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June 2021

AUC’s Access to Knowledge for Development Center, Cambridge’s Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence Launch Report on AI in MENA

The Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business and the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) at the University of Cambridge, UK, have launched a new report: “Imagining a Future with Intelligent Machines: A Middle Eastern and North African Perspective”, as part of the United Nations AI for Good Summit 2021.

Ahmad Dallal Named President of The American University in Cairo

The Board of Trustees of The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced today the appointment of Ahmad S. Dallal as AUC’s 13th president.

Experts Discuss the Legal Framework to Combat Sexual Harassment in the Last Session of AUC SpeakUp Dialog Series

As part of the AUC SpeakUp Dialog series, The American University in Cairo (AUC) held yesterday the last session titled “How Do We Enhance the Policy and Legal Framework to Combat Violence Against Women?”

AUC Returns to Full Face-to-Face Instruction in Fall 2021

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has announced that Fall 2021 will follow a full face-to-face instruction model for all undergraduate and graduate classes. Social distancing precautions and face masks will still be required, along with proof of vaccination.

AUC Professor Startup Wins JICA NINJA Business Plan Competition

NANO-Fib-TECH, the startup company of Wael Mamdouh, associate professor of nanotechnology at The American University in Cairo (AUC), was selected as one of the winners of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA) Business Plan Competition.

AUC Launches an Executive Education Program on African Regional Trade in Collaboration with The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has launched The African Regional Trade Professional Certificate, a specialized executive education program, in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), represented by the Egyptian Agency for Partnership of Development (EAPD).

May 2021

AUC’s Center of Excellence for Water Project Offers Scholarships for Public University Engineering Students

The Center of Excellence for Water Project at AUC, a USAID-funded activity, launched the call for applications for "scholarships to study water Engineering" at Ain Shams and Alexandria universities for the academic year 2021-2022.

AUC Discusses Safe, Inclusive and Diverse Workplaces in the Sixth Session of AUC Speakup Dialog Series

As part of AUC SpeakUp Dialog series, The American University in Cairo (AUC) held a virtual discussion last Monday titled "How Can We Create Safe, Inclusive and Diverse Workplaces?" in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham).

AUC Team Wins First Place in Student Union Real Life Competition

Five junior students at AUC came in first place in AUC's Student Union's Real Life Competition for their idea Besta, a mobile application connecting junior doctors in rural and less-equipped areas to doctors in cities.