By Wikipedia Agroup of 12 American students who arrived in Egypt last fall to study Middle Eastern politics and Arabic at the American University in Cairo ended…
Founded in 1919, the American University in Cairo (AUC) is an independent and nonprofit institution. The university’s mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities to students from all segments of Egyptian society, as well as from other countries, and to contribute to Egypt’s cultural and intellectual life. The university offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, as well as an extensive continuing education program. The university promotes the ideals of American liberal arts, professional education and life-long learning. The university’s English-language environment is designed to promote the proficient use of the tools of learning as well as to enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities, language and personal skills. AUC considers it essential to foster in students an appreciation of their own culture and heritage and their responsibilities toward society. The university’s aim of promoting international understanding is supported by means of scholarships, learned discourse, a multicultural campus environment and a diversified publishing program. AUC has highly qualified, international faculty members from the United States, Egypt and 23 other countries. Emphasis is placed on excellence in teaching, as well as on research, creative work and the intellectual contributions of faculty members to their disciplines.
