Media Releases and Statements
October 2019
AUC Team Wins First Place at International Robot Competition
Five students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won first place at the Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition, held recently by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, in Anaheim, California.
AUC Ranks Among World's Top 200 in QS Graduate Employability Rankings
Out of 500 of the world’s top-ranked universities in the annual QS Graduate Employability Rankings, The American University in Cairo (AUC) ranked in the top 200 and the highest in Egypt, with a graduate employment rate of 86% within one year after graduation.
AUC Students Establish Sustainable Rooftop Community Garden in Informal Cairo Neighborhood
Students of the Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology at The American University in Cairo (AUC) established a sustainable rooftop community garden in the informal Hattaba neighborhood of Cairo, near the Citadel.
September 2019
AUC Forum MENA Data Bank First to Centralize, Organize Data on Middle East
The American University in Cairo (AUC) launched this week the AUC Forum Data Bank, the first-of-its-kind in the region, which provides a unique space for researchers, scholars and students to view and interact with essential data on 25 countries in the Middle East over a 50-year span.
Statement on Campus Access Policy
The American University in Cairo welcomes the participation of all persons, without discrimination, in a wide range of campus activities specifically open to the public.
Internationally Renowned Reading Ambassador Danny Brassell to Speak at AUC
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) at The American University in Cairo, in collaboration with the Department of Rhetoric and Composition, AUC Main Library, and AUC Press and Bookstores, is organizing a series of public talks with Danny Brassell, worl
AUC, Alexandria University and USAID Celebrate the Inauguration of the Center of Excellence in Water
The American University in Cairo (AUC) and Alexandria University celebrated today the inauguration of a USAID-funded Center of Excellence in Water, in Alexandria University.
AUC Discusses Future Plans and Priorities in a Media Roundtable Discussion
The American University in Cairo (AUC) held recently a media roundtable discussion titled, “AUC: A new century, future plans and priorities.” Speakers were AUC President Francis Ricciardone; AUC Counselor Ashraf Hatem; and AUC Provost Ehab Abdel Rahman.
August 2019
Thirteen AUC Master's Programs Among Top in Africa, Top 200 Worldwide
Thirteen of master’s programs at The American University in Cairo (AUC) have topped the 2019 Eduniversal Rankings, with six being ranked the first in Africa and all among the top 200 worldwide.