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March 17, 2022

A Glimpse of the Future: Experts Discuss the Role of Business Schools in the Just Transition for Africa

In the 2022 AUC Business Forum's fourth roundtable, the speakers discussed what a just transition to net-zero should look like for Africa and how business schools can help with that. Read more in this recap.

March 16, 2022

Launching the United Nations Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Chapter Africa

During the 2022 AUC Business Forum, the African Chapter of the United Nations Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) was launched. Learn more about its establishment and its mission in this recap.

March 15, 2022

The Future of Corporate Learning and Development

What should corporate learning and development look like? And how did COVID-19 affect the delivery mechanisms? Read more in this recap of the 2022 AUC Business Forum's second roundtable.

March 14, 2022

Investing in Tech Startups: The Road Ahead

Find out more about what the future of venture capital investments in tech startups looks like in this recap of the 2022 AUC Business Forum's first roundtable.

Photo of a Woman Selling Lemons in Cairo

May 25, 2022

Students Awarded in National, Global 2022 Map the System Competition for Project on Women

Students win first place in the national 2022 Map and their project was an Excellent Undergraduate Project in a global competition in the UK.

May 3, 2022

School Professors Chime in with Tips to Successfully Navigate Through Finals Week

Nearing the end of the semester for many university students is usually accompanied by many challenging prospects and difficulties juggling a multiplicity of academic tasks that need to be attended to.

March 29, 2022

An award for impact: AUC Venture Lab recognizes its most influential startups

The AUC Venture Lab launched the V-Lab Innovation Fund Award in partnership with Oxfam and the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme to honor its graduate startups.

Kandil and co-founders ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell on the day of Swvl's debut

April 12, 2022

AUC Venture Lab Graduate Swvl Debuts on Nasdaq

Just five years after joining the AUC Venture Lab as a budding startup, Swvl has made its debut on the Nasdaq –– the first Egyptian unicorn, first V-Lab graduate and first North African tech startup to list on the U.S.

April 2, 2022

Where business and academia meet: Two AUC School of Business cases win the 2021 Emerald - AUC School of Business Case Writing Competition

The realm of business around the globe is becoming increasingly dynamic and complex. This requires persons in business to be agile critical thinkers that take initiative in solving organizational problems that arise due to the dynamic nature of the industry.

March 30, 2022

AUC Professors Publish Landmark Report on Cryptocurrency in Africa

AUC’s Mina Sami, assistant professor of Economics, and Wael Abdallah, assistant professor of Finance, have published a first-of-its-kind report on Africa’s crypto boom, aptly entitled “Does Cryptocurrency Hurt African Firms?”

March 29, 2022

Devaluation: Why Now and What Next?

In an unannounced move, Egypt’s Central Bank raised key policy rates by 100 basis points and devalued the Egyptian pound by nearly 17% on Monday, March 21, leaving many panicked with flashbacks to 2016 when the bank floated the pound and its price plunged

March 28, 2022

AUC's Sherif Kamel Publishes Debut Book, Covering Leadership and Innovation at School of Business and Beyond

Dean of AUC’s School of Business Sherif Kamel '88, '90, '13 recently published his debut book, Leading Change in Challenging Times: Lessons of Disruption and Innovation from Egypt – Tho

March 22, 2022

AUC Students Rank Third in Global Engineering Commerce Case Competition

Undergraduate Students in AUC’s School of Business ranked third globally in the Canada-based Engineering Commerce Case Competition (EngComm), the “world’s only student-led multidisciplinary case competition.”

February 10, 2022

Pitchathon 21-22: From sustainable fashion to digital payment solutions and everything in between

The business plan project Pitchathon is part of the Experiential Learning Entrepreneurship Program (ELEP) launched by the AUC School of Businesses Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) and the Business Association (BA).

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