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July 2015

UN IFAD President to Cairo Review: Fighting Hunger Requires Urgent Support for Small Farmers

The president of the United Nations’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F.

June 2015

AUC Libraries Sign Memorandum with Cealex to Digitize Historic French Language Newspapers from Egypt

The Libraries at The American University in Cairo (AUC) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre d’Études Alexandrines (CEALex) to preserve historic French language newspapers from Egypt.

AUC Issues Third 2015 Carbon Footprint Report

For the third year in a row, The American University in Cairo (AUC) issued the carbon footprint report, which –– for the first time this year –– measures AUC New Cairo’s carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions over the span of three years, not just one: from academic year (AY) 2012 to AY 2014.

‘Women Of Karantina’ selected for the Fiction Longlist of the 2015 Ft/Oppenheimerfunds Emerging Voices Awards

​June 16, 2015, Cairo – Nael Eltoukhy’s novel Women of Karantina, translated by Robin Moger and published in 2014 by The American University in Cairo Press (AUC Press), has been selected for the fiction longlist of the 2015 FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Awards.

AUC Celebrates Spring 2015 Graduation Commencement and Awards Mostafa El-Sayed an Honorary PhD

 The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its Spring 2015 commencement ceremonies that witnessed the graduation of 540 bachelor’s degree candidates, of whom 90 graduated with honors, 105 with high honors and 91 with highest honors.

AUC’s Master of Art in Journalism and Mass Communication Ranks Number One in Africa

June 10, 2015, Cairo – The Master of Arts program in journalism and mass communication at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has ranked first in  Africa, according to Eduniversal, a global ranking and rating agency specializing in higher education  headquartered in Paris.

AUC V-Lab Celebrated the Graduation of Cycle 4 On Demo Day Showcasing Products and Services of Nine Startups

June 7, 2015, Cairo – The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated the graduation of the fourth cycle of AUC Venture Lab (V-Lab), where nine incubated startups showcased their products and services that range from software solutions, testing and assessing technology an

May 2015

AUC Team Named Africa, Middle East Champions in Programming World Finals, Breaks New Record

May 31, 2015, Cairo – A team of three students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was named the Africa and Middle East Champions at the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), which was held in Morocco this month.

AUC to Launch a New Solar Energy Program

 May 25, 2015, Cairo –  Starting Fall 2015, The American University in Cairo (AUC) will launch a new specialization in solar energy, offered by the Department of Physics at the School of Sciences and Engineering.