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Alumni Awards Ceremony 2022

AUC's Alumni Awards Ceremony is an annual celebration hosted by the Office of Alumni Engagement to celebrate AUC graduates who have exhibited exceptional dedication and made a remarkable difference in their careers and communities. Their successes are saluted at this annual event in the presence of their peers, families, and friends, and culminates in a presentation of distinguished alumni and ...

Jun

The Civil Society Potential to Participate in Egypt's Reform

9:00 am – 10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Amany Kandil of Cairo University as she discusses the opportunities and capabilities of civil society to participate in Egypt's reform.

Jun

Love and Stranger Things

Jun 11 – Jun 12

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Get your tickets now! Don’t miss these six amazing 15-minute plays, all centered around contemporary themes.

Jun

Climate Change in Emerging Economies: Are Fossil Fuels an Economic Mean or an Imminent Disaster?

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

In this Willard W. Brown International Business Leadership debate, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein will make the case that if we look at not just the negative side-effects of fossil fuels but also their benefits, humanity should actually use more fossil fuels in the decades to come. While energy consultant, lecturer, and facilitator in strategy and entrepreneurship, Moataz Darwish...

Jun

COP27 and the Role of African Universities

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Online

Join this session of the Gerhart Center Webinar Series titled "COP27 and the Role of African Universities" featuring Youssef Nassef, director of the Adaptation Division, UNFCCC and chair, World Adaptation Science Programme. The webinar will be moderated by Adham Ramadan, associate provost for Research and dean of Graduate Studies at AUC. In anticipation of the upcoming COP27, which will be held...

Jun

Death, Mummification, and Burials in Ancient Egypt: A Virtual Book Talk with Salima Ikram

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The ancient Egyptians enjoyed life and believed that death was but a gateway to an eternal existence, much like this one, except better. That is why they lavished care, time, and expense on the preparation and preservation of their bodies, as well as their tombs, replete with objects that they would need for the afterlife. This lecture explores the Egyptian ideas of death and the preparation fo...

Jun

Egyptian Migration Hub (EHUB) Official Launch

10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

This event is one pivotal stage of the “Egyptian Migration Hub (EHUB)”, funded by the European Commission and implemented by CMRS, which is bringing together all relevant stakeholders in the country to form a network for sharing experiences, building confidence, and forming a common baseline for discussing the context and the migration policy options and interventions in Egypt. The Hub aims at ...

Jun

In Potentia II

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

What lies there, in potentia? Watch stunning visuals mesh with seriously slick experimental music performances featuring a strong lineup of artists like 1127, Onsy and Shah.

Jun

Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Online

The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) will hold the Tahrir Dialogue event no.102 (Online Webinar) to discuss the recently published book "Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace" by Frederic C. Hof on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 6:30- 7:30 PM (Cairo Time) - 12:30-1:30 PM (EST). Frederic C. Hof was the chief architect and med...

Jun

The Virtual Otherwise

Jun 2 – Jun 4

8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Online

The Virtual Otherwise is a hybrid conference and film festival (June 2nd-4th, 2022) resolutely anchored in multimedia engagements and genuinely questioning the borders of ethnography and creative practices. Participants include artists, thinkers, and activists coming together to experiment with form and ask what the intensification of The Virtual looks, feels, and sounds like in situated social...