Alumnae Among World's Most Influential Arab Women Eight AUC alumnae have been named by Arabian Business among its list of The World's Most Influential Arab Women:
April 10, 2017 Naguib Sawiris, Hamza AlKholi Join AUC’s Board of Trustees Two new members have joined AUC’s Board of Trustees: Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom TMT Investments, and Ambassador Hamza B. AlKholi, chairman and CEO of the Alkholi Group in Saudi Arabia. Businessman Naguib Sawiris
April 5, 2017 AUC Digitizes, Documents Rare Snapshots of Egyptian History: 1913-1921 AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library recently digitized and made accessible a collection of photographs from the early 20th century, featuring a series of images that document major events throughout Egyptian history, such as the 1919 revolution, with its anniversary approa
April 5, 2017 AUC Faculty, International Expedition Discover Pharaonic Statue Salima Ikram, distinguished University professor and head of the Egyptology unit, and Louise Bertini, affiliate assistant professor of Egyptology, are members of the joint Egyptian-German expedition that is excavating one of the most important Pharaonic religious sites in Egypt.
April 3, 2017 Students, Alumni Excel in Amazon Alexa Hackathon at AUC By AUC student Hossam Elsamanoudy
April 2, 2017 Egypt Moves Up in World Happiness Report Rankings Representing a significant increase from last year’s report, Egypt has moved to a higher place in the 2017 UN World Happiness Report.
Magda Mostafa's Global Autism Index: 'True Architecture for Everyone' When Magda Mostafa, associate professor in the Department of Architecture, was asked to design Egypt’s first educational facility for children with autism 15 years ago, she found no existing architectural guidelines for designing such buildings and decided to create her own.
Bahia Shehab First Arab Woman to Win UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture Bahia Shehab (MA ’09), associate professor of professional practice in the Department of the Arts, has become the first Arab woman to ever receive the UNESCO-Sharj
March 28, 2017 U.S. and U.K. Electronics Ban: International Implications The recent ban on in-flight electronics larger than a cell phone imposed by the United States and United Kingdom has triggered many questions among the international community.
March 28, 2017 Volunteers in Action Holds Job Fair for Children in Orphanages For the first time, Volunteers in Action (VIA) community service club held a job fair for children in orphanages around Cairo.
AUC Research Week: 'An Interdisciplinary Celebration of Research' AUC’s first Research Week will commence this Saturday, marking the first year that nine different research-related events are consolidated into one annual event. The week will feature 240 presentations by students and faculty members.
March 26, 2017 Facebook Partners with AUC Venture Lab for Messenger Bot Regional Challenge Facebook Messenger Bot Challenge is underway in partnership with and hosted by AUC Venture Lab. The regional competition is open to all developers in the Middle East and North Africa.
AUC Among 15 Breathtaking Campuses Around the World The American University in Cairo was recently listed among the top 15 most breathtaking college campuses from all over the world.
March 23, 2017 AUC to Turn Off Lights for International Earth Hour For the first time, AUC will be officially participating as an institution in Earth Hour, a global initiative that aims to raise awareness about climate change by turning the lights off in populated areas.
Alum Trains Locals in Luxor on Digital Preservation Technologies Alumna Aliaa Ismail '14 has spent the last year training local operators in advanced recording technologies as part of the Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative, which aims to preserve the tombs of the Theban Necropolis by utilizing new digital tech
