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Future Cities and Integrated Design for Sustainability in the Built Environment

Please join us for a public lecture given by Prof. Carmela Cucuzzella titled: FUTURE CITIES AND INTEGRATED DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. The event will take place on November 21st, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at the Shafik Gabr Hall (AUC New Campus). This lecture will conclude her visit to AUC on that day, where she will meet with faculty, students and staff and contribute to a ...

Nov

Be Cyber Smart

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This interactive cybersecurity talk will tackle cybersecurity topics and how to secure ourselves and our community from hacking threats.

Nov

Etkalem

10:00 am – 10:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Engage in a conversation about mental health and break the stigma associated with it with over 20 guest speakers who will be sharing their stories, ranging from psychologists and psychiatrists to public figures and influencers,

Nov

Rethinking the Formal/Informal Dichotomy in Development Theory

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Lectures by Prof. Jorge L. Esquirol and Prof. Amr Adly Professor Esquirol was on the faculty at Northeastern University School of Law from 1997-2002 and was previously Director of Academic Affairs at the Harvard Law School Graduate Program from 1992-1997. He was the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Law for the 2015-16 academic year at the University of Trento in Trento, Italy. He has also bee...

Nov

The Egyptian Food Bank: Transitioning from Hunger Relief to Food Security

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

Join Mohsen Sarhan, CEO of The Egyptian Food Bank and as he discusses concepts that are currently not mainstream and may (or perhaps should) become mainstream in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec

Economics 75th Anniversary

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

This year, the Department of Economics will be celebrating its Diamond Jubilee. The event will be attended and hosted by the department's most notable and high-profile alumni and faculty and will include several panels, discussions, videos and performances.

Nov

Afreximbank Report Launch

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Afreximbank in launching the 2022 African Trade Report in Egypt, themed "Leveraging the Power of Culture and Creative Industries for Accelerated Structural Transformation in the AfCFTA Era."

Nov

Qahwa & Kalam: Cultural Efflorescence and Entanglement: The Pivotal 13th-century Coptic Renaissance

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

By Dr Tamer El-Leithy '94 This lecture is based on Dr El-Leithy’s ongoing book project: The Deep Grammar of Religious Transformation: Arabization and Coptic Christianity in medieval Egypt. It is a longue-durée history of the cultural consequences of Arabization for the Coptic Christian community and religious tradition in Egypt (ca. 11th-13th centuries). The book argues that language change ...

Nov

Your Carpooling Matters!!

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

In celebration of the COP27 week happening on campus, join us to win giveaways and prioritize parking spots.

Nov

UNHCR Involvement in Islamic Philanthropy

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

Join this session featuring Khaled Khalifa and Abbas Barzegar as they explore how Integrating Islamic philanthropy tools into international humanitarian and development practice is among the most exciting innovations in the space.