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60th Anniversary of Kim Il Sung University Marked

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Papers here Sunday dedicate editorials to the 60th anniversary of Kim Il Sung University. Rodong Sinmun says that the university is the genuine people's university, the first of its kind in Korea, and the socialist university of Juche shining with the august name of President Kim Il Sung, the eternal sun of the country and the nation.
    The university is the high seat of Juche-based education which is associated with the history of the immortal revolutionary activities of Kim Jong Il and throws its rays all over the world under his leadership, the daily says, and goes on:
    The 60-year long history of the university is the glorious history during which it has covered the most brilliant road of its development, holding Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in high esteem as its benevolent teachers and fathers and the proud history during which it has greatly contributed to the prosperity of the country with its education and practical achievements in educating revolutionary intellectuals.
    The university serves as the centre of training national cadres and vanguard standard-bearer of development of Juche-based education.
    The university shines as a university of the leader and the party which devotedly defends the headquarters of the revolution.
    It is the noble tradition of the university to devotedly uphold the party and the leader. Teachers and students of the university have performed the brilliant feats of defending leaders in each annals of the rigorous revolution, absolutely trusting and following the party and the leader only.
    The university is proud of a powerful centre of science and education which greatly contributes to the progress and prosperity of the socialist country.
    The history of its development is just the history of progress and prosperity of the country.
    The future of the country advancing toward a great prosperous powerful nation is infinitely bright as the university is training many experts in social sciences of different fields including politics, economy and culture as well as competent revolutionary intellectuals who have the knowledge of modern sciences and technology.
    The proud path of the university has been embroidered with the history of the sacred leadership of the three generals of Mt. Paektu, Minju Joson says, stressing: all the teachers and students should loyally uphold the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il with achievements in science and education.