The Directorates' councils (i.e., the council of the Dakahlia Directorate and the council of the Giza Directorate) initiated the sending of students to Europe to study the science of education. They would then return to teach in Egypt. Four students were sent to Belgium, three to England, and three to France.

31. Al-Azhar University The project of general reform for this ancient and esteemed scientific institute, which was mentioned in last year's report, was implemented in the past quarter after a high order was issued for the reorganization of Al-Azhar University and other religious institutes in Alexandria, Damietta, and Desouk. In all these institutes, there are 14,000 students and 524 professors. The General Administration has established the university, assisted by a council of professors, some of whom represent the general body of professors, and others form the council of the Director. There is also a Supreme Council headed by the Sheikh of the University, with eight members, four of whom are government employees, and the Director of the Endowments Department is one of them. The curriculum has been expanded to include sciences not previously taught at Al-Azhar, such as drawing, engineering, public health, natural history, and the science of education. A new development at Al-Azhar is the formation of a body of senior scholars, consisting of thirty members chosen from professors who have attained a certain degree. This body makes its own laws, and its judgments are announced to the public and to Al-Azhar students three times a week on three specific topics. The lectures for this year have been appointed according to the new law. The difference between Al-Azhar's current state and its past state is very significant.

The School of Sharia Judiciary The School of Sharia Judiciary has become part of Al-Azhar University. The results of the examination in June were positive, with 12 students passing and receiving the "Alimiyya" certificate from Al-Azhar. Ten of them became judges, deputies in Sharia courts, or professors in the school itself. One became a lawyer. There are currently 391 students at Al-Azhar School, 35 in the higher section and 356 in the first section.

32. The Egyptian University It is likely that the great revolution of sorts that Egyptian scientific institutes are undergoing is a general phenomenon.