Tag: education
Top grades, top class: Hyesan schools rank students
Some junior and senior middle schools in Hyesan, a North Korean border city, began sorting students into ranked classes by grades in 2026. The...
Fearing a slip, North Koreans avoid saying “unification”
North Koreans still think of South Koreans as members of the same nation, but many now fear those words could slip out at the...
Pyongyang professors banished over bribes, abuse
North Korean authorities have banished two Pyongyang professors to a remote mountain region over years of bribe-taking and sexual harassment of female students, but...
North Korean teachers ordered to cram English for language contest
Education authorities in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province have ordered teachers to compete in a “multilingual contest” in 2026. Teachers in Chongjin say it...
Chongjin railway official expelled after bribing his way into party school
North Korea has expelled a Chongjin railway official from the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in an October 2026 party school bribery case. The...
North Korea pushes Russian classes in schools but lacks teachers to...
North Korea is expanding Russian-language classes in schools in 2026 as its alliance with Moscow deepens. A severe shortage of trained Russian teachers, however,...
Hamhung teachers ordered to wear skirts during School Support Month
Hamhung teachers must now wear skirts in the classroom during North Korea’s October 2026 School Support Month, a rule that has angered female educators...
Kim Jong Un’s party orders chief secretaries to take charge of...
North Korea has ordered its top provincial, city and county party officials to personally lead party school study in 2026. The move tightens Kim...
North Korean province launches student tracking app, but glitches pile up
North Korean education officials in South Hamgyong province have launched a student tracking app for high schools. Students can now borrow library books and...
Why is North Korea’s loyalty language to Kim Jong Un suddenly...
North Korea's Ninth Party Congress in 2026 formally cemented Kim Jong Un's status as the country's supreme and unchallenged leader. Yet a recent destroyer...
