AUC Moments and Memories of 2018

Nahla El Gendy

December 27, 2018

#AUCCampus

This campus shot was one of the top-performing social media posts in 2018, with a reach of 32,647 and 3,034 engagements.

Forbes Names Alumnae Among Most Influential Women of 2018

Forbes Middle East recognizes 14 AUC alumnae among The Middle East's Most Influential Women of 2018. These women work in an array of fields, from banking and business to telecommunications and law.

Students Design Egypt's First Beautified Water Tower

AUC Initiates Tobacco-Free Community Policy

The initiative limits smoking and tobacco use on campus in phases beginning February 18, 2018, when smoking became permitted in designated areas around campus and outside of the pedestrian gates. By February 2019, there will be no smoking or tobacco use of any kind allowed anywhere at AUC.

Alumna Wins Emmy for Documentary Film

Photo Credit: Marc Bryan-Brown Photography

AUC's Student-Designed Centennial Coin to be Minted by Egyptian Government

Lubna S. Olayan Speaks on Rising Arab Generation at Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture

Speaking to a packed audience, Lubna S. Olayan, CEO and deputy chairman of Olayan Financing Company, relayed a message that revolved around a vision for the rising Arab generation, focusing on education, which she says has been neglected for too long.

Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub Opens AUC's Research and Creativity Convention

AUC Holds Memorial Service Honoring Professor Emeritus Galal Amin

Arts, Community Outreach and Campus Animation Program Launched at AUC

AUC's Model United Nations, Model Arab League Break Records at International Conferences

AUC's Cairo International Model United Nations and Cairo International Model Arab League broke records this year at their international conferences in the United States, taking home more awards than AUC teams have ever won before.

AUC Students, Alumni Shine at World Youth Forum

AUC students and alumni were active participants at Egypt’s second World Youth Forum, a global platform for youth from around the world to exchange ideas with top policymakers. Watch and read how Aya Ateya ’07, '12, public coordinator of the forum, and other AUCians are working to instill positive change.

CASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary

For the seventh year, AUC hosted its annual Benefit Dinner in New York, raising more than $600,000 to go toward the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) Endowment Fund. The event was held in celebration of CASA's 50th anniversary.

AUC Partners with King's College London

AUC’s Accreditation Reaffirmed

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) has reaffirmed its accreditation of AUC through the 2026-2027 academic year. The University received the top level of MSCHE's reaffirmation of accreditation, without any requirements. AUC is the only University in Egypt that holds this accreditation.

Four Years in a Row: AUC Only College Outside North America in Princeton Review's Green Colleges Guide

For the fourth year in a row, AUC is the only higher education institution outside of North America to earn a coveted spot on The Princeton's Review's 2018 Guide to Green Colleges as a global exemplar of sustainability.

AUC Partners with Harvard University in Egyptology

This photo of President Francis Ricciardone signing AUC's exchange agreement with Harvard is the top-performing social media post in 2018, with a reach of 96,410 and 16,726 engagements.