About CEI
Step into the world of Entrepreneurship today, a world of possibilities awaits.
Established in 2015 as the evolution of the 2010-launched Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program (EIP), the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) is a pioneer hub for all entrepreneurial stakeholders in Egypt and the MENA region.
Since its establishment 12 years back, the center's endeavors included promoting entrepreneurial education, endorsing the entrepreneurial ecosystem, offering capacity-building opportunities for the region, and pioneering cutting-edge research.
Being one of the initial entities in the Middle East to promote entrepreneurship, CEI has worked its way to marking its unique footprint in the field. Building on the center’s experience in inaugurating accelerators, supporting and spearheading the growth of startups, and linking the diverse groups constituting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, CEI vows to actively contribute to the advancement of entrepreneurship in the MENA region, empower its community with knowledge and know-how, and focus on identifying and filling the market gaps in the ecosystem, especially for youth and women.
Vision
Becoming a high-impact platform advocating entrepreneurial knowledge in the region.
Mission
To ceaselessly dispense pertinent, opportune, and targeted full-scale support for entrepreneurship advancement and innovation.
Values
Adaptability, Creativity, Integrity, Institutional
CEI News
Shorooq Partners Venture Capital Case Competition
AUC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Onsi Sawiris School of Business, joins forces with Shorooq Partners to launch Egypt’s first venture capital case competition, the “Shorooq Partners Venture Capital Case Competition.
Women's Entrepreneurship Day
AUC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Onsi Sawiris School of Business, strongly focuses on the empowerment of women entrepreneurs using the social innovation approach.
Pitchathon 22: From sustainable fashion to digital payment solutions
The Business Plan Project, Pitchathon, is part of the Experiential Learning Entrepreneurship Program (ELEP) launched by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) and the Business Association (BA). This initiative targets students enrolled in Entrepreneurship and Innovation classes (ENTR 3102).