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May 7, 2015

A Scholarship Alumnus from Beni Suef: Making a Difference in his Hometown and Around the World

“My story testifies to the brilliance of divine providence and exemplifies transformation through empowering opportunities,” said Raeef Barsoum ’12, a mechanical engineering graduate and recipient of the Leadership for Education and Development (LEAD) program at AUC.

May 7, 2015

Shaping a Just Society

Farida Ibraheem, the first recipient of the Mostafa El Baradei Fellowship in International and Comparative Law (LLM), believes change and development can only happen by reinforcing the rule of law and introducing law and development in Egyptian public law schools.

Gerhart: A Name Engraved in the Heart of AUC

These words are lived by to this day by the AUC community including its students, faculty, staff and alumni. Whether you got the chance to meet him in person or just hear about him, John D.

Scholarship Alumna Returns to AUC to Build Architecture Career

Grateful for her experience as an AUC undergraduate, Rania Busada, a former Shell Endowed scholar, returned to AUC to pursue a master’s degree in construction management.

Inspired to Give Back

Originally from Minya Governorate of Egypt, Michael Mahrous ’12 is the first recipient of the Suez Cement Company Endowed Fellowship established in 2014 to offer a once-in-a-life-time opportunity for an Egyptian student to pursue a Master of Science at AUC.

From AUC to St Andrews to Princeton University

A passionate scholar and an outstanding academic, Amr Osman ’00, political science graduate and recipient of AUC’s Public School Scholarship Fund, pursued a career in academia right after graduating from AUC and now holds the position of assistant professor of history at Qatar Universit

May 7, 2015

What a Liberal Arts Education is all About

Engineering graduate, Muhammad Helmy ’13, is working at Enppi, one of the largest engineering companies in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa for petroleum, gas, petrochemicals, power and other related industries. He is the recipient of the Vodafone Public School Scholarship

May 7, 2015

A Scholarship Alumnus: A Rising Star in Management Consulting

Mohamed Omar Hasseeb ’11 decided to enter challenging and intriguing career, but he chose it with confidence, because he was prepared from his undergraduate studies at AUC.

May 7, 2015

Four AUC Alumnae Among 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2015

Four AUC alumnae have been named among CEO Middle East 's 100 most powerful women in the Arab world for 2015.

May 7, 2015

AUC Became the Proud Owner of a Life-Sized "Cairo Peace Donkey"

Intrigued by the love of art and culture, an anonymous benefactor provided AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) with a life-sized "Cairo Peace Donkey" painted by Austrian artist Sonja Moser.

May 7, 2015

Vodafone Public School Scholarship Alumna: "I Want to Show the World What a Well-Educated Muslim Woman Can Do"

Nada Abdel Ghani ’13, recipient of the Vodafone Public School Scholarship, has always had a dream to own her own multinational manufacturing company based in Egypt. After studying business administration at AUC, her aspirations for her future career increased.

May 7, 2015

Infatuated with Feminism and the Arab Spring

Passionate about feminism, Sara Verderi, the first recipient of the Cynthia Nelson Endowed Fellowship in Gender and Women’s Studies, has been always fascinated with leading female figures with specific emphasis on women activists during the Arab Spring.

May 7, 2015

How My AUC Experience Cemented my Commitment to Support the University

Testimony from former study-abroad student, Eduardo J. Lopez-Reyes, who came to study Arabic at AUC in 2005 and 2006.

Hats Off to the Graduating Class of February 2015

On a festive day full of joy and excitement for a new journey soon to begin, AUC awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees to 409 and 187 students respectively.

AUC: A Small Version of the World

Diversity, creativity, innovation and civic engagement are some of the characteristics that distinguish AUC from other universities, and they are traits that surely shape the students’ characters to prepare them well after graduation.

A Scholarship Alumnus from Beni Suef: Making a Difference in his Hometown and Around the World

Shaping a Just Society

Gerhart: A Name Engraved in the Heart of AUC

Scholarship Alumna Returns to AUC to Build Architecture Career

Inspired to Give Back

From AUC to St Andrews to Princeton University

What a Liberal Arts Education is all About

A Scholarship Alumnus: A Rising Star in Management Consulting

Four AUC Alumnae Among 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2015

AUC Became the Proud Owner of a Life-Sized "Cairo Peace Donkey"

Vodafone Public School Scholarship Alumna: "I Want to Show the World What a Well-Educated Muslim Woman Can Do"

Infatuated with Feminism and the Arab Spring

How My AUC Experience Cemented my Commitment to Support the University

Hats Off to the Graduating Class of February 2015

AUC: A Small Version of the World

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