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This year's Forbes Middle East ranking of the 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Arab World includes 11 from AUC. Photo: Forbes Middle East

AUC Alumnae, Trustees Named Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen in 2015 by Forbes Middle East

Forbes Middle East recently released its third annual ranking of the 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Arab World. This year, 11 ambitious women from the AUC community were included.

October 13, 2015

Alumna Rana el Kaliouby AUC’s Newest, Youngest Trustee

Rana el Kaliouby ’98, ’00, chief strategy and science officer of Affectiva, a spinoff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, has been named to AUC’s Board of Trustees.

Marquetry veneer sandal from the tomb of Tutankhamun (Carter No. 397). Photograph by André J. Veldmeijer. Courtesy of the Ministry of Antiquities/Egyptian Museum Authorities.

October 11, 2015

King Tut's Sandals Featured at Ancient Egyptian Footwear Exhibition

The latest exhibit at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo lets visitors take a walk in King Tut’s shoes.

Graduate students Ahmad Amer and Ahmed Hafez work in the lab as part of Nageh Allam's team researching solar cell technology with their MIT counterparts

October 8, 2015

AUC Team Awarded MIT Grant for Solar Energy Research Collaboration

For the first time, a team from AUC has been awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Seed Fund to support collaboration on solar energy research between AUC and MIT.

AUC President Meets with Ruler of Sharjah

During a presidential trip to the Emirates, AUC President Lisa Anderson met with His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, supreme council member and ruler of Sharjah, to discuss ways to enhance scientific and research endeavors between AUC and the American University of S

Mark Mohy, SPE International President Nathan Meehan and Omar Fathy at the Student Awards Luncheon

October 7, 2015

AUC's Society of Petroleum Engineers Receives International Recognition

The AUC chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE-AUC) is one of only 20 student chapters worldwide to receive the 2014 - 2015 Outstanding Student Chapter award from SPE International.

RISE engages volunteers, students, and local community members in sustainability projects across Egypt

October 5, 2015

Gold Stevie Award for RISE-HSBC Sustainability Partnership

AUC’s Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) was recently recognized for its implementation of the Sustainable Water and Waste Management in Egyptian Communities program at the 2015 International Business Awards, where RISE’s corporate partner, HSBC Bank, received a prestigious G

The mummy of Irtieru. Musea Nacional De Arqueologia, Lisboa, DDF– Instituto Dos Museus e Conservacao, I.P.

First Kidney, Oldest Case of Renal Tuberculosis in a Mummy

Researchers in Portugal have found the first radiological outline of a kidney in an ancient Egyptian mummy and the oldest case of renal tuberculosis. To read the full article, click

The co-curricular transcript reaffirm's AUC's commitment to student development outside of the classroom

October 1, 2015

New Cocurricular Transcript Recognizes Student Extracurricular Activities

This fall’s incoming freshman class will be the first at AUC to graduate with a cocurricular transcript, a new initiative to officially document students’ extracurricular activities while at AUC.

Karim Seghir has been appointed by the European Foundation for Management Development to their Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) school accreditation system

Dean Seghir Serves on EQUIS Committee for Management Education

AUC School of Business Dean, Karim Seghir, has been appointed by the European Foundation for Management Development as a member of their Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), school accreditation system, Committee, taking effect starting this September.

AUC's new partnership with the Lawyers Syndicate will provide unique educational and professional opportunities to Egyptian and international law students

September 30, 2015

AUC, Lawyers Syndicate Partner on Academic Programs, Legal Research

AUC’s recent cooperation with the Egyptian Bar Association, also known as the Lawyers Syndicate, aims to improve the education, training and development of the current generation of Egyptian and international law students.

AUC student Yumna Moussa was featured in a U.S. News & World Report article

September 30, 2015

Physics Student Featured in U.S. News & World Report

AUC student Yumna Moussa, a recipient of the Joseph Van Vleck Endowed Scholarship, was featured in a U.S. News & World Report article about the growing number of undergraduates studying physics at Arab universities.

The School of Continuing Education at AUC (SCE) is partnering with Dandara Cultural Centers (DCC) to offer English language classes in Qena and Luxor this fall

September 29, 2015

AUC Partnership Provides English Language Classes in Qena, Luxor

Expanding its outreach efforts outside of Cairo, AUC’s School of Continuing Education will offer English language classes in Qena and Luxor this fall, in partnership with Dandara Cultural Center (DCC).

Ted Purinton, dean of the Graduate School of Education (GSE), aims to reform education across Egypt.

September 28, 2015

Purinton: Innovative Research, Analytical Approach for Education Reform in Egypt

To improve education in Egypt, Ted Purinton, dean of the Graduate School of Education (GSE), is focused on the big picture.

Muhammad El Gebali won the "Outstanding Presentation Award" for his research paper on matrices at this year's MAA Mathfest