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July 2021

AUC School of Business, valU and Paymob Enter into a Partnership Agreement to Offer Financing Plans for the School’s Executive Education Programs

The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business announced today the launch of a new partnership with valU, the leading fin-tech buy-now pay-later platform (BNPL), and Paymob, the leading payment facilitator in Egypt, that will see ValU offer convenient financing plans for individuals seeking to pursue the school’s executive education programs.

AUC Alumni Internationally Recognized for Environmental Research

The American University in Cairo (AUC) alumni: Alaa Abbas (MSc ’19) and Ahmed Tarek (MSc '19), recently won the Young African Talents award as part of the international Eni Awards.

June 2021

In Partnership with USAID, AUC Announces Scholarships to Second Cohort of Egyptian Public School Students

The American University in Cairo (AUC) offers scholarships to the second cohort of Egyptian public school students through the USAID Scholars Activity.

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).