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Welcome to The American University in Cairo! My name is Nora, and I'm excited to show you our beautiful campus. Before we get started, let me tell you how to navigate through your experience. -You can click on the forward-facing arrow to start walking around our campus. -You can jump to the next stop by clicking on the Next button. -If you already know where you want to go, you can select any location by using the list OR by clicking directly on the map. - Lastly, remember that you can explore any particular location in more detail by clicking on the icons for 360s, photos or videos.
AUC is Egypt's global University. Founded in 1919, AUC is a leading U.S.-accredited, American-style, liberal arts University in the heart of the Middle East. This campus, established in 2008, was designed to honor the University's history and serve as a gateway to the future. The 260-acre campus is technologically advanced and environmentally sensitive. Offering state-of-the-art resources to students and faculty from around the world, the campus weaves Egyptian urban and architectural traditions into a modern campus and is designed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. The AUC Portal welcomes visitors at the main entrance to campus and reflects the oriental-style architecture of the two campuses - AUC Tahrir Square and AUC New Cairo.
AUC Sports Center
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The AUC Sports Complex occupies the largest space on campus with more than 40,000 square meters of indoor and outdoor facilities, including studios for martial arts and yoga and courts for basketball, volleyball, handball and badminton. It also houses the *Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor* Football and Track Stadium and the Olympic-size Paul B. Hannon Swimming Pool. Here, you can join an aerobics class or enjoy a great workout between classes or at the end of your day. With over 20 sports teams, you can practice and compete in global competitions. AUC is proud of its sports teams and athletes, many of whom have represented Egypt in the Olympics, competed in international championships and won medals at national events. If you ever have the chance to attend one of these exciting sporting events on campus, you might catch a lucky glimpse of AUC's beloved mascot - *Horus* the eagle.
University Residences
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The University Residences provide AUC students with a home away from home. Nestled among palm groves, gardens and small courtyards, the residences create a private space composed of several residential units that accommodate up to 500 students. They also house the Office of Residential Life, where a diverse team of staff members is focused on creating a dynamic, student-centered experience on campus. The residences are slightly removed from the busy campus center, creating a quieter space for students to unwind. The Office of Residential Life, or ResLife for short, promotes communal living among its residents through regular events and 24-hour support. On any given day, you'll find students and ResLife staff huddled in the common areas catching up on their days and sharing ideas for new group outings. ResLife's Cross-Cultural Exchange Program organizes various trips abroad for residents. Besides learning about different cultures on these trips, students also boost their sense of independence, bond with one another and explore life outside the residences. Although residents do share unique connections, they frequently open up their common spaces to everyone on campus - to create a sense of community among all *AUCians*.
Al Waleed Building (HUSS)
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AUC's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, housed in the Prince *Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud Halla* (WALEED), serves to support the core disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and arts at AUC and includes the departments of political science, Arabic and Islamic studies, history, sociology, anthropology and Egyptology. Among the school's most robust programs is the psychology program - offering the only in-house clinician training center in the region. The program features community-based learning courses that link in-class academics with hands-on experience outside the classroom. AUC's Egyptology program is led by distinguished professors such as archeologist Salima Ikram, who has participated in major archeological excavations around the world. Egyptology students have the unique opportunity to work with pioneering archeologists and historians and gain exclusive insights into Egypt's Pharaonic past.
School of Sciences and Engineering
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The School of Sciences and Engineering or SSE is the largest school on campus - including around 150 labs, featuring cutting-edge equipment. The school is home to the *Yousef Jameel -Science* and Technology Research Center, where research on advanced nanotechnology and marine genomics engages students and international scholars from around the world. SSE hosts all of the STEM academic programs, including mathematics and actuarial science; physics; computer science; and construction, computer, petroleum and electronics and communications engineering. SSE also houses AUC's Office of Sustainability and the Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability or CARES. CARES promotes sustainability in diverse environments - including rural, urban, desert and temperate- through applied research, education and training programs. The center provides opportunities for AUC students to learn and engage with the environment and relevant sustainability issues. Students then come up with new ideas for innovative, feasible green solutions to today's sustainable development challenges on both the national and regional level.
