Tag: university
N. Korean students detained for questioning ‘two hostile states’ policy toward...
Four college students in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, were detained by security authorities after making critical remarks about North Korea's "two hostile states" policy,...
N. Korea investigates academic fraud at Kim Il Sung University
North Korean authorities are investigating academic fraud at Kim Il Sung University after discovering doctoral graduates falsely listed professors as thesis advisors who provided...
N. Korean teachers skip mandatory indoctrination sessions, face public criticism
North Korean authorities have emphasized the importance of ideological indoctrination for youth, the future generation, but on the educational front lines, ideological education for...
North Hamgyong province launches monument inspections
North Hamgyong province has started inspecting how well local propaganda monuments are being maintained. This happened after someone complained that animal droppings and garbage...
China to send professors to North Korean university under new agreement
North Korea and China are actively pursuing the sending of Chinese professors to Pyongyang University of Science and Technology to expand educational cooperation.
A China-based...
N. Korean students reject state university offers in favor of local...
Thirty students accepted into the Hamhung College of Pharmacy, a prestigious state-run university in North Korea's South Hamgyong province, declined to enroll this year....
Kim Il Sung University graduate trades love for social advancement
A Kim Il Sung University graduate has surprised his friends by prioritizing career prospects over his long-term romantic relationship, Daily NK has learned.
"University students...
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...
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"...
