May 30, 2017 Awards Ceremony Honors Distinguished Student, Alumni Athletes In this year’s annual athletics awards ceremony, AUC acknowledged and honored student and alumni athletes for their numerous sporting achievements throughout the past academic year.
May 28, 2017 AUC Students Regional Finalists in L’Oréal Brandstorm Competition Three AUC students, Norhan El Gharbawy, Hassan Ahmed and Youssef Galal, won first place in the national finals of the L’Oréal Brandstorm 2017 competitions and were selected as regional finalists.
May 28, 2017 AUC Press Donates Egyptology Books to Local, Global Institutions AUC Press has recently made substantial book donations to numerous institutions and foundations in Egypt, demonstrating its engagement with the archaeological community throughout Egypt and at the international level.
May 24, 2017 Dorm Students Explore Nepal, Host Peers Through ResLife Cross-Cultural Exchange Program AUC student dorm residents recently returned from a trip to Nepal as a part of the Office of Residential Life’s third ResLife Cross-Cultural Program (RCCP).
May 23, 2017 Video Surveillance Cameras on Campus: All You Need to Know News@AUC met with General Mohamed Ebeid, executive director for safety and security, to explain video surveillance cameras on campus: what they are, why they are there and how they help ensure the safety and security of the AUC community.
Alumna Wins First Place at International Hackathon for App Empowering Refugees Radwa Hamed '16, who recently graduated last winter with a double major in computer engineering and electronics and communications engineering, and her team won first place at the NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World for developing an application, Hiat (
First-Time Student Participation in National Accreditation Process In 2010, AUC became the first University in Egypt to be accredited by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) (NAQAAE), a body created by the Egyptian government in 2007 to establish quality standards for its educational institutions.
AUC Community Donor Recognition: 'This is What AUC is All About' “AUC really helped enhance the person I am today. I donated to the Senior Class Gift and the President’s Challenge Fund because giving back, even if it’s a little amount, is what matters. The value is in the contribution.
May 17, 2017 Farida Temraz '12 Empowers Women, Puts Egypt on Global Fashion Map Farida Temraz ’12, founder and lead designer of Temraza, has become an internationally recognized name in the global fashion world. She is the first Egyptian to be awarded the Best Female Couture Designer at the 2017 New York Fashion Week, the first Egyptian to win first place among 15 internatio
May 16, 2017 Egyptian Ambassador to Czech Republic: AUC is an Incubator for Innovation Highlighting AUC’s role in the larger global community, Ambassador Abderahman Salaheldin, the Egyptian ambassador to the Czech Republic, noted, “AUC has great capabilities for research, training and education, not only beneficial for Egyptians but for Arabs in the region as well.
May 15, 2017 AUC Athletics Staff Members Represent Special Olympics Egypt at Global Youth Summit Amira Ahmed, athletics senior specialist, and Samira El- Adawy, aquatics director, represented Special Olympics Egypt in the 2017 Global Youth Leadership Summit, which was organized alongside the Special Olympics Winter Games in Graz, Austria to promote inclusion between athletes with and without
May 14, 2017 AUC's Model United Nations, Model Arab League Teams Win Top Awards at International Conferences For the eighth year in a row, AUC’s Cairo International Model United Nations team was recognized with the Outstanding Delegation award, the highest award at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York City.
Alumni Experts: No Need to Reinvent Wheel for Egypt's Economy to Grow Even with Egypt’s recent economic challenges, alumni experts see potential for growth. “Egypt is well-positioned to leverage its position as a manufacturing hub, logistics hub and business process off-shoring hub,” said Aly Wally ’00, senior director of LOGIC Management Consulting.
Eduniversal Ranks 10 AUC Graduate Programs Among Top in Africa Ten of AUC’s master’s programs have topped the 2017 Eduniversal Rankings, with four being ranked the first in Africa.
May 11, 2017 New Student Union President, Vice President Work to Unify Student Differences For Mohamed Gadalla and Ahmed Gazar, the newly elected Student Union president and vice president, it is the differences and diversity of AUC’s student body that carry the most potential for campus unity.