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November 4, 2022

Future Fuel

Hydrogen can replace fossil fuels in essentially any area. It can be processed into fuel for airplanes and ships. It can be burned to generate electricity, power cars or facilitate industrial processes that require a large amount of heat.

Group of people posing in the AUC Gardens

March 22, 2023

A Legacy of Learning: AUC's Center for Learning and Teaching Celebrates 20 Years

AUC’s Center for Learning and Teaching

A photo of a campus statue of the words "#AUCSpeakUp" in blue on a red rectangular box. There are trees and the AUC garden in the background and a red veranda/pillars on the sides and over the top.

March 27, 2023

#AUCSpeakUp Featured at Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2023

“As the leading University in Egypt, AUC was keen on playing a role in raising awareness of sexual harassment as an important social issue and supporting national and global efforts, in particular as they relate to college campuses,” stated Reem El-Mograby ‘09,

Three flags cut diagonally across the image, the Iranian flag in the top right corner, the Chinese flag through the middle, and the Saudi Arabian flag in the bottom left hand corner. Each flag is separated by a black bar.

March 20, 2023

Saudi-Iran Agreement Brokered by China: Regional Implications

Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish diplomatic ties

flower growing out of concrete and a cityscape of old Cairo near the citadel with new course titles: Sustainability in the Cracks of Urban Policy: Communities, Bureaucracies and Adaptation and Climate Change: From Interdisciplinarity to Action

March 15, 2023

AUC Faculty Develop New Courses on Climate Change, Sustainability During 2023 Research and Creativity Convention

Two courses aimed at informing and empowering AUC students to lead the charge against climate change won this year’s Core Curriculum Course Competition during AUC’s 2023 Research and Creativity Convention (

President Ahmad Dallal sits on a stage with moderator Amina Elbendary. He holds a microphone and gestures with his right hand, with a screen behind him showing an infographic explaining AUC's strategic priorities.

March 12, 2023

Campus Conversation; AUC's Strategic Priorities

During a campus conversation last week, President Ahmad Dallal spoke about the University's four core strategic pillars — student-centered culture, academic excellence, future of work: extended ed and civic engagement — and explained initiatives and projects under each.

Screenshots from three documentary films on youtube. The top screenshot is a shot of branches of a date tree from beneath with the words "Quorsaya People" in Arabic and English. The middle photo is a screenshot of a video showing a shot of the nile from a small boat with a small island in the distance, with the words "Nile Inhabitants" in Arabic and English. The bottom image is a screenshot of a video of date trees from far away with the text "Golden Fingers" in Arabic in English, all with video play button

March 12, 2023

Graduate Students Receive International Recognition for Documentary Films

Three graduate students from the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism

Smiling man in glasses wearing a button-up and blue tie leaning against a wall at AUC

March 8, 2023

Sherif Aly First from Region to Join Prestigious Accreditation Executive Committee

Sherif Aly ‘96, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has become the first person from the MENA region to join the executive committee of the Computing Accreditation Commission of the

A crack runs along the side of a wall through a window and exposes brick under plaster, with the text "Earthquakes in Egypt?" in the bottom right hand corner

March 6, 2023

Earthquakes in Egypt? Tremors in Suez Raise Concerns

The recent earthquake that struck Suez in February was moderate and caused no repor

Light brown box and black text at the top left hand side: “95 Years of Women at AUC.” On the right, a photo of Eva Habib El Masri ‘31, with the date 1928. Next, a black and white photo of two AUC women wearing black caps and gowns with the date 1953. Next, a black and white photo of a female student receiving an award, with the date 1978. Next, a color photo of a woman graduating and wearing a cap and gown receiving her degree on stage with the date 2003. Last, a color photo of three women grads in 2023

March 2, 2023

Women at AUC: Celebrating 95 Years

AUC's first female student, Eva Habib El Masri '31, joined the University in 1928. 95 years later, AUC women have continued to raise the bar of excellence, from innovations in science and technology to shining successes in business and entrepreneurship.

The Board of Trustees, faculty and staff visit Eltoukhy Learning Factory, pose in a line in front of lab equipment

March 1, 2023

Board of Trustees Meets on Campus - Discusses Strategy, Community Initiatives

At its February Cairo meeting last week, AUC’s Board of Trustees engaged in a wide range of discussions including the impact of the most recent devaluation on the University, AUC’s strategic priorities, and updates on academic and student affairs, admissions, institutional advancement, finance, IT and campus facilities.

March 1, 2023

Faculty Film 'The Wedding' Looks Beyond the Altar

What's in a wedding?

Abdel-Motaal speaks at a podium during commencement while wearing a cap and gown

March 1, 2023

The Importance of Lifelong Learning: 74 Year Old Master's Student Shares Her Story

“I am 74 years old – I know it is strange for a woman to confess her age. Our societies are aging and the concept of age is changing.

A single Egyptian pound coin rolls on its side with the text "Where are headed" in the bottom left

February 28, 2023

Sherif Kamel Talks Egypt's Top 3 Economic Challenges for 2023

With three currency devaluations in the last year and rising inflation, Egypt’s economic outlook for 2023 is riddled with uncertainty.

A scientist in a lab holding a test tube

November 4, 2022

What Goes Around Comes Around

Numerous studies have linked the fallout of climate change to an increase in both infectious and chronic diseases, many of which are irreversible. AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology is working to identify and understand more of these links, which may help us anticipate, mitigate or adapt to these challenges.

Future Fuel

A Legacy of Learning: AUC's Center for Learning and Teaching Celebrates 20 Years

#AUCSpeakUp Featured at Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2023

Saudi-Iran Agreement Brokered by China: Regional Implications

AUC Faculty Develop New Courses on Climate Change, Sustainability During 2023 Research and Creativity Convention

Campus Conversation; AUC's Strategic Priorities

Graduate Students Receive International Recognition for Documentary Films

Sherif Aly First from Region to Join Prestigious Accreditation Executive Committee

Earthquakes in Egypt? Tremors in Suez Raise Concerns

Women at AUC: Celebrating 95 Years

Board of Trustees Meets on Campus - Discusses Strategy, Community Initiatives

Faculty Film 'The Wedding' Looks Beyond the Altar

The Importance of Lifelong Learning: 74 Year Old Master's Student Shares Her Story

Sherif Kamel Talks Egypt's Top 3 Economic Challenges for 2023

What Goes Around Comes Around

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