President.ir - President described the role of students� families and the family environment effective on the progress and flourishment of students� talents, saying, �Elites and those who have won medals at international contests are heroes in the fields of talent, education and learning�.

Speaking on Sunday in a meeting with students who have won medals at international contests in 2019, President Hassan Rouhani said, �Part of being an elite is related to intelligence and memory, but a big part of it is individual effort and attempt�.

He added, �Based on religious and Islamic criteria, parents� psychological state is very effective in how children are raised and their talents are flourished�.

Stating that talent may show itself at any stage of a person�s life, the President said, �We need to work hard in maintaining talents in our elites and have plans for them�.

�We have to take care of our exceptionally talented students until the end of their education,� added Rouhani.

He continued, �Fair competition based on the right basics will be effective in development and progress�.

Dr Rouhani added, �Fortunately today, the Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organisation has done a great deal in the employment and recruitment system to employ elites�.

The government is taking advantage of the elites in different fields, said the President, adding, �One of the government�s efforts in this regard has been supporting knowledge-based enterprises�.

�The elite must be employed in ministries and public organs,� he said, adding that the government has put a great emphasis on this.

The President said, �Today, skills, science, knowledge and technologies are constantly changing and learning materials need to catch up�.

He also went on to state, �Studying and learning skills must be pursued with the latest global trends�.