Kim Il-sung University

Kim Il-sung University
김일성종합대학
Established 1946
Type Public
Academic staff 1,200
Admin. staff 2,800
Students 16,000
Location Taesong District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Campus Urban
Kim Il-sung University
Chosŏn'gŭl 김일성종합대학
Hancha 金日成綜合大學
McCune–Reischauer Kim Il-sŏng Chonghap Taehak
Revised Romanization Gim Il-seong Jonghap Daehak

Kim Il-sung University, founded on October 1, 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located on a 37-acre campus in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Along with the main academic buildings, the campus contains 10 separate offices, 50 laboratories, libraries, museums, a printing press, a R&D center, dormitories, and a hospital.[1] The university bears the name of Kim Il-sung, the founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Courses in the department of social sciences take 5 years, while those of the department of natural sciences take 6 years to complete.[1]

Mandatory requirements for acceptance include a recommendation from both the principal of the high school and a party member (see Korean Workers' Party). Admission is based upon three criteria: academic grades, life in adherence to the party and society, and the applicant's status. Applicant's status is determined by the involvement of the applicant's parents in the party and whether the family was considered "proletarian" at the time of the party's creation.

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Departments

Social sciences
Natural science

Notable alumni

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