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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 o

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.

AUC Celebrates Spring 2016 Graduation Commencement and Awards Yosra an Honorary PhD

The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its Spring 2016 commencement ceremonies that witnessed the graduation of 621 bachelor’s degree candidates, of whom 123 graduated with honors, 121 with high honors and 108 with highest honors.

AUC Signs MoU with AUK to Collaborate in Academic Programs and Activities

In a formal signing ceremony, The American University in Cairo (AUC) and The American University of Kuwait (AUK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate bilateral collaboration between the two universities on a wide spectrum of academic programs and activities.

May 2016

AUC Alumna Nada Nafeh Showcases Project on Informal Housing in Venice Architecture Biennale

The American University in Cairo (AUC) alumna Nada Nafeh’11 is taking part in the Egyptian pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale, the world’s largest architectural exhibition, through her architecture project on informal housing communities in Egypt.

Professor Ghada Barsoum Discussed the Challenges Facing Egypt’s Higher Education at the “Faculty at The Forefront” Series

 In the fourth series of “Faculty at the Forefront,” held at The American University in Cairo (AUC), titled “Egypt’s Higher Education: Challenges and Keys to Improvement,”Ghada Barsoum, assistant professor at the Department of Public Policy and Administration at AUC said that getting

AUC Student, Recipient of the Palestinian Scholarship Fund, Publishes Three Books on Palestine

Yasser Khaldi, architecture engineering major and recipient of the Palestinian Scholarship Fund at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has published three books and he hasn’t even graduated yet. His books stimulate awareness for the world to discover his country, Palestine, through photography.

AUC Press Launches Hoopoe, A New Literary Imprint for Contemporary Fiction From the Middle East

The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press has officially launched Hoopoe, a new literary imprint that delivers bold, contemporary writing from the Middle East in elegant paperback and digital editions, aimed at an engaged, inquisitive readership worldwide.