January 3, 2016 The Story Behind AUC's Historic Palace AUC’s oldest building, the Khairy Pasha Palace, has overlooked Cairo’s downtown area for nearly 150 years.
December 28, 2015 New Fund Encourages Learning with Ability, Not Disability A dyslexic student, Ahmed constantly struggled in school and took private lessons in almost every subject. When he joined AUC, he found the University to be a safe haven. His English teacher first referred him to the Office of Student Support due to his poor spelling.
Forbes Middle East Names AUC Alumni Among Top 100 Leaders in the Region For the third consecutive year, Forbes Middle East published its annual Global Meets Local ranking, which recognizes the top 100 most powerful business leaders in the Middle East. This year’s list features two AUC alumni who lead successful multinational and tech companies.
December 16, 2015 International Migrants Day: Building Global Support for Syrian Refugees December 18 is International Migrants Day, an initiative by the United Nations to improve public perceptions of migration and to combat hostility toward migrants and refugees.
The Syria Fund: AUC Alumni Bring Safety, Security to Refugees When Lexi Shereshewsky (YAB ’08) and Demetri Blaisdell (YAB ’08) lived in Damascus, Syria throughout 2009 and 2010, they experienced the country’s rich history and traditions, hospitable people, and diverse and tolerant culture.
Nature Index 2015 Ranks AUC Top Scientific Research Institution in Egypt As a marker of AUC’s significant contributions to scientific and scholarly research, four papers by three AUC professors were selected for Nature Index 2015, making AUC the top-ranked institution in Egypt in terms of “high-quality scientific articles and rese
First Shukran Awards Recognize Distinguished Staff Contributions At a special reception yesterday with President Lisa Anderson, eight AUC staff members received the Fall 2015 Shukran (Thank You) awards, established this year as part of a set of new reward programs to recognize staff members’ distinguished achievements and ongoing contributions.
December 10, 2015 Lebanese Writer Hassan Daoud Awarded 2015 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Lebanese writer and journalist Hassan Daoud was awarded the 2015 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Award at the awards ceremony on Saturday for his novel La tariq ila al-janna (No Road to Paradise).
December 8, 2015 Ewart Hall Facilities to be Revamped to Meet Modern-Day Demands Ewart Memorial Hall has been a cultural hub of downtown Cairo since its doors opened in 1928, serving as a gathering place for lovers of literature, theatre, music and all forms of arts and culture.
From AUC to The Wall Street Journal: Alumna Reflects on International Path Manuela Badawy ’06 is an award-winning journalist with a 15-year career in business and financial journalism. Currently, Badawy is an editor for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
December 7, 2015 Monochrome Exhibit Captures Life in Egypt in Black and White; View Photos Monochrome: The Photography of Amr El Sawah at The Photographic Gallery captures life in Egypt on film. For pictures from the exhibition, scroll through the slideshow above.
December 7, 2015 Azzazy, AUC D-Kimia Spinoff Awarded for Robotic Hepatitis C Detection With an estimated 15 to 20 percent of the Egyptian population affected by hepatitis C, the infection rate is the highest in the world.
Frien10 App of AUC’s V-Lab Wins First Place in UN Entrepreneurship Competition When Howard Gardner and Katie Davis of Harvard and Washington universities coined the term “the app generation” to describe today’s youth, they were spot on. Apps have become an integral part of everyday life for youth that it seems almost unimaginable what life was like before then.
AUC Provides Supportive Learning Environment for People with Disabilities According to the United Nations, one in seven people worldwide have some form of mental or physical disability. Eighty percent of those with disabilities live in developing countries and have limited accessible to resources and medical care. In an effort to empower people with disabilities and in
Coptic Chair Cornelia Römer: Bridging Religions, Time with Papyrology For Cornelia Römer, Egyptian Chair in Coptic Heritage at AUC, papyrology builds bridges between religions in modern-day Egypt and in the past.