Media Releases and Statements
June 2014
AUC Business Executive Education Ranked Among Top Globally For the Second Year
June 22, 2014, Cairo – For the second consecutive year, the School of Business’s executive education program at the American University in Cairo (AUC) has been recognized in the 2014 Financial Times (FT) global ranking of executive education open enrollment programs.
AUC Celebrates Spring 2014 Graduation Ceremonies and Awards Khalad Al Habtoor an Honorary PhD
June 15, 2014, Cairo, Egypt – The American University in Cairo (AUC) held its Spring 2014 commencement ceremonies that witnessed the graduation of 193 master’s and 561 bachelor’s degree candidates.
AUC Students Volunteer at Abbassia Hospital to Raise Awareness of Epilepsy
June 10, 2014, Cairo – Students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) volunteered at Abbassia Hospital on Purple Day, an annual event that brings awareness to epilepsy, and participated in interactive activities with kids affected by the disorder.
AUC Students to Design and Build Greenhouse Model through Living Learning Lab
June 3, 2014, Cairo – Architectural engineering students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) will be designing and building a small-scale model greenhouse next year, based on multiple visits they made this semester to an actual greenhouse at AUC’s Research Institute for a Sustainable Environme
AUC Students Place Second Worldwide for Online Food Ordering App
June 1, 2014, Cairo – Three AUC students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won second place worldwide at the University Mobile Challenge, with their award-winning mobile and web application for online food ordering, Engezni.
May 2014
Winners Announced at the First Startup Competition Co-Organized by AUC and MITEF
May 24, 2014, Cairo – Winners were announced at the First Startup Competition co-organized by The American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum (MITEF) of the Pan Arab Region.
AUC Receives Seven Awards at Model Arab League Conference in the U.S.
May 18, 2014, Cairo – Representing Morocco, the Cairo International Model Arab League team at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won seven awards, including a Special Commendation, at the National University Model Arab League, an international conference held in Washington, D.C.
Syrian Poet Adonis in The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Uprising Will Not Topple Al-Assad Regime
May 14, 2014, Cairo – The Syrian poet Adonis says that the Arab Spring in Syria lacked true revolutionary spirit, and that without a foreign invasion President Bashar Al-Assad will likely remain in power.
AUC MBA among Two Percent Worldwide to Receive Top International Accreditation
May 12, 2014, Cairo – The School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has recently received accreditation for its Master of Business administration (MBA) program by the London-based Association of MBAs (AMBA). Only 2 percent of MBA programs worldwide are AMBA-accredited.