North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of a newly built school for the country’s ruling party officials, state media reported on Wednesday, marking his second visit to the site in less than a week.

The ribbon-cutting event at the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang took place on Tuesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The visit follows another visit just six days earlier on May 15. He had also inspected its construction on March 30.

During the ceremony on Tuesday, Kim expressed his satisfaction with the successful completion of the building, saying that “the world’s best school has taken on its majestic appearance as the ‘pedigree farm’ for training the backbone of the Party,” according to the KCNA’s English dispatch.

Kim emphasized that turning the school into a world-class institution is the “most important task for ensuring the continuity of the lifeline of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Party and its invincible lea
dership for all ages.”

Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism is an ideology based on the ideas and principles of North Korea’ late founder Kim Il-sung and his son and successor Kim Jong-il — the late father of Kim Jong-un.

The training school, which traces its roots back to the Central Party School established in 1946, is the highest educational facility to train WPK officials.

The construction of its new campus began in April last year, reflecting North Korea’s priority on educating future party officials as it seeks to tighten social discipline against the inflow of outside information amid economic difficulties.

Over the course of the yearlong construction period, Kim visited the site three times, a move that could show his commitment to the education of party officials, which is essential for the long-term maintenance of the regime.

Source: Yonhap News Agency