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t -3- in its undergraduate program and choosing certain especially need-ed and timely areas for development in its graduate program, and working towards the end of producing educated and responsible citizens of Egypt, the Middle East and the world at large, and encouraging by its existence, as well as by its program, both the West (especially America) and the Middle East in the common effort to understand, appreciate and work with each other. Several "program affirmations" naturally follow from the statement of nature and purposes: A. Continuing and increased emphasis upon excellence is re-quired. If the University cannot afford to do anything well, it should not do it at all. B. Continuing and increased emphasis upon the liberal arts is valuable in itself and is basic to vocational specialization. C. Continuing and increased efforts to move professional training out of the undergraduate program and into the graduate program, either on the NIA level or the "Certificate" level, thus demanding still further development of the graduate program, are required. (Certain exceptions may always be necessary in the face of the Middle Eastern situation, but this indicates the direction of effort.)) D. Continuing and increased effort to make all of the Univer-sity life meaningful for students by developing still further the Student Personnel Services is consistent with its purposes and with its American character. E. Continuing and increased effort to make the University a meeting-place for scholars from the East, Middle East, and West is consistent with its nature. F. Continuing and increased effort to train students for a Middle East future by stressing an "intercultural" approach to curriculum and ways of learning is appropriate. G, Continuing and increased effort to base more and more of the educational effort upon research and other creative work will further strengthen an essential dimension of University life. 5 De-emphasizing deep concentration in any one discipline, when-ever such specialization is achieved at the expense of the related disciplines, Pnrsuit of knowledge in one field is encouraged only when supported by a broad foundation. 6, Moving from prescription to increased flexibility as the pro-gram progresses from the foundational aspects to the areas of individuatinterest