July 2, 2025 Faculty Takes Part in Landmark International Research Unraveling New Discoveries on Early Whales Hesham Sallam, professor of vertebrate paleontology at AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, is the co-author of a
June 23, 2025 Meet Husn Turki: 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Student Speaker An international student from Yemen, Husn Turki described her AUC experience studying biology as “surreal,” offering unparalleled opportunities in the region. Over the weekend, she spoke to her class at the June 2025 undergraduate commencement.
June 11, 2025 IMF, AUC Wrap Up First MENA Economic Research Conference Following two days of high-level dialogue and expert analysis, the inaugural IMF MENA Econom
June 3, 2025 AUC Researchers Link Rising Temperatures to Women’s Cancer in Landmark Study A new study correlating rising temperatures with women’s cancer in the Middle East recently attracted global media attention, seizing headlines in outlets like The Washington Post, Daily Mail, Fortune and more.
June 11, 2025 Leaving Egypt to Discover Egypt: The Unexpected Lessons of a Study Abroad When junior Marwan Shawwara moved to France to study at Sciences Po, he was prepared to step outside of his comfort zone and experience a typical semester abroad.
June 3, 2025 Capstones Without Borders: AUC, Waterloo Partner for Research Innovation Imagine taking your studies across continents without ever leaving the classroom. That’s what a new AUC partnership seeks to allow for the University’s most tech-inclined. AUC is partnering with the University of Waterloo — Canada’s top-ranked university in computer science and engineering — for joint supervision of capstone projects for students.
May 26, 2025 AUCians at First Regional AFS Youth Assembly Earlier this month, 14 AUCians joined young changemakers from the MENA region at the first-ever Regional American Field Service (AFS) Youth Assembly in Cairo to tackle urgent issues like climate change, education and food security.
May 12, 2025 AUC Launches Egypt's First Process Safety Management Diploma for Energy Sector AUC, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Methanex Egypt are collaborating to launch Egypt’s first Process Safety Management (PSM) professional diploma for the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors.
April 16, 2025 Tahrir CultureFest: Day in the Life of Student Performers “Port Said, Siwa, Upper Egypt — we learn about the cultures and dance traditions from Egypt’s different regions,” said Amira ElKouny ’18. “This event in Tahrir also has diversity in all the activities and even the audience.”
April 16, 2025 Tahrir CultureFest 2025: Voices of Cairo This year’s AUC Tahrir CultureFest had offerings for everyone. But beyond fun programming, the CultureFest, now in its second year, was a chance to build meaningful human connections and community for residents and visitors of Cairo, right in the heart of the city.
April 16, 2025 Tahrir CultureFest: Book Talk with Author and Photographer of ‘Bilhana’ Cookbook Freekeh eggplant salad topped with pickled onions and fresh seasonal raisins, all coated with date molasses: This tasty snack awaited attendees of the Tahrir CultureFest on Saturday at the Bilhana book talk by AUC Press.
March 26, 2025 Alumni Spotlight: From AUC to Harvard Mohamed Samy Abdallah ’21, pursuing a PhD in applied physics at Harvard University, is developing machine learning models to accelerate and improve computational techniques for material discovery and engineering.
April 7, 2025 A Semester in Dublin: Lessons Beyond the Classroom “Since I was little, I wanted to explore the world; however I never got the chance until the study-abroad program popped up in my emails,” said computer engineering junior Seif El Ansary.
March 24, 2025 Healthcare in Egypt: A Path to Reform and Sustainability As Egypt expands its Universal Health Insurance System to cover all citizens by 2030, addressing gaps in access, affordability and quality of care has become crucial.
March 17, 2025 Charitable Activities for Ramadan This Ramadan, AUC's student organizations are stepping up their community service activities to celebrate the holy month by giving back. Here are some highlights.
