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May 8, 2019

Acting Abroad: Students Travel to Berlin for 19th Festival International New Drama

Earlier this month, 15 AUC theatre students traveled to Berlin to participate in the 19th Festival International New Drama (FIND) at the Schaubühne Theatre. Other participating universities

May 2, 2019

Water-Way: AUC, Alexandria University Partner in Consortium to Launch Center of Excellence in Water

AUC and Alexandria University are partnering to establish a USAID-funded Center of Excellence in Water.

May 19, 2019

Getting to the Garden

Despite the fact that just under a quarter of AUC's New Cairo campus is made up of gardens, many AUCians don't know much about the space.

"Climate-Smart Agriculture Solutions for Egypt" Seminar

Don't miss the public "Climate-Smart Agriculture Solutions for Egypt" Seminar, taking place today from 9:30 am - 1 pm in the Conference and Visitor Center, Room P019.

April 14, 2019

AUC Launches El Mostakbal: The Middle East Looking Forward

This week as part of AUC's Centennial Campaign, the University launched "El Mostakbal: The Middle East Looking Forward," an initiative aimed at jumpstarting a global conversation about regional issues and local challenges, providing a high-level platform for a dialogue on significa

April 16, 2019

Lafarge at AUC: Constructing Change Toward Sustainable Solutions

AUC recently hosted the sixth International LafargeHolcim Forum “Re-materializing Construction,” a symposium bringing together more than 350 participants representing over 50 countries. Egypt is the first Middle East and African country to host the event.

April 14, 2019

EarthWeek: Staying Sustainable at AUC

This week, the Office of Sustainability and the Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability are celebrating AUC’s EarthWeek, an annual event celebrating international Earth Day.

April 16, 2019

Summer@AUC Launching Summer 2019

With the majority of students heading home at the end of the spring semester, college campuses tend to quiet down in the summer.

April 23, 2019

Coloring Cairo: Winning AUC Student Design to 'Color' Egypt's First Beautified Water Tower

Last week, graphic design students on the team Ciel, Ghenwa Yehia ElMougy, Farah Habib, Nehal Ezz and Mariam Ismail, won the AUC-TAMEER water tower beautification competition with their blended composition of the sky. Their submission fuses the shades of the firmament at different times of day and incorporates hazy lines and vivid colors. At the bottom of the design, a crowd of people look up at in awe at the heavens above them.

AUC Hosts Cairo Media Conference Cultivating Collaboration Between the Industry and Academia

AUC hosted the Second Cairo Media Conference, Cultivating Collaboration: How Industry and Academia Can Transform Digital Storytelling.

AUC Hosts 16th Annual AMICAL Conference

The AUC Library recently hosted the 16th annual AMICAL Consortium conference at AUC. AMICAL is a consortium of American international liberal arts institutions that work toward common goals for libraries, technology and learning.

The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary

On Sunday, March 31, 2019, the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) celebrated its 10th anniversary. AUC President Francis J.

April 9, 2019

Mining the Future: New Data Science Major First in Egypt, Arab World

The first-of-its-kind in Egypt and the Arab world, AUC's undergraduate data science program will begin in September 2019, leading to a Bachelor of Science in data science.

April 23, 2019

AUC Competition Community Artwork to Decorate Public Schools

As part of AUC's efforts to engage high school students, the Department of the Arts and the Office of Enrollment, Admissions and Student Service Center recently planned and held a Wall Art Competition for high school students from seven different schools in Cairo.

Presidential Encounters

Left: Merna with Ambassador Ricc