Media Releases and Statements
March 2023
AUC Launches Excellence Scholarship Program to Support Outstanding Students
The American University in Cairo (AUC) launched the Excellence Scholarship Program, offering scholarships to high-quality students who demonstrate excellence in academic and non-academic endeavors while also considering financial need.
AUC Holds Open Day for Prospective Students
The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its Open Day yesterday to allow prospective students to explore the University’s schools and the Academy of Liberal Arts and learn more about its 39 undergraduate majors and 58 minors.
AUC Welcomes Veerle De Laet as New Executive Director of AUC Press
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has appointed Veerle De Laet as the executive director of AUC Press, the leading English-language publisher in the Middle East.
February 2023
AUC Road to College Program Provides Free English Language Online Courses for High School Students
The American University in Cairo has launched AUC Road to College program, which provides free English language online courses designed specifically for high school students in Egypt.
AUC Team Develops Construction Engineering Safety Training Using Virtual Reality
Using virtual reality (VR), construction engineering faculty members and graduate students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) developed and deployed training models to enhance safety on construction sites.
AUC Venture Lab Recognized as MENA’s Top Challenger by UBI Global
AUC Venture Lab has been recognized as MENA’s Top Challenger by UBI Global World Rankings 2021-2022 of business incubators and accelerators.
January 2023
AUC Press Publishes New Edition of DUST, a Photographic Compilation of Abandoned Palaces and Grand Buildings in Egypt
The American University in Cairo Press (AUC Press) has released a newly revised and expanded edition of Dust: Egypt’s Forgotten Architecture by Xenia Nikolskaya. With photographs by Nikolskaya and contributing essays by Heba Farid and Omar Nagati, the book is a stunning photographic compilation of Egypt’s abandoned palaces and grand buildings.
December 2022
AUC Launches New Minor in Behavioral Neuroscience
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has launched a new behavioral neuroscience minor.
Students from The American University in Cairo Win at the Universities Squash World Cup Games
Student athletes at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won two gold and one bronze medals in the Squash World University Championship held in Egypt at New Giza courts.