Vision

To be the premier School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in the Middle East and Africa, graduating highly competent and knowledgeable professionals, capable of quality decision making and execution on matters of public concern: domestically, regionally and globally.

Mission

To prepare our graduates, to take the lead in shaping the future of their nations and the world at large, with a strong belief in the complimentarity of international and public affairs, an unwavering commitment to ethics and the rule of law, and a recognition of the unique role the media plays in shaping public policies.

Our core disciplines in law, media and journalism, and public policy and public administration provide our graduates with solid professional and analytic competencies based on a multidisciplinary academic foundation. Our academic and research centers and programs provide the graduates with analytic tools, and the students and faculty with field experiences in the context of a broad global perspective to support high quality research, multi-disciplinary policy making and participatory dialogue on questions in the public domain.

Our location in Egypt, at the crossroads of Africa, Asia and Europe, immerse our graduates and faculty in an environment of cross-cultural diversity and expose them to numerous world shaping social, economic and political developments.

AUC holds institutional as well as specialized accreditation for departments and programs. For more information about AUC's accreditation, clickhere.