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NeuroHorizons – Launching the Egyptian Neuroscience Network (ENN)

NeuroHorizons marks the official launch of the Egyptian Neuroscience Network (ENN), a national initiative aimed at fostering collaboration, innovation, and capacity building in neuroscience across Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa region. The event brings together scientists, clinicians, engineers, and educators to explore the current landscape of neuroscience and address key gaps limi...

Apr

Tomorrow's Leaders Symposium

Apr 18 – Apr 19

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The Tomorrow's Leaders Annual Symposium is a student-led event that brings together students, researchers, artists, filmmakers, and practitioners for two days of interdisciplinary dialogue and evidence-based discussions on the most pressing challenges facing the MENA region. This year's theme "Resilience in the Age of Turbulence" explores how building resilience through actors, capacities, a...

Apr

Manshur Conference on Publishing in Art and Design, Saturday April 18

1:00 pm – 5:45 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The second edition of the Manshur Conference on Publishing in Art and Design, taking place on Saturday, April 18th, from 1:00 PM to 5:45 PM at the Falaki Theatre, AUC Downtown Campus. This year's edition focuses on the history and future of illustrated books from the Arab world, bringing together a compelling lineup of practitioners and thinkers whose work spans graphic novels, children's li...

Mar

EURECA History Day

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The requirement to conduct and present research, and faculty mentoring of students engaged in research projects and presentations, are priorities in the curricula of undergraduate courses offered in the Department of History, especially in our upper-division courses. The exceptionally strong representation of History at the annual EURECA conference is the best evidence that students taking ...

Mar

Research and Creativity Convention (RCC) 2026

Mar 29 – Apr 2

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Discover how AUC researchers turn bold ideas into real impact. Come celebrate innovation, creativity and collaboration that shape our community, region and world.

Mar

Trading Patterns in Middle East History, 700-1900: Impacts, Ruptures and Continuities

Mar 27 – Mar 28

9:30 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Annual History Seminar Trading Patterns in Middle East History, 700-1900: Impacts, Ruptures and Continuities Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March, 2026 Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir Square Campus The Middle East, and Egypt with its central strategic position within it, has long served as a pivotal hub for regional and global trade, even while agriculture remained a primary resource. The Annual Hist...

Feb

Annual Egyptian and Arab Theatre Conference: Now and Forward

12:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Annual Egyptian & Arab Theatre Conference: Now and Forward (5th Edition) brings together scholars, artists, and practitioners to explore the evolving landscape of theatre in Egypt and the Arab world. This year’s conference focuses on “Reconstructing Traditional Egyptian Performances: Street & Puppet Theatre,” examining how folk practices, popular performance, and puppetry are being prese...

Feb

The 8th Annual Political Science Conference

Feb 11 – Feb 12

9:30 am

AUC New Cairo

The Middle East in Transition: Regional Realignments and the Future of Post-Conflict Reconstruction, with Particular Reference to the Palestinian Cause Keynote Speaker: H.E. Mr. Amr Moussa, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Secretary General of the Arab League The Arab Republic of Egypt. Concluding Remarks: Mr. Ezzat Ibrahim, Editor-in-Chief, Al-Ahram Weekly Conference Organiz...

Dec

Safe and Inclusive Campuses in the Arab Region

8:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Join experts, educators and stakeholders for a dynamic two-day conference exploring strategies for fostering safer, inclusive campuses across the Arab region.

Nov

4th SEA Student Conference: Navigating Limits: Relations, Space and the Making of Subjects

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The 4th SEA annual student conference brings together the work of students in our undergraduate and graduate programs around the themes of Navigating Limits and the Making of Social Subjects. Students will present their research throughout the day and engage in conversation across the disciplines of Anthropology, Sociology and Egyptology on subjects ranging from music and literature, ritual an...