March 28, 2017 U.S. and U.K. Electronics Ban: International Implications The recent ban on in-flight electronics larger than a cell phone imposed by the United States and United Kingdom has triggered many questions among the international community.
March 28, 2017 Volunteers in Action Holds Job Fair for Children in Orphanages For the first time, Volunteers in Action (VIA) community service club held a job fair for children in orphanages around Cairo.
AUC Research Week: 'An Interdisciplinary Celebration of Research' AUC’s first Research Week will commence this Saturday, marking the first year that nine different research-related events are consolidated into one annual event. The week will feature 240 presentations by students and faculty members.
March 26, 2017 Facebook Partners with AUC Venture Lab for Messenger Bot Regional Challenge Facebook Messenger Bot Challenge is underway in partnership with and hosted by AUC Venture Lab. The regional competition is open to all developers in the Middle East and North Africa.
AUC Among 15 Breathtaking Campuses Around the World The American University in Cairo was recently listed among the top 15 most breathtaking college campuses from all over the world.
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.
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.
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.
