Efforts for Education: Senior General Meets with University Students

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Friday afternoon in Nay Pyi Taw held a meeting with students who would graduate the BEd course of the University for Development.

In his speech, the Senior General said that depending on the result of reopening basic education schools, universities will be reopened step by step. Learning is a chance as well as an obligation for children and youths. Parents, teachers and officials need to encourage school-age children to have learning opportunities The school must be a teaching centre and the venue where students must be trained to have knowledge, critical thinking, citizen ethics and social ethics.

Teachers need to steer the youths not to derail from their goals, not to leave anyone in learning and not to drop out from the school. Youths must be strengthened with physical and mental health for ensuring the beauty of the nation in the future. With regard to the national political leadership role of the Tatmadaw, the Senior General said Tatmadaw has deeply decided to ensure the emergence of genuine democracy in the country.

Good citizens are those who strive to dutifully serve their duties for the interests of society as much as they can. The Senior General stressed the need to nurture the national race youths to be reliable human resources of the State. Nurturing human resources is the primary duty of education staff. Concerning the peace process, the Senior General pointed out that all citizens need to forge the Union spirit for restoring peace in the entire nation. On behalf of the students, a Kayah ethnic spoke words of thanks. A female student and a male student on behalf of all students presented a gift to the Senior General.