AUC awards lead scholarships to 57 top Egyptian students

Published October 13th, 2009 - 10:03 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

WHAT
A ceremony welcoming the sixth group of the Leadership for Education and Development program (LEAD) scholarship recipients.

The program offers full tuition scholarships to students -- one male and one female - from each of Egypt’s 29 governorates.

LEAD is a joint program of the US Agency for International Development, the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation and The American University in Cairo.


WHO
U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey, USAID Mission Director Hilda M. Arellano, Cairo Governor Abdel-Azim al-Wazir, Assiut Governor General Nabil El-Ezaby, and AUC President David D. Arnold.


WHERE
Moataz Al-Alfi Terrace, New Cairo Campus 


WHEN
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm


MEDIA COVERAGE
Media interested in coverage should contact Doaa Farag at +202.2615.3702, +2.012.733.4989, [email protected]. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.