The American University in Cairo (AUC) is an independent, nonprofit, liberal arts university located in Cairo, Egypt. The university provides American liberal arts education to students from all socio-economic backgrounds in Egypt and other nations around the world and contributes substantially towards Egypt’s intellectual and cultural life.
The university offers American style learning programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, along with an extensive continuing education program. The university promotes professional education, and lifelong learning.
The AUC student body represents over 100 countries and includes over 300 North American study abroad students. AUC's faculty members, adjunct teaching staff and visiting lecturers are internationally diverse and include academics, business professionals, diplomats, journalists, writers and others from the United States, Egypt and other countries.
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