July 3, 2019 Alumna Wins Harvard Intellectual Contribution Award Dalia Abbas '13, political science graduate, earned her Master's in Education (EdM) — Technology, Innovation, and Education — from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
July 9, 2019 Summer@AUC: Islamic Studies in the Heart of Cairo This summer, 15 students from prominent U.S.
August 4, 2019 Sherif Kamel to Tell Egypt's 'Promising Economic Story' as President of AmCham Board of Governors As the 2019-2021 term for the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt) approached, Sherif Kamel ‘88, ‘90, ‘13, dean of AUC's School of Business, began to muse about running for president of the Board of Governors. Having been involved with AmC
July 1, 2019 AUC Trains Junior Political Science Faculty from Universities Across Egypt AUC's Department of Political Science held its first summer school for the training of junior faculty from universities ac
July 3, 2019 From AUC to the United Nations: Mourad Wahba '80, '82 on a Mission to Serve In 1993, after six years of teaching in AUC’s Department of Economics, Mourad Wahba '80, '82 joined the United Nations for what he thought was a quick stint as a senior officer in the Office of the Secretary-General.
July 3, 2019 AUC Leaps in QS World Rankings, Among Top 1.5% Worldwide AUC has moved up 25 places compared to last year in the 2020 QS World University Rankings, placing 395th globally — making it among the top 1.5% of universities worldwide.
July 16, 2019 AUC Students Reflect on 1919 Revolution Through Music With a fresh unconventional take on history, AUC students have worked on producing an archival publication as part of the University's centennial celebrations to document the 1919 Egyptian Revolution while reproducing and recreating the ingenious songs of the Egyptian composer Sayed Darwish and poet Badie Khairy, who “informed as they entertained” Egyptians at the time.
June 26, 2019 Centennial Commencement: Congrats Grads! AUC's Centennial Commencement, held on Thursday, June 20, witnessed the graduation of 644 bachelor’s degree candidates, 125 master’s degree candidates and two PhD students.
June 26, 2019 New Hadhramout Foundation Scholarships, Fund to Support Yemeni Students The Hadhramout Foundation for Human Development recently gave $2 million to AUC to establish the Hadhramout Foundation Scho
June 26, 2019 AUC's Newest Trustees: Thomas Lentz and Johanthan Wolf Two new members have joined AUC’s Board of Trustees: Thomas W. Lentz, a 1985 graduate of Harvard's doctoral program in art history and a specialist in Persian painting, and Jonathan L. Wolf, founder and president of Wendover Housing Partners, LLC.
August 20, 2019 Leaving Her Stamp: Egypt's Leading Women as Postage Pioneers AUC graphic design graduate Maha Hesham ‘19 became a city sensation with her senior thesis: colorful postage stamps depicting historical Egyptian female pioneers, from Um Kulthum to Doria Shafik and Huda Sharawi.
June 23, 2019 Fifth Annual International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Academy AUC's School of Business is hosting the 5th annual International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Academy, from June 15 to 18 at AUC New Cairo. This week-long experience is held in parallel with the ICSB World Congress 2019, held in Cairo from June 18 to 21.
July 30, 2019 Harvard PhD Student: 'It is Essential for Egyptologists to See History in Person in the Place Where It All Happened' For any budding Egyptologist, the opportunity to study the hieroglyphics and history of Egypt's ancient civilizations on-site is a chance not to pass up.
June 16, 2019 FAQ about Commencement Spring 2019 Do you have any questions about the upcoming commencement? This week, as we prepare for the ceremony and look forward to honoring the graduating Class of 2019, News@AUC tackles questions you might have about the event.
