AUC Centennial Celebration Launch (Video)

By: Gehan Abo EL Ella

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (SEE) -The year-long centennial celebration started with the inauguration ofthe Tahrir Cultural Center (TCC) and also featured performances by alumni singers Hisham Abbass ’88 and Mahmoud Esseily ‘06 and international bands, in addition to various cultural and entertainment activities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sPULBaq9tg&feature=youtu.be

The inauguration ceremony of the TCC was attended by Minister of Education, Tarek Shawky; Minister of Tourism Rania Al Mashat ‘95; prominent businessman and investor and Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding Naguib Sawiris, who funded the renovations of AUC Tahrir Cultural Center, AUC President Francis Ricciardone, and AUC’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees Richard Bartlett.

The celebration was also attended by former Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Al Araby; Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina Mostafa El Feki; TV Presenter Lamis Al Hadidy ’87 ’90 and TV Presenter Mona Al Shazly ’96 as well as Egyptian and international dignitaries, public figures and media members.