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Reviving the Spark: Energizing and Motivating Students to Learn in Uncertain Times

Tap into the potential power of emotions to fuel learning. Psychologist and professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh will unveil the newest techniques for capturing students’ attention.

Mar

Active Learning Meets Productive Failure

12:45 pm

Online

Tune in with Manu Kapur of ETH Zurich, Switzerland, as he describes mechanisms for initial learning and how we can design for them.

Feb

Innovative Designs of Ancient Scripts: Views from the 21st Century

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Dr. Ahmed Mansour, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Writing and Scripts Center will be giving a talk on the ancient scripts present in Egypt, with a focus on hieroglyphs, both ancient and those found in a contemporary setting. He is an Egyptologist by study, and a researcher in the history of Arabic printing and in the history of writing. He published The Bulaq Press in 2005, a monogra...

Feb

Archiving Everyday: Home, City, and Migrant Routes

Feb 23 – Feb 27

10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Archiving Everyday: Home, City, and Migrant Routes: Opening night: Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 4:00 - 9:00 pm Exhibition and Speakers Series organized in Collaboration between HUSS Lab at AUC, Egypt Migrations, and Shubra’s Archive. Since its founding in 2016, Egypt Migrations has actively pursued the goal of identifying, archiving, digitizing, preserving, and providing free acces...

Mar

Visions Film Festival

Mar 9 – Mar 18

10:00 am – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In its 6th edition of shedding light on young filmmakers from Egypt and the region, 32 short films will shine on the big screen to an audience of movie critics, industry professionals and film buffs.

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...

Mar

Annual History Seminar: Cities in Context(s)

Mar 3 – Mar 4

10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Join the annual history seminar as speakers will discuss Cities in Context(s)

Feb

How to Publish in Top-Tier ABDC Journals (By Invitation Only)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Sabri Boubaker of EM Normandie Business School as he helps researchers improve the visibility and impact of their research by publishing it in reputable journals.

May

Business Forward's Third Annual Digital Campaign Closing Ceremony

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Don't miss the closing ceremony for the third edition of its annual digital campaign #IMovedMyBusinessForward, focusing this year on family businesses.

Feb

HUSS Meet and Greet for Spring 2023

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a HUSS coffee hour, share ideas with students and faculty, meet Dean Meloy and learn more about student associations.