Tag: students
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...
Three Pyongsong high schoolers in trouble after sharing nude photos of...
Three male students at a high school in Pyongsong have been expelled for distributing nude or illicit photos of girls at the school taken...
Unknown disease spreads in Yanggang Province, prompting school closures
A disease of unknown origin is spreading in Yanggang Province, forcing primary schools to cancel classes and send students on vacation, Daily NK has...
N. Korean parents less inclined to send kids to kindergarten than...
Fewer North Korean parents want their children to attend kindergarten these days in some areas of the country, Daily NK has learned.
"The number of...
Air Koryo flight brings defense researchers, students to Russia
An Air Koryo flight recently brought new workers, defense researchers, and students to Russia, highlighting the expanding exchanges between North Korea and Russia as...
North Korea distributes propaganda materials criticizing Yoon administration
North Korea's government recently handed out political lecture materials to workers' organizations that criticize South Korea's Yoon administration, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korean teachers increasingly turn to students’ parents for help
North Korean teachers facing severe financial hardship are turning to parents for help. While schools harshly criticize teachers for such behavior, some teachers are...
N. Korea’s educational divide worsens with increase in private tutoring
More and more parents are turning to private tutoring for their children as the quality of education in North Korean schools declines, 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...
