Future Ready@AUC Winter 2027

Lead, Create and Shape Your Future!

Future Ready@AUC is a four-day interactive bootcamp designed for young people aged 15 to 18 who are beginning to think about university, future careers and the skills they will need to navigate a rapidly changing world. Each day focuses on a different area of future readiness, with workshops exploring leadership and self-awareness, professional communication, entrepreneurial thinking and the practical and responsible use of artificial intelligence.

Across the four days, participants also work toward a culminating project that brings the different themes of the bootcamp together. The project gives them the opportunity to identify a problem or opportunity, develop a creative solution, apply selected skills from the workshops and present their final idea to others.

By the end of the program, participants will leave with greater confidence in their ability to lead, communicate, create and adapt, as well as a clearer sense of how these skills can support them in university, work and beyond.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify personal strengths and develop leadership skills.
• Communicate confidently in academic and professional settings.
• Apply creative and entrepreneurial thinking to real-world challenges.
• Use artificial intelligence tools effectively and responsibly.
• Collaborate and solve problems as part of a team.
• Develop and present innovative ideas with confidence.

Who Can Apply?

Students aged 15 - 18 years

Duration and Location

• January 3-6, 2027 (4 days)
• Sessions will run daily from 9 am to 4 pm
• AUC New Cairo campus
• Fridays and Saturdays off
• Holidays are already compensated for with extra hours

Certification

All participants will receive a certificate of participation from The American University in Cairo (AUC), provided they attend more than three out of five days for five-day bootcamps or more than three out of four days for four-day bootcamps.

Transportation 

The AUC Bus Service is available for an extra fee. For more details , please check the Bus transportation website.

About the Instructor

Hanan Abouzaied

Hanan Abozaied is an educator, instructional designer and trainer with more than 15 years of experience in higher education. She holds an MA in educational leadership from The American University in Cairo. Her experience includes designing and facilitating interactive workshops on leadership, communication, teamwork and professional skills. Her interests include experiential learning, educational technology and preparing young learners for future academic and professional opportunities.

Refund and Bootcamp Switching Policy

A 100 percent refund of the program fees will be granted if the request is submitted at least two weeks before the course start date, or if the request is due to one of the following reasons:

• Course cancellation
• Medical withdrawal
• Visa denial

A 75 percent refund will be granted if the request is submitted within the last two weeks before the course start date.

No refund will be issued if the request is submitted after Wednesday (4 pm), the day before the end of the last working day, and before classes begin, including the weekend prior to the course start date, or after the course has begun.

Bootcamp transfers or switching between bootcamps are not permitted once a bootcamp has commenced.

Learning Environment

To ensure a positive experience for everyone, we ask all participants to help us maintain a safe, respectful and inclusive learning environment.

Please note that any form of physical or verbal aggression, including fighting, hitting, biting, bullying, threatening behavior, verbal abuse, the use of offensive or inappropriate language, or any conduct that disrupts the learning environment, will not be tolerated.

Participants who engage in such behavior may be immediately withdrawn from the bootcamp at the sole discretion of Summer@AUC and will not be permitted to attend the remaining bootcamp days. In such cases, no refund of the program fees will be provided.