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March 23, 2017

AUC to Turn Off Lights for International Earth Hour

For the first time, AUC will be officially participating as an institution in Earth Hour, a global initiative that aims to raise awareness about climate change by turning the lights off in populated areas.

Aliaa Ismail entering the tomb of Seti I for the first time in May 2016

Alum Trains Locals in Luxor on Digital Preservation Technologies

Alumna Aliaa Ismail '14 has spent the last year training local operators in advanced recording technologies as part of the Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative, which aims to preserve the tombs of the Theban Necropolis by utilizing new digital tech

March 20, 2017

Working Mothers: A Balancing Act

According to the World Bank, women make up approximately 24 percent of the Egyptian labor force. Many of these women face the challenge of balancing their careers with extensive parenting and household responsibilities.

March 20, 2017

Tuition Now Fully Stated in Egyptian Pounds

AUC’s Board of Trustees approved on March 17 tuition for the next academic year (2017-2018) to be stated exclusively in Egyptian pounds for Egyptian students. The new tuition rate will also equalize rates among currently enrolled and incoming classes.

March 19, 2017

Trump Travel Ban: Effect on Egypt, Middle East

In light of U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order reinstating the travel ban on citizens from Libya, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Yemen and Somalia, and its being subsequently blocked, director of the Middle East Studies Center, Robert Mason, shared his thoughts on the Trump admin

March 19, 2017

AUC Raises the Bar for Higher Education Across the Region, Report Says

AUC is one of few American universities in the Middle East that are potential “hubs of excellence” to support teacher training and education reform initiatives in the region, notes the Middle East Strategy Task Force, a bipartisan initiative created by the Atlantic Council, in its recen

March 16, 2017

Faculty Experts Dissect Sexual Harassment at Media Roundtable

“[To combat sexual harassment], we really need to start early with children.

March 16, 2017

Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

Two new members have joined AUC’s Board of Trustees: Hamza B. Alkholi, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alkholi Group in Saudi Arabia, and Naguib Sawiris, founder of Orascom Telecom Holding OTH and chairman of various organizations.

Farah Fawzy is the first AUCian as well as the first Egyptian female to win first place at the Regional Student Paper Contest at the Bahrain Oil and Gas Conference

Students Shine in Prestigious Global Competitions

This semester, AUC has witnessed students achieve feats in a variety of fields, succeeding in local and regional competitions that qualify them to move on to represent AUC, Egypt and the MENA region in competitions at the international level.

March 15, 2017

Students Work to Empower Refugees through Global Hult Challenge

At the annual Hult Prize, one of the largest student competitions for social good and dubbed “the Noble Prize for Students,” AUC teams secured top places in the local round and advanced to the regional finals.

March 15, 2017

Robotix Club Builds Underwater Robot, Advances to Regional Finals

Building an underwater robot, AUC’s Robotix club recently won the local round of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), an international robotics competition organized by Marine Advanced Technology Education. The team now qualifies for the regional finals, to be held in Alexandria on April 6.

CIMUN's secretary-general speaks at the opening ceremony

March 15, 2017

Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister Addresses 'Future Colleagues' at Model United Nations

Addressing students as “potential future colleagues," Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry spoke to the longstanding relationship between the Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN), AUC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at yesterday’s opening ceremony of the

NASA's Seven-Planet Discovery: Are We Alone in the Universe?

“For most of human history, we have been asking an identity question: ‘Are we alone [in the universe]?'” said Fady Morcos, associate professor of practice in the School of Sciences and Engineering.

July 22, 2018

International Student Advances Cross-Cultural Ties Through AUC Studies

Currently, a graduate fellow at AUC’s Middle East Studies Center, Heather Hunt (YAB ’09, ALU ’11) has long been passionate about forging non-traditional, global connections and cross-cultural understanding.

AUC community members holding banner saying "Become a donor"

March 8, 2017

Giving Starts at Home: President's Challenge Fund Engages Community

Giving Starts at Home

AUC to Turn Off Lights for International Earth Hour

Alum Trains Locals in Luxor on Digital Preservation Technologies

Working Mothers: A Balancing Act

Tuition Now Fully Stated in Egyptian Pounds

Trump Travel Ban: Effect on Egypt, Middle East

AUC Raises the Bar for Higher Education Across the Region, Report Says

Faculty Experts Dissect Sexual Harassment at Media Roundtable

Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

Students Shine in Prestigious Global Competitions

Students Work to Empower Refugees through Global Hult Challenge

Robotix Club Builds Underwater Robot, Advances to Regional Finals

Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister Addresses 'Future Colleagues' at Model United Nations

NASA's Seven-Planet Discovery: Are We Alone in the Universe?

International Student Advances Cross-Cultural Ties Through AUC Studies

Giving Starts at Home: President's Challenge Fund Engages Community

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AUC to Turn Off Lights for International Earth Hour

Alum Trains Locals in Luxor on Digital Preservation Technologies

Working Mothers: A Balancing Act

​Tuition Now Fully Stated in Egyptian Pounds

Trump Travel Ban: Effect on Egypt, Middle East

AUC Raises the Bar for Higher Education Across the Region, Report Says

Faculty Experts Dissect Sexual Harassment at Media Roundtable

Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

Students Shine in Prestigious Global Competitions

Students Work to Empower Refugees through Global Hult Challenge

Robotix Club Builds Underwater Robot, Advances to Regional Finals

Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister Addresses 'Future Colleagues' at Model United Nations

NASA's Seven-Planet Discovery: Are We Alone in the Universe?

International Student Advances Cross-Cultural Ties Through AUC Studies

Giving Starts at Home: President's Challenge Fund Engages Community

Tuition Now Fully Stated in Egyptian Pounds