A team of AUC undergraduate and graduate students secured the award for the Most Novel Idea at Heart Hackathon, the world’s first total artificial heart design competition, where student teams from around the globe design, prototype and assess their total artificial heart.
Multidisciplinary with students from different majors, Team Peribsen worked to design, manufacture and develop the business plan for their total artificial heart. They were mentored by Professor Khalil Elkhodary '03, '06 and utilized AUC's new Eltoukhy Learning Factory for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the first of its kind in Egypt.
Aliaa Moussa, mechanical engineering; Salma Omar, graphic design; and Lana Mahmoud, electronics and communications engineering, represented AUC in the final round of the competition held in Dallas, Texas at the 29th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support
Other team members included Abdelrahman Sultan '18, who is pursuing his master's in mechanical engineering at AUC and served as team captain; and team heads Ahmed Ali '23; Mohamed Waheed '22; Nour Makhlouf '23; and Menna Tallah Hassan '23.
Watch our students reflect on their total artificial heart prototype to help patients with heart failure, which won the Most Novel Idea at the global Heart Hackathon.
Thomas Skouteris, associate professor and chair of AUC’s Department of Law, was honored with the Most Inspiring Legal Academic award in the Middle East by The Law magazine.
The award recognizes Skouteris’s influence in the legal field and in the classroom as well as his unique teaching methods, specifically the use of artificial intelligence in the advancement of legal education.
Expressing his gratitude to AUC and its School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Skouteris noted,
“You’ve been the solid ground where my work could take root and grow. This award reflects what we’ve built together, a place where academic rigor meets real-world relevance.”
Listen to his full speech at the awards ceremony here.
The launch of Skouteris’ new initiative, the Access to Knowledge Foundation (A2FK), was publicized at the ceremony, aiming to bridge educational divides and empower learners across the globe. A2KF leverages digital technology to create partnerships and build a community dedicated to educational equity. Skouteris invited students and faculty of all disciplines to join the foundation and contribute to their collective mission.
