Educational/Awareness | The American University in Cairo

How to Move Beyond Water-Stress in the Arab World?

The Arab world is most vulnerable to the catastrophic impacts of climate change. Water stress is only expected to worsen as the region holds 12 of the world’s most water-scarce states and less than 2% of global renewable freshwater resources. This makes the Arab world the driest region comparably. Soaring temperatures, climate shocks, droughts, economic instability, conflict and population grow...

Oct

Mental Health Week

Oct 9 – Oct 13

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Welcome to Mental Health Week! Monday, October 10 is World Mental Health Day. The Center for Student Well-being in collaboration with the AUC community Mental Health Wellness Task Force has taken the opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness about the important role mental health plays in all aspects of our lives.

Sep

Graduate Studies Open House

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Come explore AUC’s graduate programs, meet with admission representatives, attend program-specific sessions, and chat with faculty members from various disciplines.

Sep

The Stories Behind Uncertain Futures: Using Scenario Planning to Imagine the Future of Energy

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

Introduction How do we navigate a future which looks unlike anything we’ve seen before? Ahead of the COP27, and amongst bold calls for “Green Transitions” around the world, how do we create strategies to address novel challenges like climate change without previous experiences to draw from? In the energy sector, scenario planning–or telling stories about the future–has long helped answer th...

Sep

COP27 and Beyond: Climate Policy and Inclusive Development

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, the leading global forum on climate change. As COP27 President, great attention is being paid to the role Egypt can play in advancing climate action negotiating more equitable and responsible climate action. In this talk, Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd will discuss the significance of COP27...

Jun

AUC Climate Change Initiative Launch

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join AUC President Ahmed Dallal and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund Mahmoud Mohieldin (joining virtually) as they tackle the importance of utilizing education and research to reduce our environmental footprint.

May

Mental Health and Wellbeing: Trends, Effective Intervention and a Culture of Care

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Mental health and wellbeing are critically important for our campus community. Before the global pandemic, studies have shown a considerable increase in mental health challenges worldwide, and the need to address mental health has primarily been a growing trend in universities. Statistically, one in four of us faces mental health challenges, and all of us are impacted in one way or another, eit...

May

Launch of Arabic Case Studies for Business Education

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

As part of its mission to spread awareness of the importance and the role of case studies in business education, El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) cordially invites you to join the event "Launch of Arabic Case Studies for Business Education". KCC promotes the use of case studies as a learning tool, providing students with opportunities to apply the skills and techniques acqu...

May

Arabic Language: A Bridge between Civilizations

11:00 am

Online

As part of the United Nations celebration of the Arabic Language Day, the talk will discuss the challenges facing the Arabic language.

Jun

Campus Conversation: End-of-Year Updates

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Online

Don't miss this week's Campus Conversation.