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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.
[edit] Historical Development of the UniversityThe American University in Cairo was founded in 1919 by Evangelical Americans dedicated to the cultural enrichment and modernization of Egypt[1]. For its first 27 years the university was shaped by its founding president, Dr. Charles A. Watson. He wanted to create an English-language university based on high standards of conduct and scholarship and to contribute to intellectual growth, discipline, and character of the future leaders of Egypt and the region. He also believed that such a university would greatly improve America's understanding of the area. Initially, AUC was intended to be both a preparatory school and a university. The preparatory school opened on October 5, 1920, with 142 students in two classes that were equivalent to the last two years of an American high school. The first diplomas issued were junior college-level certificates given to 20 students in 1923. At first an institution only for males, the university enrolled its first female student in 1928, the same year in which the first university class graduated with two B.A.'s and one B.S. degrees awarded. Master's degrees were first offered in 1950. Originally AUC offered instruction in the arts and sciences and in education. In 1921, the School of Oriental Studies was added to the university, followed in 1924 by the Division of Extension. This division was later renamed the Division of Public Service, and finally evolved into the Center for Adult and Continuing Education. AUC's high school division, known as the Lincoln School, was discontinued in 1951. In 1956, the School of Oriental Studies was incorporated into the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as the Center for Arabic Studies. The English Language Institute was added the same year. After the Faculty of Education was discontinued in 1961 and degree offerings were dropped from the Division of Public Service, university degree work was consolidated into a single academic structure, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Programs in sociology, anthropology, political science and economics were added to the curriculum and the natural science offerings were significantly expanded. Two applied research units, the Social Research Center and the Desert Development Center, were established in 1953 and 1979, respectively. Another landmark in the history of the university was the development of professional programs: the departments of Engineering, Computer Science, Journalism and Mass Communication, and Management now offer several degree programs at the Bachelor's and Master's levels. In 1960, AUC enrolled approximately 400 academic students. By 1969 the university had more than tripled its degree enrollments to over 1,300 students, 450 of whom were pursuing graduate studies. Since then academic program enrollments have grown to 3,890 students at the undergraduate level and 1,013 students at the master's degree level 9 (Fall 2006). Adult education expanded simultaneously and now serves approximately 30,000 individuals each year in non-credit courses and contracted training programs. In 1993, the academic programs offered through 13 departments were organized into three schools: Humanities and Social Sciences; Sciences and Engineering; and Business, Economics and Communication. In 2007, the university's Center for Adult and Continuing Education was renamed the School of Continuing Education and in 2008, the Adham Center for TV Journalism was renamed the Kamal Adham Center for Journalism, Training and Research. [edit] CampusThe university's Tahrir Square Campus was originally built in the late 1860s as Khairy Pasha palace and became the AUC campus in the 1920s. In the summer of 2008, AUC relocated to New Cairo. The New Cairo Campus has an area of approximately 280 acres (1.1 km2) compared to the downtown campus of 7.8 acres (32,000 m2). The campus accommodates about 5,500 full time students as well as 1,500 faculty and staff. Construction of the new campus was estimated to cost around $400 million ($100 million of which was provided by USAID), making it the largest in Egypt. The inauguration of the new campus took place on the February 7, 2009 and was attended by a number of key persons including Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt's first lady and AUC alumna. Moving the campus to New Cairo has been controversial due to its distance from the city center and isolated. There were protests due to the move, especially since the new campus was not completed when it was opened.[2] During the 2008-2009 Academic year, AUC's newspaper Caravan printed an Investigative Report on March 1, 2009 reporting that at least 2 people were killed in the construction of the New Campus. Campus security was called in when hundreds of workers protested that one killed worker's family supposedly had not been compensated [3]. Caravan also reported that because of the high price of food and lack of outside options due to the campus's obscure location, workers were frequently seen forced to resort to students' leftovers [4]. [edit] Swine flu outbreakOn June 4, 2009, two students arriving from the U.S. were diagnosed with swine flu and the university's dormitory was put under quarantine. The dormitory contained 140 residents at the time who were all quarantined. As a result of the incident, doubt has been cast on the preventative measures taken at the Cairo Airport. Classes at the university were suspended until the 14th of June.[5][6] The American University in Cairo was once again forced to shut down by the Egyptian Ministry of Health in an effort to minimize the effects of the outbreak. The University was ordered to close on September 17, 2009, and remained closed until October 3, 2009.[7] Many members of the institute however believe the move was politically motivated, rather than medical.[8] [edit] Notable alumni
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