Media Releases and Statements
February 2019
AUC Expands Legacy With $100 Million Campaign
February 12, 2019, Cairo – To expand its legacy of excellence for a second century in Egypt, The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced the launch of “AUC Centennial Campaign: A New Century of Impact”, with a goal of raising $100 million.
AUC Celebrates One Hundred Years In Egypt
February 10, 2019, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated yesterday a century of excellence, innovation, service and distinctive community in Egypt.
AUC Hosts Two Major Exhibitions by Artists Huda Lutfi and Sherin Guirguis
February 6, 2019, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced the opening of two major exhibitions by the renowned artists, Huda Lutfi and Sherin Guirguis, in the soon-to-be inaugurated Tahrir Cultural Center (TCC) at AUC Tahrir Campus.
January 2019
AUC Architecture Graduation Project Wins First Place in a National Competition
January 17, 2019, Cairo – The graduation project of Mariam Barsoum, an architecture graduate of The American University in Cairo (AUC), has won the first prize in the competition that was held recently by the Society of Egyptian Architects (the Egyptian Section
December 2018
AUC, UNESCO New Blended Learning Online Course Empowers Arabic Teachers
December 12, 2018, Cairo – Aiming to increase high-quality online Arabic content in Egypt and the Arab region, The Graduate School of Education at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is partnering with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
AUC Press Awards Omaima Al-Khamis the 2018 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
December 11, 2018, Cairo –At a ceremony held tonight at The American University in Cairo (AUC) Tahrir Square campus, the AUC Press awarded the 2018 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to the Saudi Arabian writer Omaima Al-Khamis for her novel Masra al-Gha
AUC V-Lab Celebrates the Graduation of the Startup and Fintech Accelerators Showcasing Products and Services of 13 Startups
December 6, 2018, Cairo – The Venture Lab (V-Lab) at The American University in Cairo (AUC)’s School of Business celebrated yesterday the graduation of the 11th cycle of the Startup Acceleration Program and the fifth cycle of the FinTech Acceleration program.
Four Years in a Row: AUC Only College Outside North America in Princeton Review's Green Colleges Guide
December 3, 2018, Cairo – For the fourth year in a row, The American University in Cairo (AUC) is the only higher education outside North America to earn a coveted spot on the Princeton Review’s 2018 Guide to Green Colleges.
November 2018
AUC and USAID Celebrate the Inauguration of Two University Centers for Career Development at Alexandria University
November 29, 2018, Alexandria – The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated today the opening of two university career development centers at Alexandria University funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).