Kim Il-Sung University

university, Pyongyang, North Korea

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Kim Il-Sung University is a prominent institution of higher education located in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Established in 1946, it is considered the most important institution of higher learning in the country. The university offers programs ranging from two to six years in length and plays a crucial role in educating students in communist ideology, as well as providing skilled workers, technicians, and scientists to support the government's economic objectives. Students are required to balance their studies with productive labor, with a strong emphasis on science and technology. The university is named after Kim Il-Sung, the former leader of North Korea.12

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Kim Yo-Jong
Childhood and early life
In 2007 she graduated from Kim Il-Sung University in P’yŏngyang with a degree in computer science, and that same year she was named a junior cadre in the ruling Korean Workers’ Party (KWP).
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In 2007 she graduated from Kim Il-Sung University in P’yŏngyang with a degree in computer science, and that same year she was named a junior cadre in the ruling Korean Workers’ Party (KWP).
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Pyongyang
The contemporary city
Pyongyang is the seat of Kim Il-Sung University (1946), a medical school, and a communist university for training party leaders. Adult education is encouraged through classes taught at the factories. There are numerous venues for opera, theater, dance, and acrobatics, and many well-tended parks dot the city’s landscape. Rungrado 1st…
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Pyongyang is the seat of Kim Il-Sung University (1946), a medical school, and a communist university for training party leaders. Adult education is encouraged through classes taught at the factories. There are numerous venues for opera, theater, dance, and acrobatics, and many well-tended parks dot the city’s landscape. Rungrado 1st…
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