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December 2016

AUC Awards Egyptian Writer Adel Esmat The Naguib Mahfouz Medal For Literature

The American University in Cairo Press announced today the award of the 2016 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to the Egyptian writer Adel Esmat for his novel Hikayât Yûsuf Tadrus (The Tales of Yusuf Tadrus).

AUC Participates in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Program

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has become the fourth institution in Egypt to participate in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD program.

AUC V-Lab Celebrates the Graduation of Cycle 7 on Demo Day Showcasing Products and Services of Nine Startups

The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated the graduation of the Seventh cycle of AUC Venture Lab (V-Lab), where nine incubated startups showcased their products and services.

AUC Discusses SAHWA Project Findings on Youth in Five Arab Mediterranean Countries

The American University in Cairo (AUC) discussed the main findings on youth as part of the AUC Forum’s three-year interdisciplinary collaborative research project with SAHWA in five different Arab Mediterranean countries (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Lebanon).

November 2016

AUC’s School of Business Launches Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report

The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) launched Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, which presents a detailed examination of the behaviors, motivations and attitudes towards entrepreneurship in Egypt.

AUC Accounting Students Dominate EY Tax Competition, Advance to Global Finals

A team of five undergraduate students majoring in accounting at The American University in Cairo (AUC) earned top places in the Young Tax Professional of the Year (YTPY) national competition recently held by EY (formerly Ernst & Young), one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms.

AUC Wins 38 Medals in International Sports Tournament in Beirut

The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently won 38 medals, 20 of which were gold, even breaking an Egyptian national record along the way in The American University of Beirut (AUB) President’s Club International Sports Tournament.

AUC Professor Helps Develop a Project to Train Staff Members at NCCM Child Helpline

Taking action to improve the livelihoods of Egyptian children and youth, Carie Forden, professor and director of the counseling and community psychology graduate program at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has helped develop a project to train staff members at the Egypt’s National Council for

The Local and Regional Implications of the U.S Elections Discussed at AUC’s Media Roundtable

Faculty members at The American University in Cairo (AUC) examined the local and regional implications of Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton coming to office yesterday as part of the Behind the Headlines media roundtable series in a panel discussion titled “U.S.