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President Ricciardone and Udacity COO Clarissa Shen announce the partnership

December 2, 2017

Udacity and AUC Announce Partnership

AUC and online educational platform Udacity are partnering to bring tech curriculum onto campus next year.

November 29, 2017

Self-Healing Buildings: Smart Construction of the Future

“Self-healing building techniques are like how we depend on our skin when it heals itself after a cut,” said Mohamed Nagib AbouZeid (MSc ‘91), professor of construction engineering, on this innovative concept.

November 27, 2017

Growing the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: AUC Partners with RiseUp for Annual Summit

Continuing to make its imprint as an innovative institution with extensive reach in the community, AUC has recently launched a strategic partnership for the RiseUp Summit, the largest innovation and entrepreneurship summit in the MENA region, taking place in the heart of downtown Cairo annually.

November 27, 2017

Student Walid Abou ElNour 'Making Ripples' at AUC and Around the World

Walid Abou ElNour, finance and accounting major, has recently been selected to attend the McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character in March 2018 at West Point in the United States.

November 26, 2017

John Baboukis: Connecting with Egypt Through Music

For John Baboukis, AUC professor and director of the music program, music –– and in many ways Egypt –– has always been a part of his life.

Competencies, Performance Appraisals 101

AUC’s Office of Human Resources (HR) has recently launched the competencies framework along with a new performance management system titled My Performance Journey.

November 19, 2017

Governor, Alumnus Tarek Amer to AUC: 'We Are Here to Serve Others, Not Ourselves.'

One year ago, the Egyptian pound was officially floated.

Helen Rizzo, AUC Associate Professor and Chair Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology

November 19, 2017

Helen Rizzo Aims to Reframe Sexual Harassment and Gender Relations in Egypt

Through two projects focused on gender relations and gender-based violence in Egypt, Helen Rizzo, associate professor of sociology and chair of the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, is examining if masculinities can be redefined to engage men in anti-gender-based violence (GBV

November 19, 2017

AUC Contributes Hassan Fathy Archives for Restoration of New Gourna

Archives from the Hassan Fathy Collection have recently surfaced to the spotlight from AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library to guide the restoration of New Gourna – Fathy’s most famous project and now a World Heritage Site.

November 19, 2017

Breaking Down Neuroethics with Dean Hassan El-Fawal

As AUC’s first Regional Symposium in Neuroethics approaches, community members are asking, what does the term “neuroethics” actually mean?

November 12, 2017

AUC Athletes to Compete in World InterUniversities Championships

A delegation of AUC athletes takes off this week to compete in the World InterUniversities Championships for the first time.

November 9, 2017

Alumnus Revolutionizes Transportation in Egypt, Tackles Emerging Markets

AUC alumnus Mostafa Kandil ’15 is just 24, and yet is already at the core of a revolutionary trend in Egypt with his new company Swvl, a mobile app that organizes convenient transportation routes around Egypt at reasonable prices.

November 9, 2017

Emerson Donates Oil and Gas Reservoir Characterization Software Licenses to The American University in Cairo

Cairo, Egypt [November 9, 2017] –

November 5, 2017

AUC First University in Egypt to Offer FinTech Program

AUC recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Luqman Weise Capital to establish the Luqman Weise FinTech Fellowships Fund.

July 22, 2018

Former AUC Counselor Amr Salama Elected Secretary-General of Association of Arab Universities

Amr Ezzat Salama, former AUC counselor and Egypt’s former minister of higher education and scientific research, has recently been elected as the new secretary-general of the Association of Arab Universities, which includes 323 universities.

Udacity and AUC Announce Partnership

Self-Healing Buildings: Smart Construction of the Future

Growing the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: AUC Partners with RiseUp for Annual Summit

Student Walid Abou ElNour 'Making Ripples' at AUC and Around the World

John Baboukis: Connecting with Egypt Through Music

Competencies, Performance Appraisals 101

Governor, Alumnus Tarek Amer to AUC: 'We Are Here to Serve Others, Not Ourselves.'

Helen Rizzo Aims to Reframe Sexual Harassment and Gender Relations in Egypt

AUC Contributes Hassan Fathy Archives for Restoration of New Gourna

Breaking Down Neuroethics with Dean Hassan El-Fawal

AUC Athletes to Compete in World InterUniversities Championships

Alumnus Revolutionizes Transportation in Egypt, Tackles Emerging Markets

Emerson Donates Oil and Gas Reservoir Characterization Software Licenses to The American University in Cairo

AUC First University in Egypt to Offer FinTech Program

Former AUC Counselor Amr Salama Elected Secretary-General of Association of Arab Universities

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