AUC New Cairo

History Hash Outs—Between the Mad and the Bad: Psychiatrists and Patients in Egypt’s State Asylums

Examine Egypt’s colonial asylums and mental health history with Yasmin Shafei, exploring psychiatry, power, patients and the state and society.

Feb

History Hash Outs: The Call for a Socialist Cinema in 1960s Egypt

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Name and Title: Tamara Maatouk, Assistant Professor of Film Studies Title of the talk: The Call for a Socialist Cinema in 1960s Egypt Bio: Tamara Maatouk is a historian of the modern Middle East and North Africa with a focus on film as an art, industry, and social practice. In her first book, Understanding the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema: A State Venture (AUC Press, 2019, repr. 2023),...

Feb

History Hash Outs: What History Can Do For Your Career

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Caroline Nassar is the Assistant Director of Career Advising at AUC Career Center, where she leads individualized career advising, program development, and innovative strategies to support students’ career readiness. She specializes in advising undergraduates and graduates on major choice, career planning, resume and cover letter critiques, mock interviews, and job search strategies.

Feb

Egypt’s Foreign Policy in Focus: Strategic Drivers and Regional Dynamics

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an insightful talk with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, as he discusses “Egypt’s Foreign Policy in Focus: Strategic Drivers and Regional Dynamics.”

Dec

Arab Music Night

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join the Cairo Choral Society for a festive evening celebrating Handel’s Messiah, a choral masterpiece of brilliance, depth and joy.

Dec

Christmas Celebration

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

It’s the most wonderful time of the year at AUC! ✨ Celebrate the season with us on December 13 at the Alumni Lounge, AUC New Cairo, from 5:00–8:00 PM. Enjoy a festive evening with a ✨ Tree Lighting Ceremony Festive Photobooth & Caricatures Karaoke Night Sweet Treats & Hot Drinks Meet & Greet with Santa for the little ones! **The event is open to AUC Alumni only**

Dec

Visual Arts | Breaking Bread Exhibition Opening Reception

Dec 10 – Jan 6

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Come experience an exhibition where AUC artists investigate food’s role in shaping memory, conflict, heritage and social justice through powerful visual storytelling.

Dec

The Young Person’s Guide to Philosophizing and Debating

4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Department of Philosophy is delighted to invite you to an engaging and thought-provoking event designed to introduce young thinkers to the heart of philosophical inquiry and debate.

Nov

What Would You Do? A Forum Theatre Performance

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a Forum Theatre performance & auditions for the AUC spring play Hekayat Bel Maqloub. Audience members can either watch passively or participate in the performance. Come to learn more about this interactive type of theatre and to become involved in the spring play! QUESTIONS: nada.elalaily@aucegypt.edu