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From Policy to Planet: Shahjahan Bhuiyan’s Vision for Sustainable Governance

As developing nations face increased and disproportionate threats of climate change, Professor Shahjahan Bhuiyan’s research found that public administration efforts need to be tailored to the specific ...
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A New Era in Egyptology: The Grand Egyptian Museum Opens its Doors

The Grand Egyptian Museum opened it doors on November 1, 2025. AUC community members weighed in on what the opening means for ...
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AUC Student Aspires to Use Architecture to Solve Global Challenges

With the support of the new Kerr Family Scholarship, AUC freshman Malak Hashem is on her path to becoming an architect whose buildings will address challenges to sustainability faced by communities ...
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AUC’s Onsi Sawiris School of Business CEMS Master in International Management Rises to 4th Globally in QS Rankings 2026

The CEMS Master in International Management (MIM), offered at Onsi Sawiris School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC), has achieved a remarkable milestone this year. The program has ...
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AUC Launches A New Fellowship To Build African Expertise In Brain Health And Neuroscience

The American University in Cairo (AUC) is launching the African Brain Health Institute (ABHI) Fellowship Program, a new initiative designed to strengthen research and training in brain health across ...
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New Academic Programs

The Fall 2025 semester brings with it new academic offerings: a restructured music major, a minor in sustainable energy and a biology specialization in genomics. The music program within the ...
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AUC Launches African Brain Health Institute Fellowship Program

AUC is launching the African Brain Health Institute Fellowship Program, with a curriculum focused on brain health tailored to the continent's cultural and social contexts. Led by Professor Mohamed ...
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Graphic Design Students Create Social Impact

From a card game mimicking the Egyptian tante (طنط) to a book translating Amazigh tattoos to a jingle that teaches children about dyslexia, the graphic design student projects featured in the Mashrou’ ...
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J-PAL MENA At AUC Celebrates Five Years Of Evidence-Policymaking In The Middle East And North Africa

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) marked its fifth anniversary this week, celebrating five years of ...
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Meet AUC's 2025 Faculty Merit Awardees

AUC honored two faculty members during the June 2025 undergraduate commencement for their distinguished contributions to research and academic service at the University. "I am truly honored, humbled ...
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AUC Launches Egypt's First Process Safety Management Diploma for Energy Sector

AUC, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Methanex Egypt are collaborating to launch Egypt’s first Process Safety Management (PSM) professional diploma for the oil, gas and ...