Media Releases and Statements
July 2024
Sherif Kamel, Dean of AUC’S School of Business, Elected Chair of AACSB Board of Directors
CAIRO, July 9, 2024 – Sherif Kamel ’88, ’90 ‘13, dean of the School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has been elected board chair of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
June 2024
AUC Unveils Visionary Campus-2026 Project
June 4, 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced the groundbreaking of Campus 2026, a transformative initiative poised to revolutionize higher education in Egypt.
May 2024
AUC Celebrates The Tenth Class of Graphic Design Program Graduates With “CMDX” Exhibition
May 23, 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The Graphic Design program at the American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrates its tenth class of graduates with the exhibition Command X “Cmd X” currently on display at Sharjah Gallery in AUC New Cairo.
AUC Hosts Global Gathering of Higher Education Leaders
The American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted recently the annual meeting for the Association of American International Colleges and Universities (AAICU), a consortium of independent, non-for-profit, higher education institutions located outside the United States and based on th
March 2024
AUC Students Awarded the Global Most Novel Idea at the Heart Hackathon in Texas
March 25, 2024, Cairo- A team of 27 undergraduate and graduate students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won the award for the most novel idea at the international Heart Hackathon, the world’s first Total Artificial Heart (TAH) design competition.
AUC Faculty And Students Shine In Media Arts Festival
March 20, 2024 – Five women from The American University in Cairo: Four students and one faculty member have been recognized by the 2024 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts.
The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Partners With AUC And UCL on Alzheimer’s Detection And Risk Reduction Efforts
March 4, 2024, Cairo – Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), the organization leading an unprecedented worldwide response to Alzheimer’s disease, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo
February 2024
AUC Press Book “Time And Power in Azraq Refugee Camp” Awarded The 2023 Alixa Naff Book Prize
February 26, 2024, Cairo – The American University in Cairo Press book Time and Power in Azraq Refugee Camp by Melissa Gatter (AUC Press, 2023), has won the 2023 Alixa Naff Book Prize
AUC Professor Bernard O'kane Wins Iran's Book of The Year Award
Professor Bernard O'Kane, a distinguished scholar in Islamic art and architecture at The American University in Cairo, has been awarded Iran’s prestigious World Book of the Year Award for his rich and exquisi