Media Releases and Statements
March 2017
AUC’s Robotix Club Builds Underwater Robot, Advances to Regional Finals
Building an underwater robot, the Robotix club at The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently won the local round of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), an international robotics competition organized by Marine Advanced Technology Education.
At AUC’s Media Roundtable Discussion: Experts Discussed Sexual Harassment in Egypt
At the Media Roundtable Discussion series “Behind the Headlines,” titled, “Sexual Harassment in Egypt: Causes and Solutions,” faculty members at The American University in Cairo (AUC) discussed their latest research on sexual harassment.
Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister Addresses 'Future Colleagues' at AUC’s Model United Nations
Addressing students as “potential future colleagues," Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry spoke at The American University in Cairo (AUC) to the longstanding relationship between the AUC’s Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN), the University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Statement on State Council Verdict
According to news reports, the State Council issued a verdict today in a lawsuit regarding tuition.The University will await communication of the court's written decision before responding to the court or commenting in public.
Legendary Egyptian Opera Singer to Speak at Met’s La Traviata This Saturday at AUC
One of the first Egyptian opera singers, Soprano Nabila Erian, will be speaking prior to the Met Opera screening of La Traviata this Saturday at the Malak Gabr Arts Theater at The American University in Cairo (AUC). The performance will be broadcast live from New York to more tha
AUC Selected as Only Team in Region For International Biosensor Competition
An undergraduate and graduate student team at The American University in Cairo (AUC) -- the only team from the Middle East and Africa -- has been selected as one of 10 teams worldwide to compete in Eindhoven University of Technology’s SensUs biosensor competition.
AUC Alumna and PhD Student Awarded First Place at Magdi Yacoub Heart Disease Conference
Sarah Halawa, PhD student and alumna of The American University in Cairo (AUC) was recently awarded first prize for her project on the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease in the Egyptian population, submitted to a rheumatic heart disease conference co-organized by the Magdi Yacoub
AUC Press Books Receive International Acclaim
The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press received international recognition for three of its titles at the PROSE Awards (Scanning the Pharaohs and The Mosques of Egypt) and the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (The Taste of Egypt).Each year, the PROSE Awards recognize the
February 2017
Professor Yehea Ismail at AUC’S “Faculty at The Forefront” Series: Biochips Will Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis
In the fifth series titled, “BioChips: Revolutionizing Future Disease Detection and Diagnosis”, held at AUC, Yehea Ismail, director of the Nanoelectronics and Devices Center at AUC and Zewail City and professor in the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering at AUC discussed how BioChips are planned to replace more traditional medical diagnostic functions, such as cancer detection.