Tag: students
Repatriated North Korean students await decisions on their futures
Hundreds of North Korean students who were repatriated last year are being transferred to domestic universities or assigned to work. The future of the...
Facing uncertain future, N. Korean high schooler takes own life
A high school student at a Pyongyang recently leaped to his death from a high-rise building, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity...
Hyesan schools suspend classes to allow students to collect winter firewood
Some schools in Yanggang Province’s city of Hyesan have recently suspended classes so that students can collect firewood for the winter, Daily NK has...
Elementary schooler breaks arm while loading garbage truck at school
A third-grade boy at an elementary school in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, got in an accident and broke his arm while being forced to...
Hyesan schools demand firewood and cash from students to prepare for...
Schools in Yanggang Province's city of Hyesan are demanding students contribute firewood or cash to purchase firewood to heat classrooms during the coming winter,...
N. Korea suspends classes for elementary school students in some regions
North Korea recently suspended classes for elementary school students in certain regions of the country to mobilize them for rice planting, leading to complaints...
N. Korea orders higher ed institutions to submit proposals to expand...
North Korea's government recently issued an order to major higher education institutions to submit proposals aimed at promoting cooperation with foreign universities, Daily NK...
N. Korea sends teachers-in-training to middle, high schools for practical experience
North Korean teachers-in-training were recently sent to middle and high schools to gain professional experience, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for...
N. Hwanghae Province supplies soy milk to elementary students mobilized for...
North Hwanghae Province recently ordered that young students mobilized for planting in farm fields be supplied with soy milk, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
N. Korea spreads propaganda about high school students’ act of loyalty
North Korean authorities have been encouraging students to model their behavior on a widely reported act of loyalty by high school students in North...
