April 18, 2017, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) has
witnessed students achieve feats in a variety of fields, this semester,
succeeding in local and regional competitions that qualify them to move on to
represent AUC, Egypt and the MENA region in competitions at the international
level.
The CFA
Institute Research Challenge
The AUC team, composed of students, Toka ElWazery, Nora Mashhour,
Yara Hashem, and Farah Ibrahim, came in first against 12 other Egyptian
universities competing in the local round of the CFA Institute Research
Challenge this year. Their team was tasked with the analysis of the publicly
traded company, Juhayna, and asked to submit a written report, concluding with
a buy, sell or hold recommendation. The team then presented their findings in
front of a panel of industry professionals. Students were met with immediate
job offers from influential figures in the finance industry in Egypt, pointing
to the prestige associated with the challenge.
In the last six years, AUC teams have advanced to regional
competitions in London (2012), Milan (2014), Chicago (2016) and, finally,
Prague this year. “One reason for the success of AUC teams in winning the
local competition for many years now is that we have a very unique way in
identifying and selecting the strongest team to represent AUC in the local
competition,” said Aliaa Bassiouny, assistant professor of finance at AUC and faculty
adviser to the team.
Broadcast
Education Association (BEA) Media Festival of Arts Competition
Selected from a pool of over 1,450 entries from more than 175
colleges and universities, four AUC students have been awarded first place
prizes at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Media Festival of Arts
competition. AUC’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
(JRMC) had five project submissions.
“This is the fourth consecutive year that JRMC has had award
winners. Winning BEA awards puts AUC and JRMC on the international map,” said
Kim Fox, associate professor of practice in the Department of Journalism and
Mass Communication.
Abdallah Abdeldayem (‘17) won first
place for Student Audio in the Educational Program category for his project, "More Than Just
a Game: A Documentary About Professional Video Gaming in Egypt.” “It felt
great to be noticed for the work I put in this documentary,” said Abdeldayem.
“Moreover, going through the JRMC curriculum helped me find my passion for creating
content.”
Mariam Seif, Reem Mohamed and Hanien Gaballah
also won first place in the
Student Interactive Multimedia 