PLA Daily 2005-01-24 　　 　　Guo Boxiong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed in a recent study tour of military educational institutions in Nanjing that efforts should be made to boost the capability of the Party committees of military educational institutions to a new level. 　　During his study trip, Guo made an inspection tour of the Nanjing Political Institute and Nanjing University of Technology, where he watched the political work simulation training demonstrations and an exhibition on important military scientific achievements, visited the teaching faculties and scientific research personnel, and had cordial chats with students in their dormitories. He also held discussions with leaders of military educational institutions and research institutes stationed in Nanjing. 　　Guo pointed out that in the building of military educational institutions, ideological and political work must be given first priority, and efforts should be made to keep to the firm and correct political orientation. He called on military educational institutions to strive to enhance the quality in the training of the high-caliber talents and in scientific research by taking teaching and scientific research as the core of all their activities. He stressed that the principle of being strict with the army must be earnestly implemented so as to ensure the high degree of stability and unity of military educational institutions, and the Party committees should make efforts to constantly strengthen themselves so as to give fuller play to their role as core of leadership. 　　By Du Xianzhou 　　(Jan.24, PLA Daily)