In this insightful interview, Moataz Darwish, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Management, discusses how students can prepare for the impact of AI on the job market and security, the importance of adapting to AI without over-reliance, and the business sectors that will benefit the most from AI advancements while highlighting the essential […]
In this compelling interview, Ghada Hamouda, Chief Sustainability Officer of Qalaa Holding, discusses the importance of interdisciplinary solutions and programs for global impact, how business schools can prepare students for sustainability challenges in the labor market, and the crucial collaborations needed between business organizations and business schools to bridge the gap in professional skills and
In today’s competitive world, one might think that an Ivy League university degree coupled with a lot of hard work and a yearly outstanding performance evaluation will definitely get you where you want and help you secure your leaps into the echelons of the organizational ladder. If that’s what you think, well think again, as
A joint study between the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Egyptian Chinese University aimed to assess the impact of fake news and knowledge mismanagement on social media on consumer distrust among Egyptian millennials and Generation Z during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that online fake news did indeed increase levels of consumer
Like many 17-year-olds, Joury Azmi is bursting with ambition. She has worked part-time in marketing for her family’s furniture business for over five years, and when the time came to apply to universities, she decided to hold off temporarily. With the learning opportunities offered by online courses and her broader aspirations outside the classroom, she
The Lebanese are enraged. Hundreds of thousands of protestors, over a million in some estimates, have taken to the streets of cities across Lebanon demanding the fall of the sectarian power structure that’s been in place since the end of the country’s devastating civil war. The reason? Well, it started off as a spontaneous reaction
On Monday in Cairo, the 20th of October, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the American University in Cairo (AUC), in partnership with UNICEF, held a seminar on how youth unemployment can be overcome through policies that have been proven to work through scientific study. A little bit about J-PAL: they are
Egypt’s population is young. According to Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), youths aged between 18 to 29 are estimated at 20.2 million, representing 21% of the country’s population. Moreover, those aged under 18 account for 40% of the total population. Therefore, undeniably, the demographic challenge of ensuring decent employment conditions for young
For the past three to four years, younger generations and the successors of millenials have started to infiltrate the job market. With fresh blood and advanced technology oozing, corporates need to accomodate a cohort of employees labelled as Generation Z (Gen Z). Additionally, they need to fight to stay relevant in an era characterized by
The global maker movement is on the rise across the globe, and it has subsequently mirrored in North Africa. The number of makerspaces in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco – though still sparse – has been remarkably growing in recent years, particularly following the so-called Arab spring in 2011. In their working paper, professor of economics
Globally used recruitment assessment tools have become quite expensive, particularly after the devaluation of the Egyptian pound in November 2016, becoming largely unaffordable. The job market in Egypt and the region is full of potential; but with tons of applicants and interviews, firms and companies may get lost in the process. Hence, the need for
Job hunting is a soul-crushing process for applicants – and so is the recruitment process for employers. In Egypt, both applicants and employers have multiple platforms where an enormous amount of CVs are uploaded everyday, leaving employers puzzled with tons of potential interviewees and talents. In 2015, a breakthrough in the recruitment field occurred when
