The past year was full of achievements and new discoveries at AUC. Here are our top ten favorite memories and moments from 2021:
The American University in Cairo ranked 1st place in Egypt and Africa and 159th out of 956 institutions in this year's University of Indonesia GreenMetric World University Rankings, an annual publication focused on raising awareness towards sustainability within universities. The University jumped almost 200 places as compared to 2020, when it came in at 323rd place among 912 institutions.
“The world is changing with its problems and settings. It is time to move outside the boundaries, fences and walls enclosing our campus, classrooms and laboratories,” said Momen ElHusseiny, assistant professor of architecture and urban design.
The AUC Venture Lab is the regional winner of the Best Accelerator/Incubator Program in North Africa, placing it among the continent's top 60 digital future shapers who are selected from a pool of more than 7,000 nominations!
Thriving student entrepreneurs Alia Tobala, co-founder of Nebny Foundation; Hanna El Samaak, founder of Art of Nushu; Roba Assaf, founder of Dorado Jewellers; and Moustafa Wahdan, co-founder of The Chefs' House, talk about their entrepreneurial journeys and how they did it!
As a refugee living in Egypt for around eight years and working many different jobs, I feel that my experience, knowledge, and skills will allow me to succeed in this major, and maybe someday, I will be able to offer something that can help migrants and refugees around the world.
