First Mo Ibrahim Scholar Graduates Jihad Salih Mashamoun, the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships for Nubian Students, graduated from The American University in Cairo (AUC) in February 2013.
May 10, 2015 AUC Scholar Delivers Keynote Address at HSBC Event As part of HSBC’s Diversity and Inclusion Awareness Month, the bank invited Mohamed ElShafie, political science student at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and recipient of the HSBC Bank Egypt Public School Scholarship for visually impaired students, to deliver words of inspiration to HSBC
Sports Initiative by LEAD Scholars Promotes Fitness and Team Spirit To promote health and fitness, students in the Leadership for Education and Development (LEAD) program organized a biking tournament on Friday, November 22 called Not My Game, But Better Than No Game.
Students Receive Named Awards at June Commencement The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its Spring 2013 commencement ceremonies for 702 graduate and undergraduate degree candidates, marking the end of the 2012 - 2013 academic year. President Lisa Anderson awarded 557 undergraduate and 145 graduate students from each of AUC’s schools.
Anna Irwin: Empowering Future Civic Leaders Anna Irwin was an undergraduate at Princeton University when she first learned about the Leadership for Education and Development Program (LEAD) program at The American University in Cairo that provides full-tuition scholarships to public-school students.
HSBC and AUC Partner to Develop Abu Minqar HSBC has partnered with AUC to support community development projects at Abu Minqar, a newly reclaimed, remote oasis community in the Western Desert. On December 4, 2013, staff members from AUC and HSBC volunteered on site to assist with the construction work.
May 10, 2015 AUC Celebrates Scholarship and Academic Achievement The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated its newly-awarded scholars and awarded outstanding current scholars at the Second Annual Scholarship Ceremony in the presence of scholarship recipients, their parents, faculty and staff.
AUC Signs an Agreement with CIB to Establish the CIB Endowed Professorship in Banking The American University in Cairo (AUC) signed an agreement with the Commercial International Bank (CIB) Egypt to establish the CIB Endowed Professorship in Banking to promote knowledge of banking through teaching, research and service.
Faculty Merit Awards for Excellence in Research, Service and Teaching The three faculty members who received the faculty merit awards for Fall 2014 come from different disciplines, but share a common vision for enhancing their fields and being of service to their students and the community at large. These are:
March 4, 2015 Faculty Experts: Hybrid Energy Key to Solving Pending Crisis in Egypt Egypt’s energy reserves are quickly depleting, as is evident from frequent electricity blackouts and waves of fuel shortage. While this puts the country in the red zone, experts say the solution is simple: Hybrid energy.
Sherif Sedky Appointed as New AUC Provost Sherif Sedky, professor of physics who has been on leave from AUC to serve as the academic president of Zewail City of Science and Technology, is returning to the University to serve as its provost.
Undergrads Develop Nanoscale Device Used for Selective Drug Delivery Two undergraduate students, led by Mohamed Swillam, assistant professor of physics and associate chair of the Department of Physics, have recently received international recognition for their work in the nano-optics field, developing novel optical tweezers that can be used to trap and control nan
May 10, 2015 GreenMetric Ranking: AUC in Top Third Worldwide for Second Year For the second year in a row, AUC has been ranked in the top third worldwide in the University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric World University Ranking.
May 10, 2015 Ghada Barsoum: The Informal Sector Creates Worsening Job Quality The problem in Egypt is not just a lack of jobs, but a lack of good jobs, cautioned Ghada Barsoum, assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration.