- 100 -He referred it to a committee, which approved it after making some revisions to the details. It is hoped that the Council will ratify it. The reforms intended for Al-Azhar concern its internal administration, its external relations with other religious institutions, the determination of the subjects taught within it, making them suitable for the times, the conditions for examinations and certificates, their rules, and the organization of the endowments dedicated to it.

61 - The Egyptian University A department for Language and Philosophy was established. Those who complete four years in it are admitted to the final examinations. If they pass, they are granted a university diploma. The requirement for admission to this department is to hold the Egyptian Baccalaureate or an equivalent foreign academic qualification. Nine of the ten subjects are compulsory: the eight taught in Arabic, and English or French language and literature. The following table shows the subjects, the language of instruction, and the number of students.

| Number of Students | Language of Instruction | Subjects | | :---: | :---: | :---: | | 35 | Arabic | Arabic Language and Literature | | 31 | ⦗ | History of Arabic Language and Literature | | 31 | ⦗ | Etymology of Semitic Languages | | 29 | ⦗ | History of the Ancient East | | 54 | ⦗ | History of Islamic Nations | | 31 | ⦗ | Arabic Philosophy and Literature | | 30 | ⦗ | History of Philosophical Schools | | 29 | ⦗ | Geography and Ethnology | | 21 | English | History of English Language and Literature | | 48 | French | ⦗ ⦗ | There are plans to establish a department for Social and Economic Sciences. Two professorships have been created for Political Economy and Economics (Agricultural, General, and Egyptian). In the women's section, the university continued to offer lectures in Literary Philosophy and Rational Philosophy, and added a series of lectures in Arabic delivered by two Egyptian women, which led to a great increase in attendance.