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NASPAA Batten Student Simulation Competition 2019
AUC's Public Policy and Administration Department (PPAD) has been selected for the second time as one of 11 global host sites for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition, scheduled to take place on February 23, 2019 at AUC New Cairo. The title for this year’s competition is "Are You Ready to Confront Global Migration Challenges?"
ConGrads Class of 2019!
The Class of Fall 2019 commencement doesn’t just conicide with the kickoff of the centennial festivities next month celebrating AUC’s 100th birthday, but it is also the last midyear commencement and the first school-based commencement in the history of AUC before the University completes the transition to a once-per-year model that ensures a more intimate and enhanced experience for students and their families.
Adham Center Hosts Annual Awards Dinner and Recognizes Sanaa Mansour
The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted its annual awards dinner to celebrate the twenty seventh graduating class of the Master’s in Television and Digital Journalism program.
Youssef Jameel Fellows Get International Exposure in South Africa
Organizing study tours for graduate students always adds greatly to their learning experience. What you see for yourself, whom you meet in person and have discussions with, even the challenges faced, are what you get to remember the most, much more than when you read a thousand books.
Introducing The newly Drafted Child and Family Media Code of Conduct with UNICEF
The Kamal Adham Center participated, among key media players, in a media roundtable discussion organized by UNICEF and Supreme Council for Media Regulation to discuss the role of media in empowering children and families.
Adham Center and JRMC Host 52nd African Journalists Workshop
This fall, the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, hosted the 52 African Journalists Workshop.
Yousef Jameel Fellows tour Alexandria under “Know thy Country” initiative
Under the “Know Thy Country” initiative that was launched in Fall 2016 by the Yousef Jameel GAPP Public Leadership fellowship, a group of fellows along with the fellowship’s administration and some faculty members headed to Alexandria on November 15, 2018.
United Nations Honors Professor Rasha Abdulla at the Internet Governance Forum
Rasha Abdulla, professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, was honored by the United Nations at the recent Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Paris. Abdulla has been a member of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for three years; The MAG is a group of Internet experts appointed by the UN Secretary General to organize the IGF, the biggest annual meeting of Internet-related issues worldwide.
Naila Hamdy Speaks at United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum
Naila Hamdy, associate professor of journalism, was invited to speak at the 8th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum during a session addressing “Digital Diplomacy: Online Citizen Engagement and Social Media Platforms as Mechanisms for Prevention and Countering Online Hate Speech”. The conference was held at the UN headquarters on November 19 - 20, 2018.
Adham Center participates in BEA 2018
BEA 2018 , Las Vegas, Nevada - The Kamal Adham Center and its affiliates made great contributions and actively participated in this year's Broadcast Education Association BEA 2018:
Adham Center Launches Arabic Online Professional Diploma in Digital Media
The goal of the diploma is to provide knowledge and skill to its participants and to train them to use digital media tools, allowing them to become professionals in the field of media.
Arab Media and Society to be indexed and included in Scopus' online research database
Arab Media and Society Journal (AMS) has been evaluated for inclusion by Scopus-Elsevier, the world's largest database of peer-reviewed literature.
The Annual Awards Dinner to Celebrate 26 MA Class and Recognizes Isaad Younis
Cairo, February 4, 2018 – The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at The American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted its annual awards dinner to celebrate the 26th graduating class of the master’s in television and digital journalism program. Director of the center, Hussein Amin, delivered the keynote address welcoming attendees, the graduating class, and their families and friends. Tarek Shawki, Egyptian minister of education also delivered a speech o the importance of media in society.
Audio Storytelling Through Podcasts Workshop
The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo together with the US Embassy in Egypt held their fourth joint event under the Virtual Speaker Program (VSP). The VSP brings experts in digital media, journalism, and other fields to speak and interact directly with students and professionals in a videoconference setting.