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October 27, 2019

AUC to Host NAQAAE Evaluation Team

AUC is currently seeking the reaffirmation of its national accreditation with the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) — the first University to reaffirm its accreditation using NAQAAE’s 10 newly crafted accreditation standards.

October 22, 2019

Women in Ancient Egypt Current Research and Historical Trends

International scholars and Egyptologists from Egypt, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, France, Germany and a host of other countries will be at AUC Tahrir Square from October 31 to November 2 for the Women in Ancient Egypt: Current Research

October 22, 2019

'Timeless' Investments: New Scholarships Widening Our Reach

Samaa Abdelhamid, a freshman majoring in political science, said her life changed when she found out she’d be attending AUC. For her, receiving the Dr.

October 29, 2019

AUC's New Associate Provost for Assessment, Accreditation Zeinab Amin is On Board

During her 13 years of service to AUC, Zeinab Amin has worn multiple hats, from being a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science to her position as associate dean in the School of Sciences and Enginee

October 17, 2019

Sustainable Community Rooftop Garden in an Informal Cairo neighborhood

AUC graduate students Omar Abdelkader and Menna Mansour, both pursuing a Master of Science in sustainable development, were interviewed on CBC TV channel for their work on establishing a

October 17, 2019

J-PAL at AUC Partners with UNICEF, Uses Evidence-Based Methods to Reduce Poverty

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at AUC (J-PAL) is partnering with UNICEF Egypt to host the first Global Evidence for Egypt seminar titled “Overcoming Youth Unemployment in Egypt: What We Can Learn from Randomized Evaluations.”

October 16, 2019

AUC-RiseUp Summit Partnership in Centennial Year

RiseUp Summit is coming to AUC New Cairo for the first time and is expected to attract 8,000-10,000 people, representing 60 countries.

October 15, 2019

AUC's Master in International Management/CEMS Welcomes First Cohort

This fall, AUC welcomed the first cohort of students to its Master in International Management/CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management Education) — the only AUC program ranked by the Financial Times and The Economist.

October 15, 2019

Amir El-Shenawy '13 Wins Two CineGouna Awards in GFF 2019

The Fountain of Bakhchisarai produced by Amir El-Shenawy ’13 has just won two CineGouna Springboard awards at El Gouna Film Festival 2019 (GFF).

October 9, 2019

AUC Hosts Junior Cairo International Model United Nations Conference

More than 2,000 students from over 40 schools in Egypt were at AUC last week for the Junior Cairo International Model United Nations conference to take part in diplomatic simulations.

October 7, 2019

AUC Theatre Students Work at Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre

AUC theatre students were involved in over 20 different plays and workshops brought to Cairo from around the world as part of the 26th annual Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre.

October 15, 2019

Data Science, Gender, Interior Spaces Design Among New Undergraduate Studies this Fall

This fall, the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and the School of Sciences and Engineering added new majors, minors and graduate programs to their curricula.

October 2, 2019

A New Era of Digital Education at AUC

According to Forbes, the worldwide e-learning market is projected to be worth $325 Billion in 2025. In its second century, AUC will be more focusing on its potential to innovate via empowering learners through digital education as the first university to have a robust information technology infrastructure and a Center for Learning and Teaching infrastructure.

October 8, 2019

Meet Rachel Awad: Senior Director of Academic Affairs Projects

Rachel Awad is AUC's new senior director of academic affairs projects in the Office of the Provost.

October 1, 2019

New Faculty Look Forward to Research Opportunities, Cultural Experiences at AUC

With 35 new faculty members from 17 different countries worldwide, the AUC community continues to grow in diversity and scholarship.