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The Creative Craft: Writing Life into Literature

Join us for a panel discussion about how we can bring our own life experiences into our creative work, followed by a writing workshop.

Nov

Campus Conversation: Discussion of Devaluation Impact

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us on Monday, November 7 during assembly hour (1 - 2 pm) to hear from our senior leadership on how the recent currency devaluation has impacted our institution's operations and how AUC will mitigate its impact on community members. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and ask questions live during the event. The hybrid event will be both online and in-person.

Nov

The Modern Resurrection of Tutankhamun: A Book Talk with Prof. Aidan Dodson

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In celebration of the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, AUC Press and Egypt Exploration Society are organizing a book talk with Prof. Aidan Dodson titled "The Modern Resurrection of Tutankhamun". Event will take place in Ewart Memorial Hall, AUC Tahrir Cultural Center (TCC). While the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered a century ago, the study of the king goes back nearly a ce...

Nov

Designing for the Future: Utopia, Dystopia, and Demystifying Complexity

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

This Futures Talk will analyze utopian and dystopian futures as design tools in the face of complex, wicked problems. Speakers will explore how imagining multiple futures in their extremes help us to produce richer, bolder future scenarios.

Nov

Antigone

Nov 8 – Nov 19

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Have you ever wondered where the famous quote “Antigone is the girl who will rise up alone and die young” came from? Watch this modern-day, Arabic-language adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone.

Oct

Forever is Now II: Talks Series

Oct 30 – Nov 1

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In the lead up to Forever is Now at the Pyramids of Giza, and as part of their onngoing mission to make art accessible to all, Culturvator presents a series of talks and panels by renowned artists, curators and innovators at the Tahrir Cultural Center on Sunday 30 October. The talks are free and open to the public; no registration is necessary. The Importance of Arts and Culture in the UAE ...

Nov

Concert: Teryola Trio

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Watch the nay move into completely new territories and fuse with different musical cultures, including jazz and Western ensembles.

Nov

Climate Change in the Middle East: An Overview of Impacts and Responses

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Hear from a panel of international experts as they unpack the responses of the Middle East region toward climate change.

Oct

The Afterlives of Climate Justice; Inhabiting Dispossession in the Post-socialist City: Race, Class & the Plan in Bucharest, Romania

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join renowned scholar AbdouMaliq Simone and Michele Lancione as each discusses important climate change topics.

Nov

Fall 2022 Employment Fair

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Finally, the employment fair is back on campus! Connect with 88 national and global employers, ask questions, chat and apply for positions you think fit you.