Study-In-Egypt: 2023 American University in Cairo Tomorrow Leaders Graduate Students Programme

Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) students program is a joint effort between the US Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA/AC), and AUC.

TLG equips academically qualified and economically deserving students with the professional qualifications and experience needed to advance knowledge and contribute to the achievement of socially relevant outcomes through organized graduate study and research that furthers the professionalization of emerging leaders and proposes local solutions to shared problems in the MENA region.

Students from eligible countries are allow to earn a Master’s degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC) in one of the following graduate programs:

• Master of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies in the Middle East/North Africa
• Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education (EDUL)
• Master of Arts in Migration and Refugee Studies (MRS)
• Master of Arts in Economics in International Development (ECID)
• Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication (JRMC)
• Master of Public Policy (MPP)
• Master of Public Administration (MPA)
• MA in Middle East Studies (MES)

Students from the following countries are eligible to apply; Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, the West Bank, and Gaza.

Research Topics

• Master of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies in the Middle East/North Africa’s:
  • Contemporary Urbanisms;
  • Activism;
  • Women and Work.
• Master of Arts in International and Comparative Education’s:
  • Emotional intelligence in school leadership;
  • Commitment to educational reform;
  • Female employment after graduation;
  • Gender and science education;
  • Teachers’ professional development challenges;
  • Education for sustainable development through K-20;
  • Policies to promote educational sustainability among disadvantaged communities.
• Master of Arts in Migration and Refugee Studies’:
  • Poverty and inequality among migrants and refugees;
  • The effect of Covid 19 on migrants and refugees;
  • The Post-Ukrainian conflict and its effects;
  • Gender issues among migrants and refugees.
• Master of Arts in Economics in International Development:
  • Female economic empowerment
  • The effectiveness of labor market policies
  • Eentrepreneurship and MSME support
  • Public health NGOs and civil society organization
  • Poverty
  • Migration & refugees
  • Climate change and the environment
• Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication:
  • Public diplomacy, media and public opinion
  • The leader as a brand and influencer on social media
  • SDG communications
  • Climate change communication
• Master of Public Policy:
  • Social Protection Policies in Egypt and the Middle East
  • Data analytics for public policy
  • Urban policies and the planning of the city
  • Governance, accountability and stakeholder negotiations in the Middle East
  • Governance and the policy formation process
  • Program impact evaluation and learning
  • Higher education policy in Egypt and the Middle East
• Master of Public Administration:
  • Governance and innovation in public and non-profit organizations
  • Nonprofit management and resource mobilization
  • Program monitoring, evaluation, learning and data analytics
  • Social and environmental governance
  • Public Policy analysis and evaluation
  • Human resource management, diversity and organizational behavior
  • Strategic management for public and non-profit organizations
• MA in Middle East Studies:
  • Middle East Public Policy in the Global Context
  • Middle East Anthropology Sociology
  • Religious and Cultural Heritage of the Middle East