Tag: universities
N. Korea ramps up cyber offensive: New research center to focus...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the establishment of "Research Center 227" under the military's Reconnaissance General Bureau to research and develop...
Elite N. Korean IT teams infiltrate global freelance platforms
North Korea has intensified its covert foreign currency operations by sending elite IT workers to China and Southeast Asia as freelancers.
According to a Daily...
N. Korean university’s year-end purge: From foreign songs to USB drives
North Korea's University of Technology of Songrim conducted a campus-wide review last month of violations against the country's anti-reactionary thought law, Daily NK has...
N. Korean students’ vacation spent hauling manure as ‘patriotic duty’
North Korean university students are spending their month-long vacation hauling manure to farms. While authorities tout this as a "manifestation of patriotism," students have...
Tragedy in Hoeryong: Young woman’s murder rattles community
A horrific crime has shaken the city of Hoeryong in North Hamgyong province, where a university student allegedly raped and murdered his boarding house...
N. Korean parents protest after school abruptly removes college entrance test...
Parents in Hamhung, North Hamgyong province, were outraged when a local high school posted and then quickly removed student results from the "preliminary exam"...
N. Korean youth face explusion over ‘unauthorized hairstyles’
North Korea's youth league chapter in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, recently held a struggle session targeting young people with unauthorized hairstyles, Daily NK has...
North Korean students face earlier college prep test
North Korea’s education ministry announced recently that a preparatory exam for college applicants will be held two weeks early.
“Education departments at provinces, cities and...
Floods prompt ambitious rebuilding plan for Jagang province
North Korea has pledged extensive government support to rebuild Jagang province after the summer floods and make it a model of economic development. Joint...
Stage fright: The exodus from North Korea’s premier drama school
The Pyongyang University of Dramatic and Cinematic Arts is grappling with a surge in dropout rates, particularly in its drama department. The university administration...
