THE GrEEK CAMPUS

THE GrEEK CAMPUS

الجريك كامبس
Type	University campus, Technology Park
Established	1964
Founders	Tarek Taha, Ahmed El Alfi[1]
Affiliation	American University in Cairo
Officer in charge	Tarek Ali Taha (CEO)
President	Lisa Anderson
Visitor	Jack Lew
Location	28 Falaki Street, Downtown, Cairo
Website	http://www.thegreekcampus.com/

The GrEEK CAMPUS is a university science and technology park located in Downtown Cairo, Egypt.^[2][3] In 1964, The GrEEK CAMPUS was formed by former President Dr. Thomas A. Bartlett of the American University in Cairo.^[4]

Foundation

The GrEEK CAMPUS was a part of American University for 50 years. In 2013, current president of AUC Lisa Anderson signed an agreement with Tahrir Alley Technology Park, a Cairo-based company, who leased the property to run a Technology Park.^[5] The concept and vision were crafted by Ahmed El Alfi and Tarek Ali Taha.^[6][7][8]

The GrEEK CAMPUS offers technologically advanced office spaces and promotes innovation and entrepreneurship.^[9][10]

Noatble events

• Startup Grind Google Startup Grind^[11]
• Google I/O - Cairo^[12]
• Cairo Maker Fair, 2011^[13]
• Wamda Mix N' Mentor, Cairo^[14]
• TED (conference) TEDx Cairo Women.^[15]
• Egypt Photo Summit^[16]
• EgyCon
• Rise-up Summit, Egypt^[17]
• D-CAF Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival.
• U.S. Embassy job fair.^[18]

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References

1. "The GrEEK Campus". Mada Masr. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
2. "Cairo's GrEEK Campus Underscores Egypt's Tech Revolution". The Wall Street Journal. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
3. "Inside The GrEEk Campus". Women on Walls. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
4. The day we bought the Greek campus Thomas Bartlett, AUC President 1963-69 (PDF). American University in Cairo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
5. "AUC's Greek campus to be transformed Into Egypt's first technology park". Daily News Egypt. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
6. CNBC.com, Elizabeth MacBride, special to (7 December 2015). "The reason Uber is investing in this hot market". CNBC. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
7. "Getting Us to the GrEEK". Cairo Scene. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
8. "Cairo's New Neighbor Is A Mini Silicon Valley". The Huffington Post. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
9. "AUC's Greek campus for sale". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
10. "Upper Egypt's Young Women Seek Change at Greek Campus". Egyptian Streets. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
11. "Startup Grind Cairo". Meetup. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
12. "Google I/O Extended 2014 Cairo + Shorouk — Google Developers". Google Developers. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
13. Dougherty, Dale (11 April 2016). "Young Makers on the Rise in Egypt: The Makers of Maker Faire Cairo, Amr Saleh and 1Sheeld, Fab Lab Egypt, Karakeeb Makerspace, Creative Expression, Al-Azhar Park". Medium (website). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
14. "Mix N' Mentor Cairo 2016: Marketplace Edition". Wamda. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
15. "TEDxCairoWomen : TED (conference)". TED (conference). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
16. "Egypt Photo Summit "15". Ggypt Photo Summit. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
17. MacBride, Elizabeth. "Why Microsoft, Uber And 500 Startups Went To Downtown Cairo". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
18. "Press Releases 2016 | Cairo, Egypt - Embassy of the United States". egypt.usembassy.gov. United States Ambassador to Egypt. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

External links

• Official website