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August 2016

AUC Acquires Rare Library Collection of Late Egyptian Journalist Mostafa Amin

The Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) recently received a donation of more than 5,000 books in several languages from the private library of the late Egyptian journalist Mostafa Amin.

AUC Partners With Goldman Sachs to Empower Women as Entrepreneurs

When Reem Fawzy, founder of Rimo Tours Holdings, graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women program at The American University in Cairo (AUC) after the Egyptian revolution in 2011, she was able to grow her tourism business, despite the post-revolution economic turmoil “After the revolution, the t

AUC Top in Egypt, Fifth in Region in QS Rankings

For the third year in a row, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranked The American University in Cairo (AUC) the number one University in Egypt and fifth in the Arab region in their 2015 - 2016 World University Ranking.  AUC was also ranked the fourth top University in Africa.

July 2016

AUC Partners with CIB to Create AUC Venture Lab Fintech Accelerator

Focusing on the area of financial technologies (FinTech), The American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Commercial International Bank-Egypt (CIB) are partnering to support entrepreneurship in Egypt, by creating the AUC Venture Lab FinTech Accelerator, powered by CIB.New and emerging financial techn

AUC Student Swimmer Reem Kassem Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics

Reem Kassem, architectural engineering junior student at The American University in Cairo (AUC), is the first Egyptian and Arab female to qualify for the Olympics in the 10k open swim event.

Cairo Review Special Report: “Trouble in Europe”

The latest edition of the Cairo Review of Global Affairs is featuring a Special Report: “Trouble in Europe”, which surveys the continent’s deepening social, security, and political crises.

June 2016

AUC Student Clubs Take Lead in Spreading the Spirit of Giving in Ramadan

Year after year, student clubs at The American University in Cairo (AUC) take lead in spreading the spirit of giving in Ramadan, helping to feed those in need, from street children and orphans to underprivileged families.  3alraseef, a community service club devoted to changing the lives of street c

AUC Professor Maki Habib: Robotization Accelerates the Efforts of Demining

Maki Habib, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Robotics, Control and Smart Systems graduate program at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has been working for the past four years as advisory board member and researcher in the TIRAMISU European project, whic

AUC’s Doctoral Candidate Aims to Find New Ways to Diagnose Liver Cancer

A doctoral candidate in The American University in Cairo (AUC)’s biotechnology program, Lobna Mourad ('07, '11) aims to find new ways to diagnose liver cancer, detecting the disease in its earliest stages while minimizing the pain of traditional tests.