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  American University in Cairo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American University in Cairo (AUC) in Cairo, Egypt, was founded in 1919 by American Methodist Episcopal Missionaries, but quickly moved away from missionary endeavors in favor of being a more secular educational institution.
AUC's high school division, known as the Lincoln School, was discontinued in 1951.
However, this was averted, and the AUC president invited the main character to the University for a public event.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_University_in_Cairo   (676 words)

  
 SAO > The American University in Cairo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The American University in Cairo is located on Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, near government ministry buildings, hotels and commercial areas, the National Cultural Center, and the Egyptian Museum.
Cairo, which Egyptians proudly call the 'Mother of All Cities', spreads along the banks of the River Nile for 40km (25 miles) north to south, the largest metropolis in Africa.
AUC encourages its study abroad students to interact on a regular basis with its Egyptian students and to become participating members of the student body.
www.ips.uiuc.edu /sao/countries/egypt/au-cairo.html   (808 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Egyptian Education American Style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The university opened in 1920 in a palace constructed in the 19th century for a former minister of education, Khairy Pasha.
Thus the national universities are comparable to American megaversities, with similar strengths—all-star faculties, vast plant, and big libraries—and similar drawbacks—inflexibility, impersonality, and an overly high ratio of students to teachers.
The university curriculum, says President Thoron, who is tall, handsome and affable, is designed to provide the kind of educational courses and techniques at which Americans excel in imparting, and which are not generally available at Egyptian national universities.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/197202/egyptian.education.american.style.htm   (1990 words)

  
 Saidi at the American University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The American University in Cairo, which was founded in 1919 and sees itself as having educated generations of Egyptian society, sued to stop distribution of the film using its name.
The American University in Cairo is a well- established non-profit educational institution with a long and excellent record of service to education in Egypt and the Middle East for the past eighty years.
The university's name and its logo are patented and are the legal property of the university and it is the university's right to protect its name as any other entity.
www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/saidi.htm   (2214 words)

  
 AU Abroad - Egypt: American University in Cairo
Cairo is a densely populated, bustling city full of restaurants, museums, clubs, and all manner of cultural activities.
AUC' modern campus is located on Midan il-Tahrir, one of the busiest squares in the city, which is why the university is often referred to as an oasis.
AUC's Zamalek Student Residence Hall is just a short drive from the main campus, and a shuttle bus to and from the university departs every 20 minutes.
www.worldcapitals.american.edu /partner/auc_student.cfm   (390 words)

  
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Cairo, placed at the meeting point between upper and lower Egypt in the Nile Valley, is the largest urban center in both Africa and the Arab World.
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO The American University in Cairo, a private institution founded in 1920, is a small oasis in the city.
COSTS Tuition for the Cairo program is the same as at the University Park Campus and is payable at the Bursar's Office in accordance with the standard procedures and deadlines for regular semester charges at University Park.
ftp.cac.psu.edu /pub/organization/education.abroad/Brochures/Cairo   (1534 words)

  
 Egypt
The American University in Cairo offers a liberal arts and sciences education in a diversified environment that includes both academically and professionally oriented concentrations at bachelor's and master's levels, a large adult education program, two applied research centers, and an active press.
AUC teaches in English and follows American educational principles; it operates within the heritage of Egypt and the surrounding Arab world.
AUC is a private university, incorporated and licensed in the United States.
www.aaicu.org /html/page002.htm   (158 words)

  
 UWL OIE Study Abroad - American University-Cairo
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.
Cairo is one of the oldest, most culturally rich and exciting cities of the world.
AUC's study abroad program is one of direct enrollment, meaning that students select courses from general undergraduate listings and are not limited to a fixed set of courses.
www.uwlax.edu /oie/SA/Semester_Programs/egypt.htm   (1216 words)

  
 American University in Cairo: UNESCO Secteur de la culture
-->The American University in Cairo was founded in 1919 by Americans devoted to education and service in the Middle East.
He wanted to create an English-language university based on high standards of conduct and scholarship and to contribute to intellectual growth, discipline, and character of the future leaders of Egypt and the region.
The mission of the American University in Cairo (AUC) is to provide high quality educational opportunities to students from all segments of Egyptian society as well as from other countries, and to contribute to Egypt's cultural and intellectual life.
portal.unesco.org /culture/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=24631&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html   (173 words)

