The American University in Cairo
| الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1919 |
| President | Francis J. Ricciardone |
| Provost | Sherif Sedky |
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Academic staff
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Full-time 436 Part-time 126 |
| Students | 6, 659 |
| Undergraduates | 5,494 |
| Postgraduates | 1,065 |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Campus | New Cairo and Tahrir Square |
| Mascot | Eagle "Horus" |
| Website | aucegypt |
The American University in Cairo (abbreviated to AUC; Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة El Gam‘a El Amrikiya Bel Qāhira) is an independent, English language, research university located in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, along with a continuing education program.
The AUC student body represents over 100 countries. 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.
AUC holds institutional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and from Egypt's National Authority for Quality Assurance and Assessment of Education (NAQAAE).
The American University in Cairo was founded in 1919 by American Mission in Egypt, a Protestant mission sponsored by the United Presbyterian Church of North America, as an English-language university and preparatory school. AUC was intended as both a preparatory school and a university. The preparatory school opened to 142 students on October 5, 1920 in Khairy Pasha palace, which was built in the 1860s. The first diplomas issued were junior college-level certificates given to 20 students in 1923.
Watson wanted to establish a western institution for higher education.
Additionally, there were disputes between university founder Charles A. Watson, who was interested in building the university's academic reputation, and United Presbyterian leaders in the United States who sought to return the university to its Christian roots. Four years later, Watson decided that the university could not afford to maintain its original religious ties and that its best hope was the promotion of good moral and ethical behavior.
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