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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 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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AUC, Silver Screen Film School Launch Egypt's First Film Business Certificate

AUC’s School of Continuing Education (SCE) recently graduated the inaugural cohort of Egypt’s first Film Industry Business Certificate, a program that launched this summer in partnership with the ...
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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 First-of-Its-Kind Diploma In Process Safety Management For The Egyptian Energy Sector

The American University in Cairo (AUC) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Methanex Egypt, the sole producer of methanol in Egypt, ...
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Alumni Spotlight: From AUC to Harvard

With a published research paper and a first-place finish at a major research competition under his belt, Mohamed Samy Abdallah ’21 made waves as an undergraduate. Now pursuing a PhD in applied physics ...
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Healthcare in Egypt: A Path to Reform and Sustainability

As Egypt expands its Universal Health Insurance System to cover all citizens by 2030, addressing gaps in access, affordability and quality of care has become crucial. To tackle these issues head-on, a ...
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Future Engineers Intern at Dubai's Burj Azizi

Eight students from AUC’s Department of Construction Engineering completed a weeklong internship at the construction site for Dubai’s Burj Azizi, slated to become the world’s second tallest tower. The ...