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May 10, 2015

Nadhmi Auchi Fellows Host Walk for Autism

The current cohort of Nadhmi Auchi fellows has teamed up with ADVANCE, an Egyptian NGO that provides services for children and adults with autism, to raise awareness about their cause and to help them raise funds for ADVANCE programs.

First Mo Ibrahim Scholar Graduates

Jihad Salih Mashamoun, the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships for Nubian Students, graduated from The American University in Cairo (AUC) in February 2013.

May 10, 2015

AUC Scholar Delivers Keynote Address at HSBC Event

As part of HSBC’s Diversity and Inclusion Awareness Month, the bank invited Mohamed ElShafie, political science student at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and recipient of the HSBC Bank Egypt Public School Scholarship for visually impaired students, to deliver words of inspiration to HSBC

Sports Initiative by LEAD Scholars Promotes Fitness and Team Spirit

To promote health and fitness, students in the Leadership for Education and Development (LEAD) program organized a biking tournament on Friday, November 22 called Not My Game, But Better Than No Game.

Students Receive Named Awards at June Commencement

The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its Spring 2013 commencement ceremonies for 702 graduate and undergraduate degree candidates, marking the end of the 2012 - 2013 academic year.

Anna Irwin: Empowering Future Civic Leaders

Anna Irwin was an undergraduate at Princeton University when she first learned about the Leadership for Education and Development Program (LEAD) program at The American University in Cairo that provides full-tuition scholarships to public-school students.

HSBC and AUC Partner to Develop Abu Minqar

HSBC has partnered with AUC to support community development projects at Abu Minqar, a newly reclaimed, remote oasis community in the Western Desert. On December 4, 2013, staff members from AUC and HSBC volunteered on site to assist with the construction work.

May 10, 2015

AUC Celebrates Scholarship and Academic Achievement

The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated its newly-awarded scholars and awarded outstanding current scholars at the Second Annual Scholarship Ceremony in the presence of scholarship recipients, their parents, faculty and staff.

AUC Signs an Agreement with CIB to Establish the CIB Endowed Professorship in Banking

The American University in Cairo (AUC) signed an agreement with the Commercial International Bank (CIB) Egypt to establish the CIB Endowed Professorship in Banking to promote knowledge of banking through teaching, research and service.

Shoeib, Soliman and Reimer are distinguished by their excellence and dedication

Faculty Merit Awards for Excellence in Research, Service and Teaching

The three faculty members who received the faculty merit awards for Fall 2014 come from different disciplines, but share a common vision for enhancing their fields and being of service to their students and the community at large. These are:

March 31, 2015

University Forum Tackles Budget Deficit, FY16 Forecast

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March 4, 2015

Faculty Experts: Hybrid Energy Key to Solving Pending Crisis in Egypt

Egypt’s energy reserves are quickly depleting, as is evident from frequent electricity blackouts and waves of fuel shortage. While this puts the country in the red zone, experts say the solution is simple: Hybrid energy.

Sherif Sedky Appointed as New AUC Provost

Sherif Sedky, professor of physics who has been on leave from AUC to serve as the academic president of Zewail City of Science and Technology, is returning to the University to serve as its provost.

Undergrads Develop Nanoscale Device Used for Selective Drug Delivery

Two undergraduate students, led by Mohamed Swillam, assistant professor of physics and associate chair of the Department of Physics, have recently received international recognition for their work in the nano-optics field, developing novel optical tweezers that can be used to trap and control nan

May 10, 2015

GreenMetric Ranking: AUC in Top Third Worldwide for Second Year

For the second year in a row, AUC has been ranked in the top third worldwide in the University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric World University Ranking.

Nadhmi Auchi Fellows Host Walk for Autism

First Mo Ibrahim Scholar Graduates

AUC Scholar Delivers Keynote Address at HSBC Event

Sports Initiative by LEAD Scholars Promotes Fitness and Team Spirit

Students Receive Named Awards at June Commencement

Anna Irwin: Empowering Future Civic Leaders

HSBC and AUC Partner to Develop Abu Minqar

AUC Celebrates Scholarship and Academic Achievement

AUC Signs an Agreement with CIB to Establish the CIB Endowed Professorship in Banking

Faculty Merit Awards for Excellence in Research, Service and Teaching

University Forum Tackles Budget Deficit, FY16 Forecast

Faculty Experts: Hybrid Energy Key to Solving Pending Crisis in Egypt

Sherif Sedky Appointed as New AUC Provost

Undergrads Develop Nanoscale Device Used for Selective Drug Delivery

GreenMetric Ranking: AUC in Top Third Worldwide for Second Year

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