26 Mar Madalyn Lamont Literary Award Ceremony: Samboozies—an Aesthetics of Junk 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join Samia Mehrez, professor emerita of Arabic literature at The American University in Cairo, as she takes us on a journey through her newest book and artwork.
18 Feb The Entrepreneurial Mindset 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm AUC New Cairo Discover how entrepreneurs think and decide in uncertainty with Mohamed Youssef, chairman and CEO at Dcode Economic and Financial Consulting.
26 Mar The Power of Sustainable Food: Nutrition for Everyday Life 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Boost your health and energy with practical, sustainable nutrition strategies in this interactive session
12 Feb Implicit Learning and the Detection of Sequential Patterns in a Random Background 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo How does the brain detect meaningful sounds in noisy environments, such as following a conversation in a crowded room? In this talk, Dr. Kocsis explores how the brain separates important sounds from background noise using EEG recordings. She will also show how implicit learning allows listeners to detect repeating sound patterns more quickly and accurately, even days later, demonstrating how th...
12 Feb Annual Egyptian and Arab Theatre Conference: Now and Forward 12:00 pm AUC New Cairo The Annual Egyptian & Arab Theatre Conference: Now and Forward (5th Edition) brings together scholars, artists, and practitioners to explore the evolving landscape of theatre in Egypt and the Arab world. This year’s conference focuses on “Reconstructing Traditional Egyptian Performances: Street & Puppet Theatre,” examining how folk practices, popular performance, and puppetry are being prese...
10 Feb Revisiting the Local Turn in Migration and Diversity Governance 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm AUC Tahrir Square The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) invites you to an engaging lecture on: Revisiting the Local Turn in Migration and Diversity Governance. Date: February 10, 2026 Time: 7:00-8:30 PM Location: American University in Cairo (AUC), Tahrir Campus, Hill House, Room 602 – 6th Floor In this seminar, Professor Zapata-Barrero will explore t...
12 Feb Far-Right Terror, the Securitization of Refugees and Transnational Geopolitics in the EU 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AUC Tahrir Square The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) invites you to an engaging lecture on: Far-right terror, the securitization of refugees, and transnational geopolitics in the EU Date: February 12, 2026 Time: 6:00-7:30 PM Location: Oriental Hall, Tahrir Campus, American University in Cairo (AUC). About the talk Following th...
15 Feb They Are Bleeding Us: Following Water Through Infrastructure, Value, Scarcity and Protest in Jordan 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm AUC New Cairo Discover Jordan’s social life of water in a captivating talk with Fred Wojnarowski, exploring scarcity, politics and contested hydro-social worlds.
16 Feb Breathe Free: Smoking Cessation and Wellness Day 9:00 am AUC New Cairo Take a step toward better health at Breathe Free, a full-day event offering cessation support, wellness activities and expert guidance for a smoke-free life.
16 Feb AI as a Second Brain 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AUC New Cairo Learn to use AI as a strategic partner in entrepreneurship and business in this workshop led by Hassan Arslan, founder of Ariika.