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October 2, 2021

Spreading awareness on family planning in Egypt – The latest youth competition by the Gerhart Center

Egypt’s population rose from 72 million in 2006 to 100 million in 2020, and is expected to reach 128 million by 2030. This spike in growth is mainly due to the increasing birth rate, which rose from an average of 3.0 to 3.5 births per woman from 2008 to 2013.

September 30, 2021

Eight years of shaping Egypt’s startup ecosystem – AUC Venture Lab Demo Day Spring 2021

After being streamed virtually for the past two years, the AUC Venture Lab Demo Day

September 26, 2021

Gateway to excellence: AUC School of Business joins the Business Graduates Association (BGA)

This fall, as an AMBA-accredited school, AUC School of Business has been invited to join the growing Business Graduates Association (

July 27, 2021

Alumni Shine at Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards

AUC's alumni left their mark at Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards, taking home a number of awards. The event is held to honor the country's brightest entrepreneurs. You can find the full list of awardees here.

June 30, 2021

Hack-21 to an end…CEI Holds the Final Ceremony of the Annual International Hackathon

"Fantastic Four from The American University in Cairo and EX10 from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand win Hackathon 21 hosted by AUC School of Business."

June 29, 2021

AUC students excel at the Central Bank of Egypt’s FinYology Competition

The top teams from the Spring 2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation ENTR4102 class were invited to present their projects to the Central Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr for the

June 29, 2021

Joining AUC: A Dream Come True

“It was my dream to join the AUC School of Business,” said Kholoud Wael, accounting and finance junior student.

June 27, 2021

Board of Trustees Approves New Tenures

At its recent meeting, AUC's Board of Trustees approved the tenure of Assistant Professors Rania Samir

June 13, 2021

AUC Venture Lab, Egypt Ministry of Planning Launch Training Program to Support Entrepreneurship

The AUC Venture Lab and the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development have collaborated to launch a capacity-building program for business incubators and accelerators

May 31, 2021

EiR: a new transformational entrepreneurship journey for our students

“I felt lucky to be granted the opportunity to participate in 2021's EIR program as the field of international entrepreneurship is on the rise, and for this reason, I felt that joining such a prog

May 20, 2021

Bringing Ideas to Life – Startup Launchpad: V-Lab’s latest success story in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

“This experience gave me a better understanding of customer needs and brought me closer to the market, and the weekly dedicated mentoring sessions helped me refine my business model.” - Sara

May 11, 2021

AUC Schools Rank Top in Africa

Eduniversal and QS World University rankings have ranked different AUC programs as some of the top performing and highest delivering academic courses of study in the continent, and the world. Check out some of the recent rankings by school below.

April 13, 2021

School of Business, Al Ahly Partner to Introduce Sports Management Education in the Region

“Today, Al Ahly Club, a big entity, and The American University in Cairo, also a big educational institution, collaborate toward a program that will benefit the community and the future leaders of society.

April 13, 2021

Egypt Gives: AUC Student Hana Wali on a Mission to End Homelessness

Statistics say that there are 12 million homeless Egyptians, including those living in slums (ashwa’eyat).

April 8, 2021

AUC V-Lab Demo Day graduates even more promising start-ups

Another round, and another AUC VLab Demo day featuring a fascinating graduating cohort of startups.