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김일성종합대학 | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1 October 1946 |
| President | Kim Sung-chan[1] |
| Location | Ryongnam-dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang , 39°3′29″N 125°46′6″E / 39.05806°N 125.76833°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | ryongnamsan.edu.kp |
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ilseong Jonghap Daehak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ilsŏng Chonghap Taehak |
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Kim Il Sung University (Korean: 김일성종합대학) is a public 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. The university also operates a graduate school for doctoral students.[4]
- ^ Professor, Kim Sung Chan The President of Kim Il Sung University and the Minister of Higher Education.
- ^ University, Kim Il Sung (2016). "Ryongnamsan". Kim Il Sung University. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b York, Rob (12 December 2014). "Kim Il Sung University has new website". NK News. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "E-Library". Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Wingfield-Hayes, Rupert (4 May 2016). "A rare look inside North Korea's Kim Il Sung University". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Kim Il Sung University". Young Pioneer Tours. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Prestigious Pyongyang university now running specialist Japanese language and literature courses". The Japan Times. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.