School of Global Affairs and Public Policy News

CASAR Students Academic field trip to Asmarat Women’s Shelter and Counseling Center

An academic field trip to Asmarat Women’s Shelter and Counseling Center for the AMST 1099 undergraduate students at the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR).

'Say More with Threads': What's Next?

Threads, Meta’s newest addition to the social media platform, has received both praise and criticism since its launch a few weeks ago.

CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS highlighted GAPP's quarterly journal The Cairo Review of Global Affairs he quotes the Cairo Review of Global Affairs essay by Albadr Alshateri

Leadership for Government Excellence Programme Receives Prestigious Award

Hosted in collaboration with AUC’s School of Business and School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the Leadership for Government Excellence Programme (LEP) was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Practice Award – Silver Award from the European Foundation for Management Development.

Graduate Student Research Wins Awards at International Conference

Whether studying mental health or disaster relief campaigns, understanding social media is key to navigating our modern world.

Cooperation between GAPP and the Institute for Diplomatic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt

As part of the ongoing cooperation between the Institute for Diplomatic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the Institute held a summer workshop program for a group of 38 AUC students from June 11-13, 2023. 

Dean Noha El-Mikawy chats with Anthony Bebbington

Anthony Bebbington, Ford Foundation International Director for Natural Resources and Climate Change and Higgins Professor of Environment and Society in the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, USA Anthony Bebbington.

Professor Shahjahan Bhuiyan Receives Prestigious Award for Public Policy Research in Global South

Shahjahan Bhuiyan, associate professor in AUC's Department of Public Policy and Administration and associate dean for Administration and Undergraduate Studies, has received the

Ramadan from the Heart of Cairo

International student Sara Carere has never experienced a month quite like Ramadan in Egypt.

Saudi-Iran Agreement Brokered by China: Regional Implications

Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish diplomatic ties

AUC Faculty Develop New Courses on Climate Change, Sustainability During 2023 Research and Creativity Convention

Two courses aimed at informing and empowering AUC students to lead the charge against climate change won this year’s Core Curriculum Course Competition during AUC’s 2023 Research and Creativity Convention (

Graduate Students Receive International Recognition for Documentary Films

Three graduate students from the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism

Movement for governance in MENA Region

Noha El-Mikawy, dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, chats with Asli Bali, president-elect of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA).

CMRS Hosts High-Level General Forum Meeting in EHUB's First Phase Event

CMRS hosted the “High-Level General Forum Meeting” as the concluding event of the first phase of the Egyptian Migration Hub (EHUB) project in Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir Square.

EHUB Sectoral Meetings Host Stakeholders for Discussion on Migration issues

Under the framework of the EHUB project, CMRS hosted four sectoral meetings between August and December 2022.