김일성종합대학 | |
 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1946 |
Academic staff | 1,200 |
| Students | 16,000 |
| Location | , 39°3′29″N 125°46′6″E / 39.05806°N 125.76833°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Kim Il Sung University | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김일성종합대학 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 金日成綜合大學 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Il-seong Jonghap Daehak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Il-sŏng Chonghap Taehak |
Kim Il-sung University, founded on October 1, 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located on a 37-acre campus in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Along with the main academic buildings, the campus contains 10 separate offices, 50 laboratories, libraries, museums, a printing press, a R&D center, dormitories, and a hospital.[1] During the Korean War the university was located at Baeksong-ri under Mt. Jamo in Suncheon-gun, which was far from the center of the city. But by late 1955, the reconstruction of the main building on the Pyongyang campus was in progress and shortly on the university moved back to pyongyang center.
The university bears the name of Kim Il-sung, the founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Courses in the department of social sciences take 5 years, while those of the department of natural sciences take 6 years to complete.[1]
Mandatory requirements for acceptance include a recommendation from both the principal of the high school and a party member (see Korean Workers' Party)[citation needed]. Admission is based upon three criteria: academic grades, life in adherence to the party and society, and the applicant's status[citation needed]. Applicant's status is determined by the involvement of the applicant's parents in the party and whether the family was considered "proletarian" at the time of the party's creation[citation needed].
Departments
- Social sciences
- History
- Philosophy
- Government and economics
- Law
- Korean language
- Foreign languages
- Natural science
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Geography
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Atomic Energy
- Automation
Notable alumni
- An Kyong-ho, Chief Director of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
- Kim Jong-il, former leader of North Korea, attended 1960-1964
- Kim Jong-un
- Kim Pyong-il, half-brother of Kim Jong-il and ambassador to Poland[2]
- Kyong Wonha, nuclear scientist
- Andrei Lankov, Australia National University lecturer, attended as an exchange student in 1985
- Paek Nam-sun, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Sin Son-ho, current Permanent Representative of North Korea to the United Nations
- Zhang Dejiang, current Vice-Premier and a prominent leader of the Communist Party of China, a member of its Politburo.
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of universities in North Korea
- Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
- Education in North Korea
References
- ^ Kim, Song-A (2007-05-09). "Photos of Kim Jong Il's Brother, Kim Pyong Il and Recent Visits". Daily NK. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
External links
- 1996 article from the Korean Central News Agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- "Kim Il-sung University" by Andrei Lankov 11-03-2008
- Template:Ko icon Official Website of the Telecommunications College of Kim Il Sung University
- Template:Ru icon "Kim Il Sung University" from the 'Great Soviet Encyclopedia'
- Template:Ko icon 김일성종합대학 (金日成綜合大學) from Naver Encyclopedia
- The Pyongyang Youth and Kim Il Sung University, Daily NK, September 21, 2006
- Photo of the entrance
- Danahar, Paul (13 February 2010). "Meeting North Korea's 'Generation next'". BBC News.
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