Meetings in Field of Education Take Place in Provinces

Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- Meetings in field of education took place in provinces (municipalities) on Oct. 21 and 22 to vow to carry out the important tasks set forth by respected Comrade Kim Jong Un during his congratulatory visit to Kim Il Sung University marking its 80th founding anniversary.

Present there were officials of local Party and power organs, and officials, teachers, researchers and students of universities.

Reporters and speakers at the meetings said that the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Kim Il Sung University held with splendor in the presence of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was a great event shining in the history of the development of the most important training base of the state and the supreme school representing the intelligence and civilization of the DPRK and a historic event that provided a landmark for a new turn in building a revolutionary, advanced and popular educational power of the Korean style.

They called upon the officials and educators in the field of education to bear in mind the purpose of Juche education and the position, role and function of education in the development of socialism and orient everything to training revolutionary talents who will be the mainstay of the Party and state, and the patriotic talents sound in spirit and morality.

They called for making efforts to acquire versatile knowledge and ability to utilize them, bearing in mind that the qualifications of teachers are the ability of students and the speed of advance of the country, and becoming excellent teachers for training pillars conducive to the prosperity of the country with pure conscience and enthusiasm.

They called upon all of them to display courage, redoubled efforts and inexhaustible enthusiasm for the steadfast implementation of the great programme for education in the new era clarified by respected Comrade Kim Jong Un and thus glorify the DPRK as a world-level educational power, sci-tech power and talent power.

Resolutions were adopted at the meetings. -0-