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NileTESOL 2024
Fueling Ambitions: Mohamed Eltohamy's Journey From a Small Village to AUC
Career Coaching Day 2024
Basics of Egyptian Sign Language Workshop
The Future Me Documentary Video
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Heya Raeda 2021 - TIEC Female Entrepreneurs Program
Heya Raeda 2021 program developed by ITIDA/@TIEC Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) in coordination with The American University in Cairo.
Free For Thought II
Welcome Back! Across SCE, and the broader AUC, a central pillar of our identity as life-long learners is critical thinking. For many, it is perhaps the single most transformative experience of a learner’s identity. The mindset shift often goes far beyond the classroom to foster personal awareness and enriched life-learning.
A Passion and a Duty: Serving Humanity Through Robotics
For Maki Habib, professor of mechanical engineering, taking part in the growth and development of mechatronics and robotics isn’t just a passion but a duty.
SCE Partners with Dean of Students, Empowering AUC Students with Leadership Skills
In partnership with the Office of the Dean of Students, School of Continuing Education (SCE) empowers The American University of Cairo (AUC) students with leadership training that enables them to pursue positions of influence in student organizations and office-led programs. The dean of students sends an announcement to all eligible students prior to the beginning of each regular academic semester. Graduates of this program continue to serve as mentors to the new leadership cohorts, sharing their on-the-ground experience.
The Vocational Potential
We have faith that these programs will change our culture as Egyptians so that we don’t only look at university degree graduates, while technical caliber, regardless of their capabilities to perform well, are not regarded appropriately,” acknowledged President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
SCE School Partnerships Advance Student English Language Skills Across Egypt
Parents that paid little attention in their English class are likely now all too aware of its value. Politics aside, proficiency of the English language has become one of the most essential employability skills. Certainly, there are many that succeed professionally without English skills.
Ahlan (More) Arabic to SCE
School of Continuing Education (SCE) is perhaps most known for its English language offerings, despite numerous comparatively hidden gems of diverse specialities. Even within the same languages domain, SCE’s Arabic may be less known, in spite of its strong relevance and importance. Indeed, SCE’s offerings that enhance Arabic language skills are growing!
English for Teachers and Young Learners Camp in Sohag
The School of Continuing Education celebrated a few months ago a batch of 54 young English learners in Sohag from Orman Smart School, who completed a nine-hour online camp as part of delivering its English programs in governorates during the pandemic. The parents of the attended students received positive feedback.
AUC Spinoff Suitera Receives $230K Investments in Early Stages
At the March 8 launch event of Suitera, AUC’s latest spinoff, the company received a $100 thousand investment from Walden Rhines, a leading figure in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) space. Rhines was CEO of Mentor Graphics, one of the big three players in the EDA space, for 24 years and assumed key roles in the industry throughout his career. Mentor Graphics market value has increased tenfold during his time as CEO.
Amira El-Deeb Receives Multiple Awards for Women's Empowerment
Amira El-Deeb, assistant director of the Career Development Department at AUC's School of Continuing Education, has long been recognized for her role in empowering and leading other women at AUC and around Egypt. This past year, she received the Stevie Award for Women in Business (education category) and was recognized as a Champion of Change by the Women in International Education.
Q&A on AUC's Ethics HelpLine
The AUC Ethics HelpLine encourages the AUC community to report any acts of misconduct or violations of the University's policies on its premises. It guarantees confidential reporting and documentation of complaints, as well as the timeliness and completeness of the administration’s response. News@AUC spoke to Wessam Abozeid, senior director of compliance in the Office of General Counsel and Compliance. What is the benefit of an Ethics HelpLine?
NileTESOL: 25 Years of Enhancing English Language Instruction in Egypt
English language teachers celebrated a quarter century of professional development at the 2021 NileTESOL conference. Under the theme digitize globalize, the virtual event brought together over 3,000 professionals from across Egypt and the globe.
The 25th NileTESOL Annual Virtual Conference
SCE has proudly hosted The 25th NileTESOL Annual Virtual Conference in partnership with the British Council and RELO on fifth and sixth February 2021. Under the theme” Digitize Globalize: Celebrating 25 Years of Language Learning and Teaching." a theme reflects our current global reality and needs. In fact, this year, NileTESOL was able to meet the challenges of this new reality by “going digital” starting to connect locally and globally with TESOLers via cyberspace.
Bilingual Talent Around the World Learn to Translate at SCE
If you’ve ever been part of an English instruction university in a nonnative country, you will appreciate the backbone provided by its languages department. That is certainly the case at School of Continuing Education (SCE) with its renowned languages programs that annually benefit over 30,000 students in their professional, academic, as well as personal lives.
"Accessers" become "Bridgers" and Pursue Big Opportunities
Meet Maria, Muhammed, and Aziza! They are graduates of two of School of Continuing Education’s (SCE) most robust programs, the English Access Microscholarship program, as well as the Access Alumni Bridge to US Universities Program, or Access and the Bridge as they are commonly known. They share with us their experience, the exciting opportunities they pursued, and their advice for incoming students.