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October 6, 2020

"I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder

For philosophy senior Nadeen Ashraf, being a full-time student doesn't mean she won't have time to be at the forefront of a movement that's taken the country by storm.

October 6, 2020

Student Podcasts on Family Stories Make it to Broadcast Competition Finals

Journalism and mass communication students Noran Morsi and Mohamed Youssef took some personal family stories to the mainstage with podcasts they submitted to the Broadcast Education Association's On-Location Creative Competition.

October 6, 2020

New Contact Tracing Technology Based on WiFi to Help Curb Spread of COVID-19 on Campus

For the past several months, AUC’s Office of Medical Services has been contact tracing suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 to help curb the spread of the virus.

October 5, 2020

Egyptian Team Wins the Regional Finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition 2020

An Egyptian team of two undergraduate students: Habiba Abdelwahed, construction engineering senior at AUC who is minoring in business, and Abdallah Mohamed from the German University in Cairo, recently won the regional finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition.

October 4, 2020

The Plethora of Passions of AUC Student Ambassador Catherine Yassa

As an admirer of AUC’s rich cultural and academic history, Catherine Yassa, a mathematics graduating senior minoring in creative writing, joined the

October 4, 2020

$1.3 Million HUSS Grant for the Future of Art at AUC

AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences was recently awarded a grant agreement worth approximately $1.3M over two years from the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (USAID/ASHA)

September 30, 2020

AUC, USAID Launch First Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities

AUC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the first Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities (UCCD 2020) on September 28.

September 29, 2020

Tahrir Cultural Center Kicks Off El Gouna in Tahrir

El Gouna in Tahrir is a long-awaited collaboration between AUC's Tahrir Cultural Center and El Gouna Film Festival.

September 29, 2020

AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity

With the aim of combating sexual harassment and safeguarding its community, AUC established the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on August 1 to handle sexual harassment and discrimination complaints from students, faculty and staff.

September 29, 2020

New Business Majors, MBA Restructured

With the start of Fall 2020, AUC has introduced three new undergraduate business programs to its portfolio: Bachelor of Business and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Business in finance, and Bachelor of Business in marketing.

September 29, 2020

AUC, University of Lübeck Assemble World’s First Comprehensive Egyptian Reference Genome

Mohamed Salama, visiting associate professor at AUC's Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, physician and clinical neurotoxicologist, together with an Egyptian-German team from the University of Lübeck, assembled and annotated the world’s first comprehensive North African reference genome, EgyptRef.

September 28, 2020

The Center of Excellence for Water MOU Signing

AUC and Alexandria University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Sierra Engineering and Contracting and Demerdash sister companies.

September 27, 2020

Virtual Onboarding: AUC Welcomes New Staff

With a priority of maintaining a low-density campus and restricted face-to-face gatherings, AUC held its first virtual staff onboarding HR event to welcome new hires while ensuring their seamless integration among the AUC community during such a challenging and

September 23, 2020

AUC, USAID Launch Alexandria University’s Third University Center for Career Development

On September 14, AUC inaugurated a new USAID-funded University Center for Career Development Project (UCCD) at Alexandria University, marking the third center to be launched at the university and the 15

September 22, 2020

Scholarships a 'Starting Point' for Incoming Students

“I want my career to be filled with achievements, and I have faith that AUC will be my starting point,” said Ismail Raafat, a freshman at AUC.

"I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder

Student Podcasts on Family Stories Make it to Broadcast Competition Finals

New Contact Tracing Technology Based on WiFi to Help Curb Spread of COVID-19 on Campus

Egyptian Team Wins the Regional Finals of Schneider Electric’s Go Green Competition 2020

The Plethora of Passions of AUC Student Ambassador Catherine Yassa

$1.3 Million HUSS Grant for the Future of Art at AUC

AUC, USAID Launch First Virtual Career Fair for Egyptian Universities

Tahrir Cultural Center Kicks Off El Gouna in Tahrir

AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity

New Business Majors, MBA Restructured

AUC, University of Lübeck Assemble World’s First Comprehensive Egyptian Reference Genome

The Center of Excellence for Water MOU Signing

Virtual Onboarding: AUC Welcomes New Staff

AUC, USAID Launch Alexandria University’s Third University Center for Career Development

Scholarships a 'Starting Point' for Incoming Students

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