AUC New Cairo

IGWS Public Lecture—Women in Politics: From Hatshepsut to Sanae Takaish'

Join Professor of Practice Alaa Elhadidi for a thought-provoking lecture exploring women in politics, leadership and gendered power dynamics across Egypt and beyond.

Apr

Gender, Law and Social Change in the Gulf: Reflections from the Field

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Gender, Law and Social Change in the Gulf: Reflections from the Field A Public Lecture by Sumaiya Al-Wahaibi Postdoctoral Researcher on the GulfFeminisms Project at the University of Copenhagen What happens when a woman stands before an Islamic court and raises her hand? What does it mean to fight for a divorce in a system built by men, staffed by men, governed by centuries of male juris...

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

Graduate Research Series: Duties to the Self

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Examine the ethics of selfhood in this engaging talk by Assistant Professor Rasha Essam on moral duties, identity and the forces shaping them.

Apr

Disruption | Visual Arts Senior Exhibition

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover Disruption, a bold visual arts exhibition exploring transformation and resistance through diverse, experimental works by AUC’s graduating artists.

Mar

Safe Driving Campaign

Mar 24 – Mar 26

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Come join us at the Safe Driving Campaign at AUC, an interactive three-day event promoting road safety through hands-on simulations and immersive technologies. From rollover demonstrations to VR and AI training tools, participants will gain practical insights into safer driving behaviors and real-world risk awareness.

Apr

Cairo in Transformation: People Between Destruction and Construction

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Over the past decade, the urban geography of Cairo has been in constant transformation. Past and present memories of the urban experience have shifted over time, reshaping how the city is lived and understood. These transformations affect people’s everyday urban experience. The people of the city may adapt with these transfromations, yet they may also lose their sense of orientation while w...

Mar

Solar Decathlon Design Challenge - Africa 2025

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Solar Decathlon Design Challenge - Africa 2025 is a collegiate competition that challenges interdisciplinary student teams across the African continent to design innovative, high-performance, low-carbon, zero-energy buildings powered by renewable energy. Organized through a partnership between the American University in Cairo (AUC), the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Egyptian Ministry o...

Apr

Lunch and Talks

12:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Welcome to the Department of Applied Linguistics and Educational Studies, where research and teaching transform lives. We invite you to become part of our dynamic community, where every conversation is an opportunity to learn, and every classroom is a laboratory for positive change. Talk: Rethinking Technology in Higher Education: Insights from African Philosophy By Teklu Abate, Associat...

Apr

Nasserism, Global Mexico and the Birth of a Latin-African Politics

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore how Gamal Abdel Nasser shaped Global South solidarity, influencing Mexico and Latin America through bold visions of alliance and interdependence.

IGWS Public Lecture—Women in Politics: From Hatshepsut to Sanae Takaish'

Gender, Law and Social Change in the Gulf: Reflections from the Field

EURECA History Day

Graduate Research Series: Duties to the Self

Disruption | Visual Arts Senior Exhibition

Safe Driving Campaign

Cairo in Transformation: People Between Destruction and Construction

Solar Decathlon Design Challenge - Africa 2025

Lunch and Talks

Nasserism, Global Mexico and the Birth of a Latin-African Politics

AUC Tahrir Square

New York Office