Kim Il Sung University

Kim Il Sung University
김일성종합대학
TypePublic
Established1 October 1946 (1946-10-01)
PresidentKim Sung-chan[1]
Location,
North Korea[2]

39°3′29″N 125°46′6″E / 39.05806°N 125.76833°E / 39.05806; 125.76833
CampusRural
Websiteryongnamsan.edu.kp
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김일성종합대학
Hancha
金日成綜合大學
Revised RomanizationGim Ilseong Jonghap Daehak
McCune–ReischauerKim Ilsŏng Chonghap Taehak
Building details
Map

Kim Il Sung University (Korean김일성종합대학) is a university in Taesong, Pyongyang, North Korea. Founded on 1 October 1946, it is the first institution of higher learning in North Korea since its foundation.[3]

The 15-hectare campus, along with the main academic buildings, contains 10 separate offices, 50 laboratories, libraries, museums, a printing press, an R&D center, dormitories, and a hospital.[4] There is a large computer lab,[5] but it has limited internet access.[6] The university is named in honour of Kim Il Sung,[3] the founding leader of North Korea.

Kim Il Sung University enrolls around 16,000 students, and provides courses in the fields of law, economics, humanities, and natural sciences.[7] In the spring of 2017, Kim Il Sung University set up specialist Japanese language and literature courses.[8] Undergraduate courses take between four and a half and five years for completion.[4]

  1. ^ Professor, Kim Sung Chan The President of Kim Il Sung University and the Minister of Higher Education.
  2. ^ University, Kim Il Sung (2016). "Ryongnamsan". Kim Il Sung University. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b York, Rob (12 December 2014). "Kim Il Sung University has new website". NK News. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "김일성종합대학".
  5. ^ "E-Library". Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ Wingfield-Hayes, Rupert (4 May 2016). "A rare look inside North Korea's Kim Il Sung University". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Kim Il Sung University". Young Pioneer Tours. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Prestigious Pyongyang university now running specialist Japanese language and literature courses". The Japan Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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