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October 14, 2019

J-PAL Co-Founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo Awarded 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

The 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded in recognition of Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, for their experimental approach efforts to alleviating global poverty.

October 17, 2019

J-PAL at AUC Partners with UNICEF, Uses Evidence-Based Methods to Reduce Poverty

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at AUC (J-PAL) is partnering with UNICEF Egypt to host the first Global Evidence for Egypt seminar titled “Overcoming Youth Unemployment in Egypt: What We Can Learn from Randomized Evaluations.”

October 16, 2019

AUC-RiseUp Summit Partnership in Centennial Year

RiseUp Summit is coming to AUC New Cairo for the first time and is expected to attract 8,000-10,000 people, representing 60 countries.

July 31, 2019

The American University in Cairo Launches Leadership for Government Excellence Program

In May 2019, the American University in Cairo signed an MOU with the National Management Institute at the Ministry of Planning, marking the launch of a multi-year strategic partnership to offer executive and professional training to the Egyptian government’s lead

October 15, 2019

AUC's Master in International Management/CEMS Welcomes First Cohort

This fall, AUC welcomed the first cohort of students to its Master in International Management/CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management Education) — the only AUC program ranked by the Financial Times and The Economist.

October 1, 2019

First Base of the Pyramids (BoP) Summit in the Region at AUC School of Business

During the first three days of October, the John D.

June 18, 2019

AUC School of Business Academic Partner of 64th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Congress 2019

Between June 18-21, AUC School of Business joined the ICSB World Congress 2019 held in Cairo as the official academic partner; providing insights on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt and the region.

May 1, 2019

El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center announces new partnership with Emerald Publishing

El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) signs an agreement with Emerald Publishing to include their teaching cases in Emerald’s Emerging Markets Case Studies collection (EMCS).

March 31, 2019

AUC Venture Lab Partners with IFC to Support Uprising FinTech Startups in Egypt

March 31, AUC Venture Lab signs partnership with IFC to further support promising startups in the financial technology space through the launch of a two-year program.

March 24, 2019

AUC Student Team Pack Their “Toy Lab” All the Way to the Babson Collaborative Student Challenge 2019

The Toy Lab team members: Rana El Semary, Yomna Samy, Ahmed El Semary, mechanical engineering majors, Salma Morsy, actuarial science major, and Salma Ehab, double major in political science and anthropology, win the Local Babson Collaborative Stude

September 18, 2019

Promoting Experiential Learning and Versatile Faculty Activities Through Newly Introduced Stellar Teaching and Activities Recognition (STAR) Awards

The awards come in the form of recognition, in addition to, faculty support in all education-related purposes including enhancing the teaching experience, advancing research efforts, and encouraging professional development.

October 2, 2019

A New Era of Digital Education at AUC

According to Forbes, the worldwide e-learning market is projected to be worth $325 Billion in 2025. In its second century, AUC will be more focusing on its potential to innovate via empowering learners through digital education as the first university to have a robust information technology infrastructure and a Center for Learning and Teaching infrastructure.

September 23, 2019

AUC Hosts The Arab International Women's Forum, Empowering Women

Last week, AUC hosted Women as Engines of Economic Growth in collaboration with the Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF). Bringing together key representatives from different sectors, the full-day conference paved the road for in-de

September 16, 2019

Co-Working For Sustainable Employment Program Creates 12 Co-Working Spaces Across Nine Cities in Egypt

Through empowering co-working and innovation spaces and building networks across members of co-working spaces, 170 startups and 1000 jobs were created.