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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

What do you know about hip hop? How much do you think it can change the world? How can a country's musical culture impact us globally? To answer that and more and on the occasion of celebrating 50 years of hip hop, join us on our American Studies Film club movie night featuring the PBS foundation episode of: 'Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World' Wednesday March 1st - 5:30 p...

Mar

RCC 2023: Join Design Thinking Day Long Sprint

8:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Co-create ideas that promote mental health and well-being at AUC for a caring campus community.

Mar

RCC 2023: Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

Mar 13 – Mar 15

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

In response to worldwide climate change challenges and the active role academic and research institutions must play in understanding and addressing them, this session will be held to present the research conducted by faculty members and presented at COP27.

Mar

RCC 2023: Heaven or Hell in the Anthropocene

Mar 12 – Mar 16

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Witness a once-in-a-lifetime experience; Heaven and Hell in the Anthropocene by Professor Bahia Shehab.

Feb

Reporting History: The War in Ukraine

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has been the dominant global event of the past year. Its economic and geopolitical impact extends far beyond Eastern Europe and continues to affect countries all over the world. The media industry also found itself facing renewed questions about journalists’ safety and bias, government censorship and corporate ownership. In the fifth epis...

Feb

Authoritarian Tendencies in European and US Constitutionalism

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Learn more about authoritarian structures and trends from Günter Frankenberg of Goethe University, Mostafa Kamel El Sayed of Cairo University and Ibrahim Awad of AUC

Feb

CommUnity Assembly: Sustainability Fair

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a fun day full of activities, from workshops to a buzzing bazaar with delicious beverages handed around. Plus, you can plant your own plant. This exciting event is in collaboration with the SU and the Office of Sustainability.

Mar

PodFest Cairo 2023

1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Take part in this year's PodFest Cairo, which offers a space for audio creators and podcast listeners to gather for a day of knowledge sharing

Feb

Egypt Press Photo Exhibition

Feb 16 – Mar 23

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Come and view the 40 winning projects of the renowned annual competition of national photojournalism, Egypt Press Photo.

Feb

Doubling Down on Human Development in Times of Crises

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join this interesting presentation on the human development report and its main findings with Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development at The World Bank, followed by a panel discussion with: Hana Brixi, Global Director, Gender - The World Bank Hoda Rashad, Professor and Director, Social Research Center - The American University in Cairo Dina Abdel Fattah '08, Assistant Professor an...