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January 7, 2019

Business Student Winners of Raya Step-Up Competition Attend IBS Americas Course in Italy

Within the School of Business’s advocacy for entrepreneurship, a competition for undergraduate students was held in November in collaboration with Raya, under the title “Raya Start-Up Competition”.

January 29, 2019

AUC School of Business Celebrates 2019 Midyear Commencement

On January 29, the AUC School of Business held its Midyear Commencement in Bassily Auditorium. Different from tradition, this commencement was the first of the new intimate school-based commencement format.

November 14, 2017

AUC First University in Egypt to Offer FinTech Program

AUC recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Luqman Weise Capital to establish the Luqman Weise FinTech Fellowships Fund. The program will begin admitting students in Spring 2018, offering 14 fellowships for Egyptian students to attend AUC in pursuit of a Master of Science in finance.

AUC Students Win First Place in the Engineering and Commerce Case Competition

An AUC team made up of four students from the School of Business and the School of Sciences and Engineering won first place in the Engineering and Commerce Case Competition (EngComm) in Montreal, Canada.

Entrepreneurial Roadmap in Egypt

While Egypt’s entrepreneurship ecosystem still ranks low compared to global averages, there is a positive improvement trend, albeit slow.

AUC Venture Lab Celebrates Graduation of 11th Cycle of Startups

The AUC Venture Lab at the School of Business celebrated the graduation of the 11th cycle of the Startup Acceleration Program and the fifth cycle of the FinTech Acceleration Program.

Chief Economist of the IMF Maurice Obstfeld

November 8, 2018

Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund Speaks on Economic Policy

The AUC School of Business and The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) co-hosted a Seminar on “World Economic Outlook and Risks” by Professor Maurice Obstfeld, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund on November 7.

November 15, 2018

AUC School of Business Launches Family Business Consortium

AUC School of Business hosted the first meeting of the Family Business (FB) consortium of the Arab region on November 12.

November 15, 2018

15 Years of Supporting Talent Advancement at Ezzsteel

AUC School of Business has been collaborating with Ezz Steel for the past 15 years, to offer their selected employees comprehensive programs in marketing, finance, and strategic project management.

November 13, 2018

Remembering Galal Amin: Honoring the Life of a Legend

“To quote Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet,’ I shall not look upon his like again,” said Soreya Altorki, professor of anthropology, in the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology at the memorial service for Professor Emeritus Galal Amin.

Making Cents of the Economy

Egypt has moved from being in a “crisis zone” only two years ago to an “investor haven” now, according to Bloomberg.

Back to Business with Dean Sherif Kamel

Sherif Kamel ‘88, ‘90, ‘13 recalls with amusement the time a faculty member approached him to ask him what he was doing sitting in her class.

October 29, 2018

Forbes Names Alumnae Among Region's Most Influential Women of 2018

Working in diverse fields, from banking and trade to business management and telecommunications, 13 AUC alumnae are named by Forbes Middle East among The Middle

AUC Venture Lab: Five Years of Changing Egypt's Entrepreneurial Landscape

The AUC Venture Lab, Egypt’s first University-based startup incubator and accelerator, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

Ahmed Sharafeldin helped organize the first Annual Conference of Egyptian Economics Students, which aims at fostering undergraduate economic research

Economics Senior: Liberal Arts is the Road to Self-Discovery

For Ahmed Sharafeldin, a graduating senior and recipient of the May ‘87 and Ahmed Heikal Endowed Public School Scholarship, AUC's liberal arts education has allowed him to discover his greatest passion: economics.