The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrates the inauguration of Lebanese American scholar Ahmed Dallal as its first Arab president throughout its 102-year-long history.
The AUC named Dallal, a former provost at the American University in Beirut (AUB) and a professor at many universities in the US, as its 13th president.
Dallal is an engineer, a former dean of Georgetown University in Qatar, and also a prominent scholar of Islamic studies, with many publications in this field.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the AUB and his MA, MPhil, and PhD in Islamic studies from Columbia University.
He has written dozens of articles, book chapters, and publications, as well as several books.
Established in 1919, the AUC has been among the top-ranking universities in the Arab World, ranking first in Egypt and second in Africa, according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings.
source/content: english.ahram.org.eg
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