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New Scholarships, University Research Coalition Launched at Chinese-African Forum

To watch the Chinese-African Higher Education Forum, click here.

The 6th International LaFarge Holcim Forum "Re-Materializing Construction" Kicks Off at AUC

The 6th International LaFarge Holcim Forum "Re-Materializing Construction," kicks off today! At the symposium, professionals and research institutions will explore new approaches towards sustainable building solutions. The symposium will host over 300 specialists from 50 countries.

Garden Grown

The gardens are the perfect place to take a study break, soak up the sun and this week at AUC, to get your juice fix!

April 7, 2019

A Towering Win: 'Ciel' AUC Team Wins AUC-TAMEER Water Tower Competition

A Towering Win

AUC, Cornell, MIT to Establish Centers of Excellence in Egypt

AUC, Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the American universities selected to launch three Centers of Excellence in Egypt, fostering research, scholarships and innovation in water, agriculture and energy.

Blockchain Competition and Implementation

Earlier this month, AUC's Department of Computer Science and Engineering hosted the first Blockchain Summit in Cairo in coordination with On-Demand Education Marketplace (ODEM.IO), a platform based in Switzerland that delivers blockchain technology.

Students, Faculty and Staff Reflect on Why They are Happy to Be AUCians

In honor of International Day of Happiness, AUC students, faculty and staff reflect on why they are happy to be AUCians.

Time to Tweet Right!

Twitter International in collaboration with AUC launched an academic competition for the first time in Egypt and the Middle East.

Harvard Networking Visit to AUC

AUC hosted a networking luncheon on campus in honor of Harvard alumni visiting from the United States and alumni holding dual-degrees from Harvard and AUC.

AUC to Host Chinese-African Higher Education Forum

On the occasion of the Year of Education initiative in Egypt and the country’s presidency of the African Union, AUC is organizing the Chinese-African Higher Education Forum, which will take place on April 2 and April 3, 2019 at the New Cairo campus, hosting leaders of more

Dame Minouche Shafik: 'Talent is Spread Evenly Around the World, but Opportunity is Not'

“I didn’t know Nadia Younes,” Dame Minouche Shafik stated as she began her lecture. “But I’m sure that if I did, we would have gotten on famously.”

AUC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Washington State University

AUC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Washington State University to prepare for future collaborations regarding projects, programs and activities, including international research collaborations and student exchange programs and Distinguished

Rare Books and Special Collections Digitization Project

AUC's Rare Books and Special Collections Library is collaborating with New York University to digitize 3,000 volumes of Arabic language texts.

March 20, 2019

A Q&A With LSE Director Dame Minouche Shafik

This year’s annual Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture features Dame Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the first woman in the school’s history to hold this position.

Alum Radwa Hamed Selected as Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Radwa Hamed '17, computer engineering and electronics and communications engineering AUC graduate, was chosen to receive a fully funded scholarship to pursue her graduate studies at Stanford University as a member of the 2019 Knight-Hennessy Scholars program.