Tag: university
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...
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...
North Korea revamps military strategy institute with young talent
North Korea has begun implementing a decision to integrate young talent into the Academic Research Institute of the Military Strategy Research Center under the...
N. Korea’s Civil Defense University revises curriculum for the first time...
North Korea's Civil Defense University, which trains the country's civil defense commanders, has revised its education and training program for the first time in...
N. Korean university student threatened with expulsion for not meeting school...
A North Korean university student in South Pyongan Province complained to his professor and university officials after he was threatened with expulsion for failing...
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 woman drinks herbicide after father opposes marriage
In Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, a teacher recently tried to commit suicide because her father, a powerful official, strongly opposed her marriage to...
N. Korean soldier’s desertion in Pyongyang causes major stir
The desertion of a soldier from a guard company at a Pyongyang university just a day before Kim Jong Il's birthday celebration caused a...
The story of one victim of North Korea’s informant system
In early February 2023, a young woman knelt in a cell at a police station in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, her hands cuffed through...
