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May 7, 2015

Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone

AUC encourages its students to study abroad for myriad reasons: experiencing a new culture, immersion in a different language and the independence of living alone abroad all contribute to the benefits of the study abroad experience.

May 7, 2015

The Physics Challenge

Oil painting, playing tennis, swimming and of course reading are some of the hobbies of Yumna Moussa, second recipient of the Joseph Van Vleck Endowed Scholarship. After joining AUC in Spring 2015, Moussa started to develop new interests.

AUC's 2015 carbon footprint report measures AUC New Cairo’s carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions over the span of three years and makes a plan for a more sustainable, green campus.

May 4, 2015

Three Years of Measuring AUC's Carbon Footprint: First-Time Trends

Over the past three years, AUC has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 4.25 percent.

Bahgat Korany is the first Arab to receive the Global South Caucus Distinguished Scholar Award for his contributions in the field of international studies.

Korany First Arab to Win Global South Distinguished Scholar Award

For the first time in its history, the International Studies Association (ISA) has awarded an Arab scholar, Bahgat Korany, professor of international relations and political economy at AUC and director of the AUC Forum, the 2015 Global South Caucus Distinguished Scholar Award for his contribution

AUC is pioneering building simulation technology to create better green buildings in Egypt.

July 21, 2018

AUC Pioneers Simulation Technology for Green Buildings in Egypt

As architectural design in Egypt is becoming more environmentally conscious, researchers at AUC are looking to build performance simulation to create better green buildings.

Prestigious Arabic Study-Abroad Program Back at AUC

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), the world's premier immersion study-abroad Arabic program that is now based at Harvard University, is returning to AUC during the 2015 – 2016 academic year, after a temporary, two-year relocation to Jordan.

Wadi Degla has established a full tuition scholarship for top student athletes.

Wadi Degla Establishes Full Tuition Scholarship for Student Athletes

Top-performing student athletes now have the chance to receive a full-fledged scholarship to study at AUC through the Wadi Degla Endowment Scholarship Fund for Student Athletes.

President Lisa Anderson has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2015

Anderson Elected to Members of Renowned American Academy of Arts, Sciences

AUC President Lisa Anderson has been elected among the 2015 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, alongside Nobel laureates; Pulitzer Prize winners; MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships; Grammy, Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards; as well as some of the world's most accomplish

March 11, 2015

Faculty Examine Strategies, Outlook of Economic Conference Tomorrow

With all eyes turned to Sharm El Sheikh for the upcoming Egypt Economic Development Conference, Egypt: The Future, due to begin tomorrow and expected to bring in a host of regional and international investors who will help develop the country’s investm

March 10, 2015

AUC Students Merge Engineering, Business at Montreal Case Competition

For the first time, four AUC students are competing in the second annual student-run Engineering and Commerce Case Competition (ECCC) at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. AUC's team is one of only two from outside of North America.

AUC: Elevating Arts; Watch Video

The growing digital world also means that people have access to the web in more places and on more devices like smartphones and tablets. Consequently, AUC's new website design will be responsive to all devices.

March 8, 2015

Benefit Dinner Raises Scholarship Funds, Honors Alumni Shapers of Arts

At the fourth annual benefit dinner held in New York City under the theme of AUC: Elevating Arts, the University raised more than $450,000, with net proceeds being used to support student scholarships.

Distinguished Female Visitors in Ewart History

AUC looked critically at the current website and pinpointed areas that needed to be improved. The old website was used simultaneously as a marketing tool, community resource and archive. Now, the new website will be organized into two categories: 1) a public site and 2) an internal site.

Mahmoud El Shimi, owner of Carnival Victoria kiosk in Maadi, after Tatweer substituted his old kiosk with a new one

Beyond Demo Day: Startups Find Success After the AUC Venture Lab

The Venture Lab (V-Lab) at AUC's School of Business is hosting Demo Day today, Thursday, March 5, for its third cycle, which is coming to a close.

March 3, 2015

Arab Human Development Report: Empowerment, Home-Grown Democracy Vital

The University is implementing this new design on an innovative, open-source content management system (CMS) called Drupal. All these enhancements aim at making sure that AUC keeps, and rather increases, its current traffic, which is nearly 1 million visitors per semester.