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Apr

Sound / Object / Gesture: Technology as an Expressive Instrument

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join David Rafferty of AUC for a talk on mapping human gesture to sound and real-time audiovisual performance.

Feb

Campus Conversation: Spring 2026 — Open Discussion and Updates

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join the upcoming Campus Conversation and take part in the discussion! Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their questions and suggestions via this link.

Feb

CommUnity Assembly: Spring Campus Harvest

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Kick off the 2026 Spring semester with fresh, homegrown fruit from AUC’s gardens! Swing by Elias Henry Debbas '68 Courtyard (on the plaza between the Administration Building and the School of Sciences and Engineering) to enjoy fresh orange and grapefruit juices, tea and cake.

Feb

Beyond the Blur: Sudan in Focus

Feb 5 – Feb 26

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Sudan through images in Beyond the Blur, a solo exhibition by award-winning photographer Sari Omer, capturing resilience, humanity and hope.

Jan

AUC Press and Bookstores at Cairo International Book Fair 2026

Jan 22 – Feb 3

10:00 am

Online

Mark your calendars, Cairo International Book Fair 2026 is almost here, and AUC Press and Bookstores are bringing the heat with massive sales and incredible new titles!

Apr

History Hash Outs—The School of Unlearning: Living Through History at AUC 1990-2026

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The school of unlearning: living through history at AUC, 1990-2026 This History Hash out will feature reflections on the experience of teaching history at AUC over the past four decades, in the midst of momentous changes—depressing, liberating, confusing. The speaker, Michael Reimer, analyzes what he has learned and “unlearned,” about historical pedagogy, institutional dynamics, and intercultu...

Feb

ANIMATEX 6th Edition

Feb 11 – Feb 15

9:00 am – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The 6th Edition of ANIMATEX; Egypt’s biggest animation event, celebrates 90 Years of Egyptian Animation (1936-2026), and features 15 feature film screenings, more than 200 short films from all over the world in the official competitions, and a rich program of talks, discussions, workshops and masterclasses from prominent global, regional and local guest artists, networking for professionals, VR...

May

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

1:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

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.