Business News
Heroes Wear Gowns: A Glimpse of Our Multifaceted Graduates of 2020
How they made it; inspirational stories, insights, reflections, and lessons from our most recent graduating class of January 2020. One of the oldest yet most treasured traditions of commencements around the world is the commencement speeches, usually delivered by a representative of the graduating class. The final choice of the graduating class representative is principally based on a “competition”, where students submit their speeches and the top one is selected.
Columbia Business School MBA Students Work with AUC Venture Lab Startups
A group of second-year MBA students from the Columbia Business School spent one week in Cairo as part of a global immersion class conducted in partnership with the AUC Venture Lab. Describing their visit in one word, the students called it “impressive.”
One on One Feature with Angus Blair; Global Finance Magazine’s Emerging Markets Superstar
Rated “Emerging Markets Superstar” by Global Finance magazine and given the prestigious number one position for his coverage of the MENA region’s markets by Institutional Investor magazine, Angus Blair is the current CIB Professor of Practice in Banking at the AUC School of Business.
In the Media
What After Egypt's Economic Reforms?
Business Forward's second anniversary, themed around 'What After Egypt's Economic Reforms? A Look Forward.' brought about economic insights on the next steps the country needs to take after the recent economic reforms, the event featured insightful modern day 15-minute sessions with experts from the government, financial institutions, the private sector, academia, and international organizations. You can check DMC TV's report below.
Business News In Motion
Videogames: A Blessing or a Curse?
Studies have often shown the negative effects of video games on children. Dina Bassiouni '06, assistant professor of marketing, takes a different stance through her research, highlighting the role of video games on children's identity development as well as other social and educational benefits. Watch her discuss her research
Women on Boards Monitoring Report - English
The report includes a simple indicator for women on boards in Egypt and identifies the gap of women on boards in each sector to reach the target of the 2030 strategy. The gap of women on boards in particular sectors was disclosed, with banks leading with 11.4%, followed by listed companies 10.2% and public enterprise companies 8.3%.