AUC Tahrir Square Campus
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The historic AUC *Tahrir* Square campus is a landmark and cultural oasis in the heart of Cairo. A gathering place for lovers of literature, theatre and all forms of arts and culture, the campus includes the AUC Bookstore and CafeÌ, lecture halls, the *Margo Veillon* Gallery of Modern Egyptian Art and several exhibition spaces. The campus welcomed many distinguished guests over the years, including President Jimmy Carter, legendary singers *Om Kolthoum* and Edith Piaf, *Taha Hussein* and top global dignitaries, ambassadors and intellectuals. AUC Tahrir Square is also home to the Center for Arabic Study Abroad or CASA, the world's premier, full-immersion, Arabic-language learning institution offering intensive advanced Arabic-language training. Since its inception, CASA has trained more than 1,500 upper-level undergraduates, graduates and professors. Today, CASA alumni occupy senior academic positions around the world, pursue careers at the U.S. Department of State and hold leading roles in international nongovernmental organizations.
AUC Center for the Arts
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The AUC Center for the Arts is the hub for all things music, art and theater in New Cairo - offering up a wide range of public performances for every taste, including plays, concerts, art shows and film exhibitions. It houses the 300-seat *Malak Gabr* Arts Theater, Gerhart Theater and the *Sharjah* Art Gallery, where students can showcase their unique talents to the community. The Sharjah Art Gallery frequently opens its doors for the public to enjoy exhibitions featuring work by students in AUC's arts and visual cultures program. Here, you can also watch and listen to live transmissions of the riffs and trills of New York's famous Metropolitan Opera. The center also plays a critical role in engaging with our neighboring Cairo community. If you get a chance, make sure to buy tickets to the riveting student plays in both Arabic and English produced each year.
Bartlett Plaza
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Bartlett Plaza is the largest open-air courtyard on campus - almost twice the size of a football field. Strolling through the plaza, you can feel the active student life pulsing around you. It is usually bustling with students squeezing in coffee breaks or catching up on a bit of studying between classes. During assembly hour - when all students on campus are on break - the plaza comes to life with the activities of various student clubs and organizations at AUC. Students set up booths to promote their events and projects or even recruit new members throughout the year. Take a walk around to see what exciting initiatives students are working on today. One of the most highly anticipated yearly events that take place on Bartlett Plaza is AUC's International Day - where all the nationalities of the student body are represented and celebrated with national dances, engaging displays and food from every corner of the globe. It's a worldly experience not to be missed.
University Garden
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The University Garden is a massive, 400-meter expanse of grass, trees and water features. All of the trees, with the exception of the date palms, were propagated and grown in AUC's own Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability or CARES. There are approximately 9,000 trees on campus that provide ample shade from the hot sun. In the spring and early summer, these grassy areas are heavily populated by students enjoying the garden, eating and studying. The garden's fruits and veggies are harvested for the benefit of AUC's community, with over 750 citrus trees, 115 mango trees, 147 olive trees, over 1,000 date palm trees and 32 grape vines on campus. The garden is more than a beautiful space - it is a resource for AUCians to relax, to learn, to unplug and to appreciate nature. It is a source of food and a source of pride for the University.
AUC Library
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The AUC Library houses the largest English-language academic collection in Egypt. The five-story building offers numerous spaces for fruitful academic discussion and individual study. Inside, you will find more than 670,000 volume collections, reading rooms, computer labs, and quiet study areas. The library has space for more than 700,000 volumes and periodicals, more than 70,000 e-books, and over 130 databases. The top floor is home to the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, which stores a collection of archives and manuscripts documenting Egyptian and Middle Eastern history - including the personal book and photograph collections of Sir K.A.C. Creswell, one of the pioneering figures in the study of Islamic art and architecture. Library visitors may also enjoy the special collection and personal papers of Egypt's leading 20th-century architect *Hassan Fathy*, as well as a unique collection of photographs by Van-Leo - one of Egypt's leading studio photographers in the mid-twentieth century - featuring portraits of Egypt's artistic, intellectual and political elites.
