Letters of invitation letter to teach at Kim Il Sung University

The reality of Korea, which was just liberated from Japanese colonial rule and set to building a sovereign and independent prosperous state, urgently required native cadres in all fields.

In November, Juche 34 (1945) Kim Il Sung initiated the establishment of a university, saying that only when there were national cadres, was it possible to establish a state and develop the national economy and culture.

A mountain of difficulties stood in the way as the establishment of the university had to be started from scratch. The most urgent issue was to build teaching staff.

Some people infected with flunkeyism and national nihilism suggested that lecturers should be invited from foreign countries.

But Kim Il Sung disagreed with them. He said that the Koreans are a resourceful nation, referring to the need to train competent native cadres necessary for the building of a thriving independent country at an early date by national efforts.

And he wrote invitation letters to the progressive intellectuals in the north, south and abroad, sitting up all night.

Upon receiving the letters of trust, 68 excellent lecturers and scholars including Kye Ung Sang, Kim Sok Hyong, Kim Kwang Jin and Kim Su Gyong became the first teaching staff of Kim Il Sung University.

The letters written by the President carried his deep trust in the intellectuals and his wish that they would become the mainstay in the training of native cadres of a new Korea.