Entrepreneurship is a key component of Africa’s economic progress, but gaps between research, investing and implementation may hinder a startup’s success. AUC assisted in filling these gaps by hosting the first entrepreneurship workshop of the Afretec Network, an international organization that aims to encourage digital growth through the collaboration of higher education and the private and public sectors throughout Africa.
Fifteen graduates were awarded at AUC s Fall 2023 undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies in February. Recipients were recognized for a variety of academic and service-related accomplishments. Undergraduate Awards The President s Cup Presented to the student(s) with the highest grade point average. Winner: Karim Khaled Iskander
AUC is the only University representing Egypt and Northeast Africa in the newly established African Engineering and Technology (Afretec) Network, a collaboration between African universities to drive inclusive digital transformation across the continent.
Karim Seddik, professor of electronics and communications engineering and associate dean for graduate studies and research at AUC’s School of Sciences and Engineering, is no stranger to winning awards. His research has been recognized and published time and again by major entities such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Egyptian state. Despite this, upon hearing that he won AUC’s Faculty Merit Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors, Seddik felt honored.
Karim Seddik, professor and associate dean for graduate studies and research at AUC’s School of Sciences and Engineering, is no stranger to winning awards. His research has been recognized and published time and again by major entities such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Egyptian state. Despite this, upon hearing that he won AUC’s Faculty Merit Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors, Seddik felt honored.
“It means a lot,” Seddik said. “AUC is my home and receiving this award makes me feel appreciated.”