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4th SEA Student Conference: Navigating Limits: Relations, Space and the Making of Subjects

The 4th SEA annual student conference brings together the work of students in our undergraduate and graduate programs around the themes of Navigating Limits and the Making of Social Subjects. Students will present their research throughout the day and engage in conversation across the disciplines of Anthropology, Sociology and Egyptology on subjects ranging from music and literature, ritual an...

Nov

Webinar: Navigating Egypt’s Agricultural Challenges for a Sustainable Future

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Online

The Alternative Policy Solutions project invites you to join a webinar titled: “Navigating Egypt’s Agricultural Challenges for a Sustainable Future” Featuring Dr. Zakaria Elhaddad, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Banha University. The session will be moderated by Ali Almoghazy, Senior Researcher, Alternative Policy Solutions. This webinar explo...

Dec

Step into My Shoes - Lunch Preparation (Accessibility Simulation)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This event is a focused, high-impact simulation designed to foster empathy and build awareness among participants regarding the challenges faced by individuals living with various disabilities. The primary goal is to provide non-disabled attendees with a short, experiential understanding of how simple, everyday tasks can become exclusionary when environmental or process design is not inclusive.

Nov

The StAr-Doc Project: Applying Digital Methods to the Documentation of Archaeological Pottery

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Ceramics are a key component of archaeology, telling us about dating, room use, as well as revealing aspects of daily and ritual life. Recording ceramics accurately is crucial to archaeological work. This lecture explores a novel, state-of-the-art way of documenting ceramics using virtual modelling. Speaker: Cristina Mondin Cristina Mondin obtained both her master’s degree and PhD in Arc...

Dec

Fascist Temptations in Trump’s America

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Professor Lisa Wedeen of the University of Chicago for a discussion exploring the allure of authoritarian politics in contemporary U.S. society and its broader implications for democracy and political life.

Dec

Cosmopolitan Belonging: Reading Gustave Flaubert’s “Carnets de Voyage” Beyond “Orientalism”

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Rather than portraying Gustave Flaubert’s Egyptian sojourn as a paradigmatic instance of Orientalism, this talk foregrounds a transhistorical cosmopolitan disposition in his work and proposes a rereading of the 1849–50 "Carnets de voyage".

Dec

Department of Applied Linguistics and Educational Studies Lunch and Talks

12:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Welcome to the Department of Applied Linguistics and Educational Studies, where research and teaching transform lives Join Us for Lunch and Talks We invite you to become part of our dynamic community, where every conversation is an opportunity to learn, and every classroom is a laboratory for positive change. Talk 1: Empowering Students and Empowering Teachers Talk 2: Building Tomorro...

Nov

A Belgian-Dutch Jazz Evening

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a mesmerizing concert featuring Belgian jazz pianist Jef Neve and Dutch trumpet master Teus Nobel. Together, they present Esho Funi — a musical journey inspired by the harmony between life and its environment. Experience an unforgettable evening of jazz, emotion, and cultural harmony at the historic Ewart Memorial Hall. Presented by: The Embassy of Belgium and the Embassy o...

Dec

OSL Dance Night

6:00 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Experience a day of film-inspired dance, Hip-Hop, Tap, Folklore, alongside Egyptian heritage crafts, celebrating creativity, culture and artistic expression.

Nov

KCC MEA Research Conference

Nov 16 – Nov 17

9:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Join us at Onsi Sawiris School of Business for the KCC MEA Case Conference 2025: Reimagining the Case Method in the Age of AI.