  
 Employer Profile: American University in Cairo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The American University in Cairo (AUC) is an American institution incorporated in the state of Delaware, and located in the heart of modern Cairo, two blocks from the River Nile.
AUC tuition is free for the appointee and his/her accompanying dependents who qualify for admission.
University coverage of relocation expenses includes economy air fare between the home residence and Cairo for relocated faculty and eligible family members, a substantial air freight allowance, and incidental departure and settling-in allowances.
chronicle.com /jobs/profiles/10115.htm?pg=i   (1879 words)

  
 American University in Cairo on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
American University in Cairo condemns Israeli detention of one of its students
MARWAN NAAMANI Agence France Presse 04-22-2002 An Egyptian student of the American University in Cairo (AUC) protects her face with a paper Palestinian flag from the blazing sun as she takes part in a march 22 April 2002 in Cairo during an peaceful anti-Israeli protest.
MARWAN NAAMANI Agence France Presse 04-15-2002 Egyptian students from the American University in Cairo, Egypt, stage a sit-in 15 April 2002, in Cairo denouncing the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza strip.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/a/amu1c1airo.asp   (915 words)

  
 American University in Cairo
Cairo is the largest city in both Africa and the Arab world.
American University in Cairo (AUC) was founded in 1919, and the curriculum is based on the American style of education.
An orientation for all study abroad participants, that covers basic survival skills in Cairo, is held on the AUC campus during the week of registration.
www.georgetown.edu /programs/oip/os/sites/mideast/cairo.htm   (478 words)

  
 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, Cairo, Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The American University in Cairo Department of Economics Founded in 1919, AUC's campus is currently located in Cairo, Egypt, but will be moving to a new, state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo beginning Fall Semester, 2007 (see the New Campus website at www.aucegypt.edu/ncd/New%20Campus.html).
AUC's degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
In view of AUC's protocol agreement with the Egyptian Government, which requires specific proportions of Egyptian, U.S., and third-country citizen faculty, at this time preference will be given to qualified applicants who are U.S. citizens.
www.aeaweb.org /joe/0509d/html/joe091.html   (290 words)

  
 American University in Cairo
AUC is currently located in downtown Cairo, a few blocks from Ibn Talaat Square and the Cairo Museum -- one of the world's great archaeological museums.
AUC does not hold classes Mondays and Wednesdays 11-12, and Tomader takes advantage of this to have a regular "open house" for foreign students to come by for snacks, tea, and conversation.
But AUC should also appeal to students who are looking for something "different" from the usual in their study-abroad experience.
www.trincoll.edu /~greger/american_university_in_cairo.htm   (1528 words)

  
 There's an American University in Cairo? By Daniel Engber
The American University of Beirut, which has been around since 1866, lost its status when American officials were unable to visit during Lebanon’s civil war.
Other American Universities spun off from domestic affiliates: The American University in Bulgaria, for example, was connected to the University of Maine, and the American University of Athens used to be an extension of Boston University.
The American Universities of Beirut and Cairo tend to attract relatively few Americans.
www.slate.com /id/2121177   (612 words)

  
 African Graduate Fellowships at AUC 1997-1998
The University, incorporated in 1919 in Washington, D.C., is licensed to confer degrees by the Educational Institution Licensure Commission of the District of Columbia.
Former recipients of the AUC African Fellowship have returned to their home countries as faculty members at various universities, have become leaders in both private and public sectors at home and abroad, and have gone on to prestigious Ph.D. programs in the United States and elsewhere.
Special consideration will be given to applicants from universities which are members of the Association of African Universities or to applicants who are nominated by the President of their respective institutions.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Grants/auc_9798.html   (922 words)

  
 American University in Cairo Online Applications
If you are residing in the US or Canada please send all documents: Student Affairs in the New York Office: The American University in Cairo, Office of Student Affairs, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
After registration in Cairo at AUC for full-time enrollment, international students will apply for a student visa.
AUC is not responsible for the denial of a tourist or student visa for any reason by the Egyptian government.
www.applyweb.com /apply/auc/instructg_i.html   (1357 words)

  
 American University in Cairo, Egypt: Dates and Fees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Note: University of Minnesota students must complete and submit all application materials to American University in Cairo and Learning Abroad Center by the above deadlines, even though American University in Cairo's published deadlines may be later.
Please note that the University of Minnesota requires all non-degree students, including students from other institutions who are participating in a University of Minnesota study abroad program, to pay their University of Minnesota study abroad charges in full no later than the first billing due date for the term.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
www.umabroad.umn.edu:16080 /programs/AFRICA/cairo/datesandFees.shtml   (419 words)

