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May 27, 2014

Students to Design, Build Greenhouse Model Through Living Learning Lab

Architectural engineering students 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 the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE).

Seven AUC Community Members Awarded at University Forum

Six outstanding AUC staff members and administrators were honored with the President’s Catalyst for Change Awards during the University Forum yesterday, in recognition of their contributions to the AUC community.

May 22, 2014

Community-Based Learning Day to Announce New Program Name Today

On Tuesday, May 27, the annual Community-Based Learning (CBL) Day will be held on campus to not only celebrate CBL achievements during the past year, but also mark CBL’s change of name to the Academic Community Engagement program.

AUC Students Place Second Worldwide for Online Food Ordering App

Three AUC students are preparing to launch their award-winning mobile and web application for online food ordering, Engezni, which won second place worldwide at the University Mobile Challenge, an annual competition that is part of the Mobile World Congress, the largest conference and exhibition

May 20, 2014

Find Out Catalyst for Change Award Winners at University Forum Today

For the third consecutive year, winners of the President's Catalyst for Change award will be announced at the University Forum to be today, Sunday, May 25, at 1:00 pm in Moataz Al Alfi Hall. All members of the AUC community are welcome to attend.

May 20, 2014

Common Reading Program Instills Culture of Learning Among Freshmen

This year, AUC introduced the One Book, One Conversation, One Community pilot common reading program, where first-year students were all asked to read the first chapter of the novel Zeitoun as part of the freshman program orientation.

May 18, 2014

Cairo Review Spring 2014 Features Report on Arab World Struggle

Syrian poet Adonis, winner of the 2011 Goethe Prize for literature, said in an interview with The Cairo Review of Global Affairs 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.

This Month in AUC History: First Open House Day Unites AUC Community

On May 16, 1959, the first annual AUC Open House Day was organized by students, in coordination with various offices and departments, as well as the dean of students.

Three New Members Join AUC’s Board of Trustees

Three new members have joined AUC’s Board of Trustees: Lisa Brown, vice president and general counsel at Georgetown University; Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs at The George Washington University and president of the Middle East Studies Association; and Ali

AUC, MIT Enterprise Forum Hold First Startup Competition on Campus

AUC is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum (MITEF) of the Pan Arab Region to co-organize its annual Arab Startup Competition, which is being held for the first time on the New Cairo campus.

Memorial Service Today Honoring the Life of Elsaid Badawi

A memorial service honoring the life and contributions of Elsaid Badawi, professor emeritus of applied linguistics, will be held today, Monday, May 19, 2014 in Moataz Al Alfi Hall from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.

July 22, 2018

All You Need to Know About MERS

With the recent spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) from Saudi Arabia to the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including Egypt, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared at a press conference yesterday -- following an emergency meeting in Geneva the day before

May 13, 2014

AUC First University in Egypt to Offer GMAT Testing

AUC’s Engineering and Science Services (ESS) is now one of only two locations in Egypt where business school applicants may take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), a prerequisite for most Master of Business Administration programs worldwide.