School of Humanities and Social Sciences News

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January 16, 2024

Public School Initiative Honored by Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education celebrated the success of the School University Partnership (SUP) at the Abou El Enein school in New Cairo.

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January 16, 2023

Public School Initiative Honored by Ministry of Education

On December 31st, 2023, the Ministry of Education celebrated the success of the School University Partnership (SUP) at the Abou El Enein school in New Cairo.

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January 16, 2023

A Digital Symphony

Hear from David Rafferty, associate professor of practice in music technology, about AUC's first laptop ensemble.

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December 2, 2023

AUC, Tübingen Launch Joint Degree

The first official joint degree between AUC and another university, CMEPS is an innovative program offered by AUC and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.

Dina Amin and Jilliam Campana, principal investigators of the award-winning Msh Zanbik anti-harassment research project

November 19, 2023

Msh Zanbik Anti-Sexual Harassment Arts Project Awarded by Times Higher Education

Msh Zanbik initiative received the Research Project of the Year award.

November 13, 2023

When Passion Meets Excellence

For someone who wants to do everything, AUC rises to the challenge. “I was really, really happy to have the option to study a lot of different things.

December 11, 2022

Abu Bakr Shawky is Releasing his New Film Hajjan Soon

Egyptian-Austrian writer and filmmaker Abu Bakr “A.B.” Shawky (Political Science ‘10), whose globally renowned film Yomeddine was selected to participate

February 1, 2023

AUC Graphic Design Aluma Publishes Award-Winning Graphic Novel

Graphic design alumni, Deena Mohamed (2016), was interviewed by the US news outlet National Public Radio (NPR)about her graphic fantasy novel, Shubeik Lubeik, which has won multiple a

June 14, 2023

Cairo Papers New Issues

Cairo Papers recently published five issues that delve into a variety of themes in Egypt and the Middle East. Ellen Weis’ Egyptian Hip Hop: Expressions from the Underground examines the world of hip-hop music, its context and its producers.

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May 8, 2023

A Collaboration with Cairo University Faculty of Arts

In an effort to bolster relations with local Egyptian institutions of higher learning and promote AUC's thriving MA program in Philosophy, HUSS' Department of Philosophy initiated a collaboration with Cairo University’s Faculty of Arts.

December 10, 2022

Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Competition Winner

Ian Greer, an MA candidate at the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations with a specialization in Islamic Studies, recently won a prize for an essay contest organized by the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion.

December 18, 2022

Internship with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development

Film major Salma El Sayed, recently had an internship with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development. She was the Communication and Media intern at the ministry and obtained her internship through the AUC Career Center.

October 24, 2023

Marleen De Meyer on Interdisciplinary Archaeology

Focusing on a site called Dayr al-Barsha, De Meyer co-directs an archaeological project that is the first major excavation at this location since 1915.

October 17, 2023

Current Gender Scholars, Future Change Agents

The Tomorrow’s Leaders Gender Scholars (TLS) program welcomed its third cohort of students from various academic backgrounds.

October 11, 2023

Atta Gebril Wins Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

Atta Gebril, professor of applied linguistics and associate dean for graduate studies and research in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, has won the prestigious Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Resear

Public School Initiative Honored by Ministry of Education

Public School Initiative Honored by Ministry of Education

A Digital Symphony

AUC, Tübingen Launch Joint Degree

Msh Zanbik Anti-Sexual Harassment Arts Project Awarded by Times Higher Education

When Passion Meets Excellence

Abu Bakr Shawky is Releasing his New Film Hajjan Soon

AUC Graphic Design Aluma Publishes Award-Winning Graphic Novel

Cairo Papers New Issues

A Collaboration with Cairo University Faculty of Arts

Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Competition Winner

Internship with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development

Marleen De Meyer on Interdisciplinary Archaeology

Current Gender Scholars, Future Change Agents

Atta Gebril Wins Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers

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