Alexandria University Professor Donates Rare Cacti to AUC AUC has recently received a rare collection of more than 1,000 cactus plants of different sizes and types from Saad El Din Al Rakshy, professor of dairy microbiology at Alexandria University.
February 2, 2014 Low Egypt Rankings Due to Frail Economy, Poor Administrative System Out of 148 countries surveyed in the 2013 – 2014 Global Competitiveness Report, Egypt ranked 118 in terms of global competitiveness, lagging behind other countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, and ranked last in terms of the quality of primary education.
February 5, 2014 EduCamp Project Integrates Sustainability in Egyptian Public Schools Ending a three-year pilot project to introduce sustainability concepts in Egyptian public schools, AUC’s Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), in cooperation with the Education for Sustainable Development Beyond the Campus (EduCamp) consortium, handed over Education for Sustainable Developmen
Sustainability Discussion Series on Renewable Energy Begins Today Egypt faces persistent fuel and electricity shortages, as well as the threat of rising sea levels from global warming. Quite often, the answer proposed for Egypt’s energy challenges, large-scale and small, consists of just two words: renewable energy.
New Irrigation System, First Community Garden in Western Desert Oases The Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE), formerly the Desert Development Center, has successfully installed a new drip irrigation system, including pop-up sprinklers, and established two community gardens in the Western Desert oases of ElHeiz and Abu Minqar, utilizing grey water
Community-Based Learning Broadens Perspectives, Social Understanding Reem Deif, a psychology major and development studies minor, went to an orphanage every Saturday to teach children with learning disabilities Arabic, math and general skills through the nongovernmental organization Wataniya.
January 16, 2014 Finance Students Get Taste of Real World Stock Market, Investments Getting a glimpse of real-life stock brokerage, students in the Investment Analysis finance class used a simulation software to trade on the U.S. market for seven weeks and track how their stocks performed, giving them a practical experience that they can draw upon in their future careers.
December 1, 2014 Seven AUC Master’s Programs Ranked Among Top 200 Worldwide Seven AUC graduate programs were recently ranked among the best five in Africa and among the top 200 worldwide in the 2013 - 2014 Eduniversal rankings.Three graduate programs from the School of Business were ranked the first in Africa, whereas the Master of Arts in journalism and mass communicati
January 9, 2014 This Month in AUC History: Hill House Inaugurated on January 13, 1953 The Hill House was named after William Bancroft Hill and his wife Elise Weyerhaeuser Hill. William Hill served on AUC’s Board of Trustees for almost 25 years, including 20 years as chairman.
January 2, 2014 AUC Conducts Assessment of Operations, Establishes Risk Register PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently conducted an assessment of the possible risks that might affect AUC’s operations and activities, including compliance, financial, operational, reputational and strategic risks.
January 2, 2014 MBA, Economics Master's Programs Ranked Top in Africa Three graduate programs at AUC’s School of Business –– Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in economics and Master of Arts in economics in international development –– have been ranked number one in Africa, according to the 2013 - 2014 Eduniversal ranking of top master’s programs.
December 23, 2013 Faculty Reflects on 2013 in Revolutionary Context, Literary Realm After more than two years of revolution, 2013 has been a year of change and reassessments on so many levels. While 2011 was the year of revolutionary change, 2013 is the year in which we have had to contemplate two years of revolution and reflect on our gains and losses.
Middle States Commission Reaffirms AUC Accreditation AUC’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) was recently reaffirmed, with no follow-up comments.
Renovated Academic Advising Center Provides Personalized Experience The new premises for the Academic Advising Center, located in The Hatem and Janet Mostafa Core Academic Center, have been recently completed.
