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April 13, 2021

Egypt Gives: AUC Student Hana Wali on a Mission to End Homelessness

Statistics say that there are 12 million homeless Egyptians, including those living in slums (ashwa’eyat).

March 30, 2021

Graduate Student Carries Out Region's First Large-Scale Experimental Program for Smart Construction Solutions

Motivated by Egypt’s recent developmental projects at different locations, including the Grand Egyptian Museum, the New Administrative Capital and the Alamein City, among others, Jasmin Abdelhalim, construction engineering graduate student, took on a mission to explore whether t

March 28, 2021

AUC Holds Media Roundtable on the Launch of Spring 2021 Concert Series, Music Program’s Latest Initiatives

On Monday, AUC held a virtual media roundtable discussion on the launch of the “Spring 2021 Concert Series” and the latest initiatives of the Department of the Art’s Music Program. Speakers at the media roundtable were Chelsea Green, associate professor an

March 24, 2021

UCCD 2021 Virtual Career Platform Kicks Off, in Cooperation With AUC and USAID

In cooperation with AUC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Virtual Career Platform for the University Centers of Career Development Project (UCCD) 2021 was launched yesterday. The opening ceremony of the UCCD 2021

March 16, 2021

Shifting Spaces

As AUC plans for the second phase of its New Cairo campus construction, we examine faculty predictions on how physical space and architecture will change.

March 16, 2021

Class Connections

Face-to-face classes are about to look really different, as told by AUC faculty, Jillian Campana, theatre professor and associate dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

March 16, 2021

Is this Normal?

As we learn to adapt, life as we know it has become a thing of the past.A year into the pandemic, we’re looking forward to the day when we finally say, “It’s over.”

March 16, 2021

Tighter Travel

COVID-19 has radically changed the travel and tourism game worldwide.

March 17, 2021

Unleash Your Voice: Q&A with Youssef Hashem

AUC’s Debate Society, a student-led organization, is holding one of its biggest events yet – discussing the influence of state and society on sexual harassment.

March 10, 2021

Dean Sherif Kamel Appointed Trustee, Board Member of International Business Bodies

School of Business Dean Sherif Kamel was recently appointed as a trustee of the International Management Board of the Association of MBAs and the Business Graduates Association as well as elected as a board member of AACSB International as an "AACSB official representative of an organiz

March 10, 2021

Alumnus Mark Turnage Elected New Board Chair

Mark Turnage (ALU ’82), CEO of DarkOwl, was elected chair of AUC’s Board of Trustees, succeeding Richard Bartlett, three-time chair of the Board and first chair emeritus at the University.

March 10, 2021

$10 Million USAID-AUC Merit Award to Support Scholarships

Building on the success of AUC’s scholarship programs, the U.S.

March 9, 2021

AUC Holds First Virtual Open Day with 800 Prospective Students

Around 800 prospective students attended AUC's first virtual Open Day last Saturday, and more than 20 faculty members engaged with the students.

March 8, 2021

Amira El-Deeb Receives Multiple Awards for Women's Empowerment

Amira El-Deeb, assistant director of the Career Development Department at AUC's School of Continuing Education, has long been recognized for her role in empowering and leading other women at AUC and around Egypt.

March 8, 2021

Know, Be, Rise: ‘Unscripted’ Dialogs with Female Leaders

“’'Empowered women, empower women’. This quote has always driven me forward as I grew up surrounded by empowered women who pushed me to be who I am today,” said Nour Hesham, marketing senior and president of the Business Association (BA).

Egypt Gives: AUC Student Hana Wali on a Mission to End Homelessness

Graduate Student Carries Out Region's First Large-Scale Experimental Program for Smart Construction Solutions

AUC Holds Media Roundtable on the Launch of Spring 2021 Concert Series, Music Program’s Latest Initiatives

UCCD 2021 Virtual Career Platform Kicks Off, in Cooperation With AUC and USAID

Shifting Spaces

Class Connections

Is this Normal?

Tighter Travel

Unleash Your Voice: Q&A with Youssef Hashem

Dean Sherif Kamel Appointed Trustee, Board Member of International Business Bodies

Alumnus Mark Turnage Elected New Board Chair

$10 Million USAID-AUC Merit Award to Support Scholarships

AUC Holds First Virtual Open Day with 800 Prospective Students

Amira El-Deeb Receives Multiple Awards for Women's Empowerment

Know, Be, Rise: ‘Unscripted’ Dialogs with Female Leaders

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