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.
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 Student Challenge which took place on March 24 and prepare for the global challenge.
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.
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.
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-depth discussions on the glass ceilings facing women and delivered recommendations on how to break such ceilings, empower women and challenge the status quo.
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.
Women on Boards Observatory Releases 2018 Monitoring Report
In the latest monitoring report, 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%.
Promoting Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility among Youth and Children
Through 2019 Summer Bootcamp: Engaged Generation During July, the Gerhart Center offered a two-week summer bootcamp targeting youth within the Summer at AUC program The main aim of the summer bootcamp held by The John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business was to promote civic engagement and endorse the idea of social responsibility among university students and children.
AUC School of Business Official Sponsor of EFMD Responsible Business Case Competition Track
The responsible business case studies will mainly incorporate cases that address corporate governance, financial reporting and auditing, integrated reporting, anti-corruption, business ethics, social marketing, gender equality, corporate sustainability, and responsible business education and practices.
Executive Education Launches First Run of Retail Management Program
Due to the recent marginal stability in inflation rates during the year and major economic reforms, the retail sector is expected to maintain a positive growth trajectory in the medium- to long-term. This anticipated growth, associated with consumers’ evolution and the change of spending patterns, encouraged the Alexandria Business Association (ABA) through the Egyptian initiative for retail development committee to approach the AUC School of Business for a collaboration in developing programs for retail professionals.
AUC School of Business Recognized as Beta Gamma Sigma’s 2019 Honors Chapter
This year, the School’s Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter has been qualified for recognition as an Honors Chapter, which is indicative of a campus where academic excellence is highly valued and where the faculty officers of the chapter work diligently to enhance Beta Gamma Sigma’s stature on campus.
School Graduate Programs Lead the 2019 Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking in Africa
The School of Business unceasingly places itself among the 100 best business schools worldwide within the Five Palmes of Excellence league. Throughout the years, remaining at the cutting edge of advancement and constantly committing to quality have been key distinctive elements of the School.
Nayera Amin ‘76 Appointed as Member of the Non-Executive Board at the Housing and Development Bank
AUC School of Business alum and current SAB member Nayera Amin’s success-filled career is now taking her on a new adventure as a member of the non-executive board of the Housing and Development Bank. American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business alum and Dean’s Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) member Nayera Amin’s appointment to the board of the Housing and Development Bank represents just the latest accomplishment in her distinguished career.
Venture Lab Celebrates the Graduation of 19 Startups in Demo Day Cycle 12
19 startups from various fields pitched their ideas in front over 500 attendees as part of the demo day
Celebrating the Next Group of Business Leaders; Class of 2019!
AUC School of Business graduates 171 undergraduates and 18 graduates in its Distribution of Diplomas ceremony on June 20.