EGYPT’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

FAST FACTS

100-year-old institution, founded in 1919 by Americans devoted to education and service in the Middle East

Accredited in the United States and Egypt

Core values: Excellence, diversity, social responsibility, integrity and lifelong learning

Ranked by QS World University Rankings among the best universities globally and the top in Egypt

Largest English-language academic library collection in Egypt

50-year-old Center for Arabic Study Abroad, the world’s premier immersion study-abroad Arabic program

94-year-old School of Continuing Education, providing professional development and English-language programs to fulfill community needs

Top green campus in Africa

Awarded by the Urban Land Institute for the construction and design of the New Cairo campus

5-year-old AUC Venture Lab, Egypt’s first University-based incubator, accelerated 115 startups with 48% receiving investments valued at EGP 220 million; created 500+ jobs; provided 1,500+ mentoring and training hours

Top graduate programs in Egypt and Africa, among the best 200 worldwide

Egypt’s first University Career Center, providing comprehensive career services in the region and establishing career centers at public universities in Egypt, including Ain Shams and Suez Canal universities

37 undergraduate majors

45+ master’s programs

2 PhD programs

6 schools: Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Global Affairs

and Public Policy, Sciences and Engineering, Graduate School of

Education and Continuing Education

11 research centers operatingin diverse fields

More than 300 community-based learning courses offered since 2008

More than 170 partner universities worldwide

OURUNIVERSITY

OURSTUDENTS

Undergraduate: 5,586

Graduate: 970

Continuing education: 24,617

Students from more than 50 countries

55 student-run clubs and organizations

Around 750 students in 8community service clubs

More than $24 million awarded annually in scholarships, fellowships

and financial aid

86% employment rate for alumniwithin 1st year of graduation

AUC students: international outlook; critical thinkers; lifelong learners; innovative; dedicated to excellence; responsible, global citizens

First female student enrolled in 1928, morethan 40 years before Princeton, Yale and otherU.S. universities

About 50% of AUC students receive financial assistance

Around 300 undergraduates received full-tuition scholarships per semester in 2017 - 2018

AUC teams national winners in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, Hult Prize Challenge, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court and Remotely Operated Vehicle (robotics) competitions

Alum published 3 books on Palestine asan undergraduate

First AUC student to participate in Mathematical Association of America MathFest conference won 1st place in team competition and received Outstanding Presentation Award for his research

Cairo International Model United Nations team won Outstanding Delegation for 9 consecutive years at National Model United Nations conference in New York

Cairo International Model Arab League team won 9 awards at National University Model Arab League conference in Washington, DC

AUC won 5th place in the 4th World InterUniversities Championships in Barcelona

455 full-time faculty

1:10 faculty-to-student ratio

56% of faculty from Egypt

21% of facultyfrom the United States

23% of facultyfrom other countries

OUR FACULTYCHANGING THE WORLD

RESEARCH WITH IMPACT

Hassan Azzazy, chemistry: Egypt’s first University spinoff, D-Kimia, provides affordable diagnostics for the detection of hepatitis C, cancer and infectious agents

Tarek Madkour, chemistry: Treatment of industrial and sewage wastewater using green technology of nanoporous polymeric systems in-situ impregnated with catalytic nanoparticles

Magda Mostafa, architecture: World’s first evidence-based set of architectural design guidelines, ASPECTSS™, for designing and assessing buildings for individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Tamer Shoeib, chemistry: Personalized cancer treatment as an innovative alternative to chemotherapy, increasing the efficacy of the drug while decreasing side effects and cost

Ronnie Close, journalism and mass communication: Intersection of digital media and visual culture to study aesthetics and politics in the Middle East region

Nageh Allam, physics: Using nanotechnology to convert solar energy into electricity and clean renewable fuels on a sustainable basis, and developing novel energy storage and sensing technologies

Ghada Barsoum (MA ’99), public policy and administration: The evolution of social policies in the Middle East in response to youth employment challenges and conflict

Maki Habib, mechanical engineering: Development of bioinspired robots and sensors to build a global toolbox for humanitarian demining

Bahia Shehab (MA ’09), graphic design: Reviving the Arabic script to create a new Arab visual identity

Salima Ikram (YAB ’86), Egyptology: Discoveries of ancient Egyptian tombs, animal mummies, rock art, foodways and daily life

Exploring challenges facing Egypt, the region and the world

38,000+ alumni

65% in Egypt

35% worldwide

129 countries of residence

8 alumni in Egypt’s parliament

Alumna won Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary

Alumnus awarded the Francois Chalais Prize at the 2018 international Festival de Cannes

14 alumnae named by Forbes Middle East among the Region’s Most Influential Women of

2018

Alumnae named by Forbes Middle East among 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen for

2015, 2016 and 2017

Alumni named Young Global Leadersby World Economic Forum for more than a

decade

Alumna became the first Arab and African female inducted into the prestigious Taekwondo Hall of Fame and the youngest female member

of the Egyptian parliament

Alumna named in the 2018 Fortune 40 under 40 list for the most influential young people in

business

OUR ALUMNIGLOBAL NETWORK

AUC alumni: A global network leading innovation and making a lasting, positive impact on the world

NOTABLE ALUMNI

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN (ALU ’74)Op-Ed Columnist,

The New York Times

NICHOLAS KRISTOF (ALU ’84)Op-Ed Columnist,

The New York Times

RANA EL KALIOUBY ‘98, ‘00 Co-Founder and CEO,

Affectiva

QUEEN RANIAAL ABDULLAH ’91Queen of Jordan

MAUMOON ABDULGAYOOM ’69

Former President of the Maldives

LAWRENCE WRIGHT (MA ’71)Staff Writer,

The New Yorker

SAHAR NASR ’85, ’90 Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation

FREEMAN A. HRABOWSKI (SAB ‘69)

President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

TAREK AMER ’80Governor,

Central Bank of Egypt

YURIKO KOIKE (ALU ’71) Tokyo’s First Female Governor;

Japan’s Former Defense Minister

BEN WEDEMAN (YAB ’81)Senior International Correspondent, CNN

BEN WEDEMAN (YAB ’81)Senior International Correspondent, CNN

OMAR SAMRA ’00Founder, Wild Guanabana; First Egyptian to Climb Mount Everest

FARIDA TEMRAZ ’12Award-Winning Global Fashion

Designer; Founder and Lead Designer, Temraza

RANIA AL-MASHAT ’95Egypt’s First Female Minister of Tourism

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