Media Releases and Statements
May 2014
Earth Week Begins Today on AUC Campus
May 4, 2014, Cairo – The fifth annual Earth Week at The American University in Cairo (AUC) commenced today, to bring awareness to various environmental issues, with a diverse range of activities including a sustainability exhibition and tour, interactive quizzes, campaign for a smoke-free campus and
AUC MBA Students Place Fifth Worldwide in Business Case Study Competition
May 1, 2014, Cairo – A team of four MBA students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won fifth place worldwide at the Aspen Institute’s 2014 Business and Society International MBA Case Competition, the final round of which was recently held in New York.
April 2014
AUC Architecture Program First in Region to Receive Global Validation
April 28, 2014, Cairo – The architectural engineering undergraduate program in the Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering at The American University in Cairo (AUC) has received a three-year validation, with no reservations, from the prestigious joint UN Educational, Scientific and
AUC's RISE Promotes Water Efficiency at Caring for the Planet UN Conference
April 15, 2014, Cairo – As part of the seventh annual Let’s Take Care of the Planet United Nations conference, the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) educated youth on water management techniques and the major issues facing Egypt with re
Visually Impaired AUC Student Excels in Writing, Music and Philosophy
April 10, 2014, Cairo – Mohamed ElShafie, a philosophy sophomore who is attending The American University in Cairo (AUC) with the support of the HSBC Bank Egypt Public School Scholarship, which gives preference to students with special needs, is a musician, writer and philosopher, whose insight into
State Department Official in an Interview in The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Kerry's Mideast Policy Not "Delusional"
April 8, 2014, Cairo, Egypt—Senior U.S.
AUC Professor Mohamed Naguib Abou-Zeid Recognized by The International Center for Academic Integrity
April 7, 2014, Cairo – Mohamed Naguib Abou-Zeid, professor and chair of the Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has recently been recognized by the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) for serving as its board chair for tw
AUC Portal to Light Up In Blue Tonight for World Autism Day
April 2, 2014, Cairo – Tonight, The American University in Cairo (AUC) will be lighting up the portal in blue as part of a worldwide Light It Up Blue campaign for World Autism Awareness Day, which aims to bring awareness to individuals with autism.
AUC Volunteers in Action Holds 9th Annual Campus Wedding for Orphan Brides
April 1, 2014, Cairo – For the ninth year in a row, the Volunteers in Action (VIA) student club at The American University in Cairo (AUC) organized a wedding ceremony for five orphan brides at AUC New Cairo.