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AUC Press Participates In The 2026 Cairo International Book Fair

Cairo, January 22, 2026 - The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press is participating in the 57th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF). The fair officially opened on Wednesday, January 21, and is ...
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Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Fill in and submit the application form. There is no required application fee Submit a recommendation letter Submit a detailed medical statement indicating that they are in good health and are ...
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AUC Day Care

The University has partnered with the Early Years Company (EYC) to operate and manage the on-campus Children’s Day Care Center at AUC New Cairo. The Early Years Company, an English-medium day care and ...
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AUC Hosts Faculty Research Roundtable on Child Development

The series is an ongoing University initiative that highlights the expertise of faculty members whose innovative research drives global impact.
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Healthy Aging Research Partnership

Mohamed Salama, professor at AUC's Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, alongside Vaibhav Narayan, the Executive Vice President at Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, and Mie Rizig, a Clinical ...
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The 15-Minute City: Q&A with Carlos Moreno

AUC welcomed Professor Carlos Moreno from Panthéon-Sorbonne University for a talk on urban innovation on November 6. His lecture, “Urban Proximity Matters,” aligned with themes of the World Urban ...
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AUC Receives Single Largest Gift in its History to the School of Business

AUC received the single largest philanthropic gift in the institution’s history to support excellence in business education, interdisciplinary research and exchange programs with leading American ...
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Egypt and the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

March 22 is World Water Day, a United Nations holiday that aims to spark discussion on the importance of freshwater and the sustainability of freshwater resources. For Egypt, the Grand Ethiopian ...
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Halloween Costumes Reinforce Gender Roles, Break Cultural Norms

Costumes are an integral part of the Halloween tradition, yet sociologists argue that these costumes play a role in reinforcing gender stereotypes and, in some cases, breaking cultural norms.
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Faculty Share Tips, Practices, Stories

From encouraging quieter students to participate through Google Docs to inviting theatre artists as guests and cracking jokes with students through class WhatsApp groups, these faculty members are ...
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Trustee Sadek Wahba '87 Appointed to Biden's National Infrastructure Advisory Council

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Sadek Wahba '87, member of the AUC Board of Trustees, to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). “The national infrastructure advisory ...
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AUC's Salima Ikram Involved in Major Mummy Finding That May Alter History

A mummy suspected to belong to an ancient nobleman, discovered in 2019 by a Charles University archaeological mission led by archaeologist Mohamed Megahed, Charles University, Czech Republic, and ...