School of Global Affairs and Public Policy News

AUCTV Covers COP27 Activities

The American University in Cairo's (AUC) TV team participated in COP-27 through comprehensive media coverage of the activities in the Green Zone and the AUC Pavilion.

Twitter Troubles: Faculty Insight

Fake, verified Twitter accounts caused chaos after Elon Musk, who purchased the platform in October for $44 billion,

Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism@COP27

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism had an active role in representing GAPP and AUC at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh.

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication@COP27

Rasha Allam, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication associate chair and professor, participated in the COP27 conference in Sharm EL Sheikh, as part of the AUC delegation, through a panel titled “Media and the Environment”.

Department of Public Policy and Administration@COP27

Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD), is having a strong presence at the AUC Pavillon at COP27, with a number of public policy faculty members and students presenting.

Public Policy HUB Participates in COP27 with Policy Papers and Animation Videos.

As part of the AUC’s delegation to COP27, Laila El Baradei, Public Policy HUB Principal Investigator, presented a brief about the work of the HUB and the current round of operation focusing on Climate Change.

Closing the GAP-P

Large global issues such as climate change are difficult to tackle across sectors. Scientists, politicians, local governments and corporate industries often get isolated in their efforts to address environmental challenges, coming up with solutions that are narrower or smaller in scale.

Five GAPP Faculty members as part of the AUC delegation to COP27

We are honored to have GAPP faculty members as part of the AUC delegation to COP27. Discussing different topics ranging from green economy and future of work to media and climate change in addition to topics on development and urbanism in relation to climate change.

Exploring Foreign Affairs Around the Globe

With the support of the Department of Public Policy and Administration Department (PPAD), master's student Sara Seif '18 had the opportunity to join twelve other members of the AUC community in a summer training program at the Institute for Diplomatic Studies organized by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

PPAD Student Presenting Master's Research at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference

Public Policy and Administration Student Shaimaa Heikal had the opportunity to present her master's research at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference last summer in San Diego.

Adham Center Student Awards in Five Years

Over the past five years, students of the MA program in television and digital journalism received more than 27 local and international awards from prestigious competitions.

In Partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, The Kamal Adham Center at AUC Launches Egypt COVID-19 Media Relief Project

The Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, in partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, offered a comprehensive one-year program to support Egyptian media organizations and individuals in

Adham Center – UNESCO Project 2020

Corruption and Collapse: AUC’s Sarah El-Richani Explains Lebanon’s Financial Crisis

After a series of heists over the past few weeks, banks in Lebanon closed temporarily and heightened security.

AUC Introduces New Minors, Restructured Majors

From the arts to sciences — and the special places where they meet in between — AUC is offering two restructured majors and four new minors this fall.