Abdul Latif Jameel Hall
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The *Abdul Latif Jameel* Hall is home to both the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) and the School of Business where students become future policymakers, pioneering entrepreneurs and responsible professionals. The triple-crown accredited business school focuses on merging a liberal arts foundation with a deep understanding of business, economics and accounting - ensuring students' full interaction and constant engagement with hands-on and practical application of what they're learning. The School of Business also hosts the AUC Venture Lab, Egypt's first university-based startup accelerator program and a leading accelerator in Africa and the MENA region. GAPP provides policy students with a practical and multidisciplinary understanding of the world, bridging the gap between diverse viewpoints. It teaches them to examine critically both the theory and practice of public policymaking, while seeking innovative ways to approach policymaking locally, regionally and internationally. The school also houses the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, with the only fully automated news workflow facilities in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Career Center
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AUC's Career Center offers a variety of services to help students and alumni identify their career goals and paths, as well as gain work experience while studying at AUC by providing real hands-on career experience that draws on over 25 years of professional expertise. Established in 1991, it is the first university career center in the Middle East. During their years of study, students are able to build their resumes with job shadowing opportunities and internships, attend workshops and career advising sessions and participate in career development modules. Each semester, the Career Center organizes its hallmark employment fair, a one-day recruiting event where AUC seniors and alumni, who are interested in internship and full-time job opportunities, meet and develop relationships with employers seeking to hire AUCians. With an 86% employability rate, young alumni join the workforce within their first year of graduation.
Student Lounge
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A newly renovated space just for students, this lounge allows students to hang out and enjoy the indoors. With a TV screen and computer station set up, students can meet to discuss their next big event or just meet up with friends.
Food Court
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Eating well is an integral part of campus life. At AUC, there are two major food courts, bakeries, coffee shops and convenience stores on campus - perfect for grabbing a coffee, eating between classes or enjoying a meal with friends. Ensuring that students have a wide range of options, the campus food courts have everything from healthy fruits and veggies to snacks, sandwiches, hot meals as well as authentic Egyptian fare, like hearty foul and falafel and Egypt's favorite national dish, koshari. Whether you pick up a sandwich on the go or grab a tray and enjoy the garden scenery, you are bound to satisfy your taste buds on campus.
Conference and Visitor Center
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The AUC Conference and Visitor Center is home to a variety of lecture halls, meeting rooms and a grand auditorium. It offers ample, well-equipped space for lectures, guest speakers, presentations and conferences. Its size, location and available technology makes it ideal for academic conferences. The center, which accommodates between 200 to 1,200 people, has welcomed many prominent speakers such as Queen Rania of Jordan, Lord Norman Foster, musician Omar Khairat, Sir Magdi Yacoub and Lubna Al-Olayan, only to list a few. The theater-style, tiered seating of Bassily Auditorium not only welcomes each year's incoming class in the First-Year Program orientation session, but also bids farewell to graduating seniors heading out to make their mark in the real world and join our global network of alumni.
AUC Park and Square
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The main entrance to the University, AUC Park and Square offers key resources to prospective and current students in the campus information center. AUC Park is a public area accessible to everyone. The amphitheater seats up to 300 people. It stretched across 80,000 square meters with a shady date palm grove that leads up a walkway to generous community meeting spaces shaded by citrus trees. The Dr. and Mrs. *Elias Hebeka*
Building is home to AUC's new innovation hub – a dynamic ecosystem that will provide the opportunity for innovative businesses, big and small, to work with AUC students and faculty on research, development and commercialization of technologies to offer creative solutions to today's most pressing challenges.
Point90 Mall
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Just across the campus gates, the AUC community is frequently flocking to Point90 Mall – a widely popular shopping mall housing a host of international and local fashion brands, a 10-screen Cineplex showing the latest blockbuster releases, a specialty grocery store that sells high-quality natural and organic foods and a comprehensive selection of restaurants and cafés. Many students take a break there and recharge for their next class. A variety of retail stores, supermarkets and shopping malls surround the New Cairo campus, giving AUC students access to virtually anything they might need within minutes.
