Tag: ministry of education
N. Korean schools start summer vacation early due to hot weather
North Korean elementary schools began summer vacation on July 1 due to the hot weather, Daily NK has learned.
"All primary schools in Sinuiju have...
North Korea wipes “reunification” from school textbooks
North Korean authorities have ordered that the word "reunification" be removed from students' textbooks, Daily NK has learned.
"The education authorities were ordered to review...
Several N. Korean children injured due to poorly maintained playground equipment
Several children have been injured after falling from an old swing carousel at a kindergarten playground in Yonsa County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK...
Education ministry cracks down on universities’ careless dispensing of funds, travel...
Anxiety is in the air after North Korea's education ministry disciplined the scientific research departments of three prominent universities for carelessly providing research funds...
N. Korea launches inspection on universities’ new academic year preparations
North Korea's Ministry of Education has dispatched inspectors to leading universities in Pyongyang and the provinces to check on lecture preparations in major departments...
N. Korea launches probe into students obtaining diplomas without attending class
North Korea's education authorities have launched a probe into so-called "8.3 students." These students use their networks and money to bribe schools for diplomas...
Why one North Korean educator was deemed a “first-class reactionary”
At the Second National Meeting of Elementary Propaganda Workers in 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to participants entitled "Let's...
Sources: North Korea extends school vacations until late April
North Korean education authorities announced on Apr. 3 that school vacations would be extended until the end of April in response to the global...
N. Korean authorities release instructions about first day of school
North Koreaโs education ministry recently issued instructions to schools about what activities they should plan for on the first day of school following the...
Sources: N. Korea extends school closures until April 15
North Korean authorities have extended school closures in the country until Apr. 15, Daily NK has learned.ย
On Feb. 20, North Korean authorities issued an...
