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From the Far East to the Middle East: A Japanese View on Regional Dynamics with a Focus on the Red Sea

The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) will hold an event in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in Cairo titled “From the Far East to the Middle East: A Japanese View on Regional Dynamics with a Focus on the Red Sea” on Monday, January 9, 2023, 5:00 - 7:00 pm (Cairo Time) (GMT+2) in Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir. In addition, the event will be conducted as an online webinar; t...

Feb

Remembering AUC Movie Nights

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

A conversation about Movie Nights featuring the actual people who were involved to discuss AUC's role in introducing Hollywood blockbusters and independent art films to Cairo audiences over the years

Jan

Breaking Walls Dance Films

Jan 13 – Jan 16

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Breaking Walls Dance Films An initiative of NUT dance company This event is the only platform dedicated to screening films about dance in Egypt and the region. 24 films from all sorts of backgrounds, from the MENA region all the way to the Americas with submissions from Chile and Argentina, will be screened in competition for three major awards. Films will be shown from Friday,...

Jan

From the Heart: A Pioneer in Science and Philanthropy - A Conversation With Sir Magdi Yacoub

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a conversation from the heart with a world pioneer in science and philanthropy, Sir Magdi Yacoub, founder of the Magdi Yacoub Institute and Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation. Conversation moderated by Khaled Ezzelarab '02, associate professor of practice, AUC's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Dec

Gender Wednesday: Women in Cinema

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Don't miss out on this intriguing conversation with Maggie Morgan, an Egyptian filmmaker, festival programmer, and film faculty, as she examines what it is like being a woman in the Egyptian film industry today, what topics women filmmakers tackle, what stories would have never been told had the women filmmakers been silent? Do women in the Egyptian film industry work "in spite of" the industry...

Dec

Moroccan Concert: Al Maghreb Wa Al Mashreq Featuring Nouamane Lahlou

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a lecture concert featuring the internationally renowned artist Nouamane Lahlou in collaboration with the Moroccan Embassy in Cairo, followed by a Moroccan-themed reception.

Dec

MENA Scholars Fellowship Launch

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Online

Join J-PAL MENA at AUC in a webinar launching the MENA Scholars Fellowship (MSF) program, J-PAL MENA’s latest initiative to support young and early-career scholars. The webinar aims to explain the application process and will be followed by a Q&A. The session will be hosted by J-PAL MENA's Mona Amer, senior research manager and Heba ElSahn, senior policy and training associate. Selected fellows...

Dec

Incubating Feminist AI: MENA f<a+i>r Hub’s First Network Meeting

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Online

The AUC School of Business Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) is proud to be the Middle East and North Africa hub of the Fr Hubs Network (Feminist AI Research Network), an initiative of the Alliance global coalition. This will be the first MENA network meeting, where the fr Hubs Network will be introduced, bringing together key stakeholders in MENA in an action or...

Dec

AUC Jazz Ensemble

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The AUC Jazz Ensemble is a 1-credit course (MUSC 2640-Chamber Ensemble: Jazz), open to AUC students interested in performing standard jazz repertoire and beyond.

Dec

Arab Music Ensemble

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Enjoy a night full of Arab takht tunes performed by our AUC students and co-directed by Wael El Mahallawy and Alaa Abdelsalam.