Alum 2007

Dr. Ahmed Alaa Fayed

MASE Alum 2007 & PhD in public policy from King’s College London (KCL), has contributed most of his life’s work to his alma mater- AUC. In 2013 he was the first to complete a dual degree program at AUC where he did not just complete his Bsc in construction engineering, but to bring his passion for public service, he simultaneously completed his master of public administration. His pioneering efforts in community service, civic leadership and education can be traced all throughout his time at AUC and his current endeavors as well.

During his time at AUC, Fayed was clearly a leader in serving his peers and improving conditions for all AUC students, staff and professors. First, he worked, assisted and volunteered at a multitude of AUC functions- office of student development, the freshman advising office, the office of communication and marketing, core curriculum office and Alumni and trustee affairs office. Second, he made sure students’ interests were represented in the university’s various democratic processes. He was the undergraduate students’ representative at the university senate, readmission committee, bus transportation advisory committee and late drop committee. Third, as a master’s student he was involved in academic teaching, outreach, and was a research assistant in marginalized areas, cementing AUC’s commitment to its surrounding environment.

More significantly, during Fayed’s time across different student clubs and organizations, such as the Theatre and Film club, the AUC handball team, CIMAL, entrepreneurs society, ISLC, and representing construction engineering students at the Student Senate, he became well prepared for heading the Student Union. From 2011-2012, as student union president, he dedicated his time to public service to all those on campus, and outside. Recognizing AUC’s excellence in student mobilization, he exported the AUC model to collaboratively found a national Egyptian student union, which brings together student representatives from across the country. He was elected to represent the private universities, his efforts focused on bridging the gap between public and private, and creating the basis of a democratic national student body for all of Egypt.

His dedication to education and public policy did not stop there. He went on to complete his PhD in public policy from King’s College London (KCL), where he studied governance and corruption of the national Egyptian secondary school system beyond the limits of Cairo. He continued teaching at KCL, worked as a visiting scholar at both AUC and the university of Cambridge and published in international peer-reviewed journals. Currently, he is an assistant professor of public policy at the Doha institute for graduate studies; and is working on books on the wider issues of education policies across the Middle East.

 

During his time at AUC, Fayed was clearly a leader in serving his peers and improving conditions for all AUC students, staff and professors. First, he worked, assisted and volunteered at a multitude of AUC functions- office of student development, the freshman advising office, the office of communication and marketing, core curriculum office and Alumni and trustee affairs office. Second, he made sure students’ interests were represented in the university’s various democratic processes. He was the undergraduate students’ representative at the university senate, readmission committee, bus transportation advisory committee and late drop committee. Third, as a master’s student he was involved in academic teaching, outreach, and was a research assistant in marginalized areas, cementing AUC’s commitment to its surrounding environment.

More significantly, during Fayed’s time across different student clubs and organizations, such as the Theatre and Film club, the AUC handball team, CIMAL, entrepreneurs society, ISLC, and representing construction engineering students at the Student Senate, he became well prepared for heading the Student Union. From 2011-2012, as student union president, he dedicated his time to public service to all those on campus, and outside. Recognizing AUC’s excellence in student mobilization, he exported the AUC model to collaboratively found a national Egyptian student union, which brings together student representatives from across the country. He was elected to represent the private universities, his efforts focused on bridging the gap between public and private, and creating the basis of a democratic national student body for all of Egypt.

His dedication to education and public policy did not stop there. He went on to complete his PhD in public policy from King’s College London (KCL), where he studied governance and corruption of the national Egyptian secondary school system beyond the limits of Cairo. He continued teaching at KCL, worked as a visiting scholar at both AUC and the university of Cambridge and published in international peer-reviewed journals. Currently, he is an assistant professor of public policy at the Doha institute for graduate studies; and is working on books on the wider issues of education policies across the Middle East.

 

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