AUC and Cairo Governorate Collaborate on Sustainable Urban Development

As part of the Neighborhood Initiative recently launched at The American University in Cairo (AUC), Universities and their Neighborhoods: An AUC-AUB Conversation, which aimed at highlighting the responsibilities of universities to their local communities, AUC and the Cairo governorate signed a memor