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A New Era in Egyptology: The Grand Egyptian Museum Opens its Doors

The Grand Egyptian Museum opened it doors on November 1, 2025. AUC community members weighed in on what the opening means for Egypt, Egyptology, and the world.
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AUC Student Aspires to Use Architecture to Solve Global Challenges

With the support of the new Kerr Family Scholarship, AUC freshman Malak Hashem is on her path to becoming an architect whose buildings will address challenges to sustainability faced by communities ...
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The Egyptology Best Sellers by the AUC Press

AUC Press has grown to be the largest English-language academic book publisher in the Middle East, and books on Egyptology ...
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الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة تمهد الطريق للالتحاق ...

الطريق إلى الجامعة: برنامج الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة لتعلم اللغة الإنجليزية يمهد طريقك للنجاح. يُعد هذا البرنامج بوابتك لتعلم اللغة الإنجليزية مجانًا عبر الإنترنت. يمكنك الدراسة في ...
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Health Care and Insurance

The American University in Cairo (AUC) requires all international students to enroll in AUC’s comprehensive health insurance policy. Participation in the insurance plan is mandatory upon acceptance to ...
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Guidelines for Graduate Students

If you have not yet received the required supporting documents (such as a letter of acceptance for a conference presentation or a letter of acceptance from the host institution for the ...
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AUC Launches A New Fellowship To Build African Expertise In Brain Health And Neuroscience

The American University in Cairo (AUC) is launching the African Brain Health Institute (ABHI) Fellowship Program, a new initiative designed to strengthen research and training in brain health across ...
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Soft Services

The Housekeeping Office is dedicated to maintaining a clean and safe environment for the entire AUC community. As the front line of campus care, we provide comprehensive housekeeping services across ...
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AUC Inaugurates Amelia Peabody Professorship, Research Fund in Egyptology

The inaugural Amelia Peabody Endowed Professorship was awarded to Distinguished University Professor Salima Ikram, providing her with the funds to continue researching Egypt's past to better ...
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Ashraf Nassef

Ashraf Nassef is is a professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Sciences and Engineering at The American University in Cairo. Gaafar, L.K., Nassef, A.O., and Aly, A.I., “Fixed Quantity ...
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Sustainable Energy - Minor

AUC’s minor in Sustainable Energy empowers students to become innovators in one of the world’s most critical fields. Blending engineering, economics, and sustainability, the program explores renewable ...