15 Feb Radical Hospitality - American Policy, Media, and Immigration 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Online Tune in to Nour Halabi of the University of Leeds as she presents re-imagined scenarios on the ethical relationship of host societies toward newcomers.
26 Feb Electric Mobility: The Power of Possibilities 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm AUC New Cairo Don’t miss this exciting expo bringing together researchers, students, industry professionals, startups, environmentalists, investors and government officials to reimagine the way Egyptians commute.
15 Jan Global Evidence for Egypt Conference: Using Evidence to Inform Decision-Making 12:30 pm AUC New Cairo Please join J-PAL MENA at AUC for the upcoming Global Evidence for Egypt conference, which will focus on how evidence from randomized evaluations conducted globally can inform decision-making in Egypt. This conference is part of the Global Evidence for Egypt Spotlight Seminar Series, which brings together Egyptian policymakers and researchers in the J-PAL network in a discussion about how to ta...
11 Jan PRME Chapter Africa First Annual General Meeting 9:30 am AUC New Cairo AUC School of Business is hosting the first Annual General Meeting of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME) Chapter Africa at the AUC New Cairo Campus. The meeting will consist of two sessions as well as a campus tour. The event will be livestreamed on the School's Facebook page, as well. Session One (9:30 - 11 am) will feature Mette Morsing, head, PRME ...
12 Jan The Art of a Winning Case Study 12:00 pm AUC New Cairo AUC School of Business El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) will be hosting a hybrid event to announce the winners of the Emerald - AUC School of Business Case Writing Competition 2022. The event will also include a session titled "The Art of a Winning Case Study" delivered by Virginia Bodolica, professor of management at the American University of Sharjah, UAE, and the com...
17 Jan From the Heart: A Pioneer in Science and Philanthropy - A Conversation With Sir Magdi Yacoub 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm AUC Tahrir Square Join us for a conversation from the heart with a world pioneer in science and philanthropy, Sir Magdi Yacoub, founder of the Magdi Yacoub Institute and Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation. Conversation moderated by Khaled Ezzelarab '02, associate professor of practice, AUC's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.
15 Dec MENA Scholars Fellowship Launch 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Online Join J-PAL MENA at AUC in a webinar launching the MENA Scholars Fellowship (MSF) program, J-PAL MENA’s latest initiative to support young and early-career scholars. The webinar aims to explain the application process and will be followed by a Q&A. The session will be hosted by J-PAL MENA's Mona Amer, senior research manager and Heba ElSahn, senior policy and training associate. Selected fellows...
14 Dec Incubating Feminist AI: MENA f<a+i>r Hub’s First Network Meeting 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Online The AUC School of Business Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) is proud to be the Middle East and North Africa hub of the Fr Hubs Network (Feminist AI Research Network), an initiative of the Alliance global coalition. This will be the first MENA network meeting, where the fr Hubs Network will be introduced, bringing together key stakeholders in MENA in an action or...
08 Dec CEI Women's Entrepreneurship Day Event 10:00 am AUC New Cairo The AUC School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) strongly focuses on the empowerment of women entrepreneurs using the social innovation approach. CEI is particularly interested in supporting potential female entrepreneurs to help reduce the gender gap in the Egyptian entrepreneurship ecosystem. Our goal is to help rising women entrepreneurs build and catalyze netwo...
01 Dec Least Squares Monte Carlo for Valuing High-Dimensional Option Contracts 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm AUC New Cairo This Master of Science in Finance talk features Hatem Ben Ameur, professor of decision sciences at HEC, Montreal. The session is intended for faculty members and graduate students. During the session Professor Hatem Ben Ameur will discuss different numerical methods for valuing high-dimensional option contracts. In particular, he will present the least squares Monte Carlo algorithm and its a...