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September 16, 2024

Global Digital Universities Conference Kicks Off at AUC

Marking the first time for the event to be held in Egypt, AUC is hosting the 2024 Digital Universities Arab World conference including more than 300 industry leaders from over 24 countries spanning four continents.

September 18, 2024

A Warm Welcome to Our New Faculty

A warm welcome to all our new faculty! With research interests from international policy to visual storytelling, we are thrilled to have incoming faculty this fall who are experts in a range of disciplines.

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September 16, 2024

New Cybersecurity Specialization Introduced

In an ode to AUC’s global citizenry and leadership in innovation, the University is offering a new cybersecurity specialization and welcomed the first cohort of its newly launched international joint degree program.

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September 3, 2024

What Do You Need in a Relationship?

The Attachment Lab has garnered significant recognition both from within AUC and across other universities due to its unique capacity to conduct research within an Arab context and enable culturally inclusive understandings of relationship dynamics.

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September 1, 2024

Remembering AUC Trustee Nabil Elaraby

Elaraby served as a member of AUC’s Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2007, after which he became an advisory trustee.

August 22, 2024

Students Design Community-Based, Architecture Pavilions

Students in the Digital Representation Tools for Architects course worked hands-on to create creative, architectural pavilions.

August 22, 2024

AUC Olympians

News@AUC connected with some of the students and alumni who took part in the Paris 2024 Olympics, capturing their emotions and unforgettable experiences from the event.

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August 19, 2024

U.S. Naval Academy Students Study Arabic, Tour Egypt

STEM students from the U.S. Naval Academy studied Arabic at AUC this summer, including Modern Standard Arabic and colloquial Egyptian Arabic.

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August 13, 2024

Health and Happiness

Professor Mohamed Salama tackles misconceptions about aging and delves into Egypt’s first long-term aging study, which he launched last year.

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August 5, 2024

History Is in the Cards

Student Lena Boraei teams up with community initiative Athar Lina to engage kids in local history.

August 5, 2024

AUCians Shine at International Journalism Conference

Presenting research tackling contemporary topics in the field, our faculty, students and alumni are shining at the upcoming Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference.

July 29, 2024

The Psychology of Music and Focus

If you’ve ever crammed for a final last minute and put on your favorite playlist to keep you focused, you’re not alone. But does listening to music while you work actually help your performance?

July 23, 2024

New, Digital Learning Spaces in Library Revamp

A major transformation lies ahead for the AUC Library with the help of a $2 million American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) grant from the USAID.

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July 16, 2024

The Cultural Significance of Hair in Egypt

Professor Ramy Aly looks to contemporary Egyptian hair culture to give insight into how race functions on a social level in Egypt.

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July 9, 2024

Four Universities, Three Countries, One Class

The course prepares students for the rapidly evolving area of software engineering by working with their international peers to create projects beyond academics to experiential, hands-on learning.