Tag: students
Homeroom teachers compete over student bribes as class ceremonies become status...
North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of "graduation parties," leaving parents who must now prepare...
Bag inspections and struggle sessions fail to stop Pyongyang students from...
South Korea's unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in Pyongyang. Aware of this, the...
North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family...
Many North Korean students take on odd jobs such as making coal briquettes or transporting their parents' market goods due to hardships at home....
North Korean students punished for filming birthday party, praising their own...
Two students at a Wonsan arts school were reprimanded by the Socialist Patriotic Youth League for filming a birthday party and comparing it favorably...
North Korean students board with music tutors to boost career prospects
North Korean students seeking to learn musical instruments have started boarding with their teachers in a new approach to private lessons.
A source in North...
Orphaned North Korean teen forced to abandon school dreams to run...
A teenager in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has been making a living in the market after suddenly becoming her family's breadwinner.
"A middle schooler named...
N. Korea offers study opportunities for top Chinese language test scorers
North Korea has ordered Pyongyang University of Science and Technology to send students who excel on China's standardized Chinese proficiency test to study in...
Hamhung pharmacy college cracks down on campus dating with vague directive
Hamhung College of Pharmacy in South Hamgyong province recently issued a warning to students about campus dating, ordering them to date in an "experienced...
Parents struggle as potato harvest costs shift to mobilized students
Students in Ryanggang province have been mobilized for this year's potato harvest, facing unprecedented financial burdens due to severe inflation.
According to a Daily NK...
Pyongsong mandates college entrance tests for seniors to keep them on...
The education bureau in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, is forcing all high school seniors to take university entrance exams regardless of their post-graduation plans.
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