An American liberal arts university in the heart of the Middle East.
Located in downtown Cairo and preparing to move to a state-of-the-art new campus in 2008, the American University in Cairo (AUC) balances a strong commitment to academics with a concern for the region’s needs for practical applications and professional specializations, providing its students with an unrivaled English-language liberal arts education and the qualifications required to succeed on a local, regional and international level.
AUC is an independent, non-profit, non-sectarian and multi-cultural establishment with a distinctive academic program, a world-class faculty and a tradition of innovative and rigorous multidisciplinary study. Emphasis is placed on excellence in teaching as well as on research.
The university has earned a global reputation for educating generations of leaders in business, science, media and the humanities.
AUC is independent from any other university with a similar name such as American University in Washington, D.C. or the American University of Beirut.
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