Back to Fall: Campus Conversation
Last Thursday’s campus conversation: Back to Fall, covered several important issues regarding AUC’s zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy, what the University does to combat sexual harassment and protect those who report cases, and how Fall 2020 will look like for students, faculty and staff.
J-PAL Launches New Regional Research Center at AUC to Help Improve Lives Across Region
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) — together with AUC, MIT and Community Jameel —launched a new regional research center in the Middle East and North Africa, J-PAL MENA, focused on alleviating poverty and improving lives through evidence-informed policymaking.
AUC Team Wins Second Place in Shell: Imagine the Future Competition
An AUC team won second place in Egypt in the Shell: Imagine the Future competition, competing with 129 teams from around the country. Held by the leading energy company Shell, the competition has student teams competing locally then globally to imagine scenarios on how the world will look like by 2050. This kind of non-linear futuristic thinking aims to encourage different organizations to stay on top of the world's changing landscape.
AUC's Society of Petroleum Engineers Receives International Student Excellence Award
AUC's Society of Petroleum Engineers received the Student Chapter Excellence Award for "accomplishing an admirable level of success." "Representing AUC was an honor," said Ahmed Negm '20, petroleum engineering graduate who served as marketing director and crisis manager of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. "We had aimed to achieve this award through planning, seeking challenges and constantly working on improving ourselves. We hope to always keep making AUC proud."
'The World Will Never be the Same:' Faculty Share Insights on U.S. Protests, Black Lives Matter
“What we are seeing right now in the United States and around the world is a reckoning that has been coming for a long time,” said Mark Deets, assistant professor of African history. “It comes after a series of police murders and abusive conduct, but the murder of George Floyd was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.”
AUC Holds Third Virtual Media Discussion on Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative
AUC's third Virtual Media Discussion centered on the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative.
Social Protection in Egypt: AUC’s Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative
AUC’s Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative awarded funding to 10 different research projects that are aimed at creating an impact both during and after the global COVID-19 pandemic — contributing to the scholarship and innovation in the fight against it. In this series, we are highlighting each of the 10 projects to learn about what they are and what impact they will have on society.
Two Alums Create 'Around Egypt' App to Promote Tourism, Show Country's 'Hidden Gems' in 360 Degrees
Users are 64% more likely to visit a place after viewing it in 360 degrees, according to Ciklum, a global digital solutions company for Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing organizations.
Returning to Campus: When and How - Campus Conversation
Last Thursday's campus conversation, Returning to Campus: When and How, covered some of the community's most pressing questions about what Fall 2020 will look like, tuition fees, remote work, international students and more.
School of Business Faculty, Students Win EFMD Case Writing Competition’s Family Business Category
A case study submitted by AUC's School of Business El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center titled "Technology Park Company: Harvesting the Fruits of a Family Business” won the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition’s Family Business category.
Changing Spaces: What Does 'Home' Mean for Us Under COVID-19?
Along with the health, economic and political consequences that have come along with the global COVID-19 pandemic have been an array of behavioral and social changes that could have long-lasting impacts far past the pandemic.
Fall 2020 Plans: Q&A with Ahmed Tolba
Under the Academic Mission Committee, created as part of the President’s Operational Excellence Initiative, the Fall 2020 Plans Task Force has been working hard to make a decision about how classes will take place during the Fall 2020 semester. News@AUC spoke to Ahmed Tolba ’97, ‘01, associate provost for strategic enrollment management and head of the task force, to learn more about the plan.
AUC, Brown University Develop Cloud V for Open-Source Digital Access
The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) research group at AUC and Brown University's Scale Computing Lab have developed a cloud-based, digital hardware design environment called Cloud V to utilize open-source academic materials and freely available EDA tools using standard and familiar web interfaces.
Creating a Suitable Framework for Forecasting COVID-19: AUC's Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative
AUC’s Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Research and Innovation Initiative awarded funding to 10 different research projects that are aimed at creating an impact both during and after the global COVID-19 pandemic — contributing to the scholarship and innovation in the fight against it. In this series, we are highlighting each of the 10 projects to learn about what they are and what impact they will have on society.
Mona Makram-Ebeid (MA '75) Adviser to UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
Mona Makram-Ebeid (MA '75) serves as adviser to the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations since early 2020. With extensive experiences in intercultural and interfaith dialogue and promoting tolerance, she supports youth initiatives and promotes peace through her work. You can read more about Ebeid and her appointment here.