  
 The American University in Cairo - MSU Office of Study Abroad
In Cairo, the capital of Egypt, the ancient and the modern, the rural and the urban are brought together on the banks of the Nile in one of the most fascinating cities of the world.
AUC houses one of the premier Arabic language institutes in the world, so students can learn Arabic intensively or continue the study of Arabic at an advanced level.
Students are housed in the AUC dormitory in Zamalek, a residential district in downtown Cairo about fifteen minutes away from the campus by bus.
studyabroad.msu.edu /programs/egyptucairo.html   (2001 words)

  
 Curriculum Vitae
"Informality in Cairo: Politics and Economics in Tandem," The African Studies Committee and The Center for Cultural Studies, The University of Pennsylvania, February 1991.
American University Research Award, "A Reading of the Siege of Imbaba: Informality, Islamists, and State-Society Relations in Egypt," 1997-1998 Academic Year.
American University: Comparative Politics, The Dynamics of Political Change, Third World Politics, Internship: Congress, Politics in the Middle East (graduate), The Comparative Politics of Developing Countries (graduate), Advanced Ph.D. Seminar: The Boundaries of Comparative Politics (graduate)
www.american.edu /faculty/singerman/cv.htm   (1936 words)

  
 Adham Center for Television Journalism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cairo – and the Adham Center in particular – is at the crossroads of those changes.
After 22 years of service at the American University of Cairo, S. Abdallah Schleifer is retiring as head of the Adham Center for Television Journalism.
The opening ceremony was attended by AUC President David Arnold, Adham Center director S. Abdallah Schleifer, and Zahi Hawass, the prominent Egyptian archaeologist and head of the Egyptian High Council of Antiquities.
www.adhamonline.com   (680 words)

  
 Question and Answer at the American University in Cairo
And President Bush, who was the first American President to make it policy that there should be a Palestinian state, and a democratic Palestinian state, is very personally devoted to using this moment of opportunity.
If people believe that, even if their lives did not turn out exactly as they wished, that their children's lives will be better, then you have a basis for social harmony and that only comes if young people from underprivileged backgrounds can be educated.
You can go into most big cities in the United States and see several mosques where American Muslims worship freely, where their traditions are respected, not just in the mosques but in their communities, where they may live right next door to a Christian or to a Jew.
www.state.gov /secretary/rm/2005/48352.htm   (4754 words)

  
 Scoop: Rice Remarks at the American University in Cairo
Rice Remarks at the American University in Cairo
Secretary Rice gestures during her speech at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 20, 2005.
And American presidents since Ronald Reagan have benefited from the wisdom and the counsel of President Mubarak, with whom I had the pleasure of meeting earlier today.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0506/S00325.htm   (2527 words)

  
 Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS)
The Office of Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS), established in 1991, is the first university career center in the Middle East that provides comprehensive career and recruitment services program to students, alumni and employers.
AUC students and alumni benefit from a wide range of career planning and employment services.
We partner with employers to help them build their image on campus and fulfill their hiring and internship needs.
www.caps.aucegypt.edu   (128 words)

  
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Subject: clm97-13 List 97-13 [25 Titles published by American University press in Cairo] Fields are A/T: Author/Title.
DES: Based on three lectures (considerably expanded and updated) given at the American University in PUB: Cairo, May 1993.
PUB: Cairo, Egypt : The American University in Cairo Press, c1994.
www.lib.virginia.edu /area-studies/MiddleEast/Cairo/Cairo96/c97013r.amc   (1061 words)

  
 American University in Cairo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Founded in 1919, AUC’s campus is currently located in Cairo, Egypt, but will be moving to a new, state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo beginning Fall Semester, 2007 (see the New Campus website).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: E-mail a letter of intent specifying Position # POLS-2 with a current C.V. to facultyaffairs@aucnyo.edu and arrange to have three letters of recommendation and transcripts mailed to: Dr. Earl (Tim) Sullivan, Provost, American University in Cairo, 420 Fifth Avenue, Fl.
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
www.isanet.org /jobs/auc.html   (293 words)

  
 Statement To Commencement Ceremony at American University in Cairo (AUC)
Statement To Commencement Ceremony At American University in Cairo (AUC)
Both at school and university, I hated rote learning and the often boring subjects that were part of the curriculum.
You may be closing the door on the university classroom, but you are about to enter the biggest classroom of all: the "real world".
www.iaea.org /NewsCenter/Statements/2006/ebsp2006n001.html   (1750 words)

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