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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universid%C3%A1_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universidá Kim Il-sung – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Universidá Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC" title="কিম ইল-সাং বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কিম ইল-সাং বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ji%CC%8Dt-s%C3%AAng_Chong-ha%CC%8Dp_T%C4%81i-ha%CC%8Dk" title="Kim Ji̍t-sêng Chong-ha̍p Tāi-ha̍k – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kim Ji̍t-sêng Chong-ha̍p Tāi-ha̍k" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%96%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%82_%D1%96%D0%BC%D1%8F_%D0%9A%D1%96%D0%BC_%D0%86%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Універсітэт імя Кім Ір Сена – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Універсітэт імя Кім Ір Сена" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82_%E2%80%9E%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%98%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%E2%80%9C" title="Университет „Ким Ир Сен“ – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Университет „Ким Ир Сен“" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitat_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universitat Kim Il-sung – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Universitat Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ir-senova_univerzita" title="Kim Ir-senova univerzita – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kim Ir-senova univerzita" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-Sung_Universitetet" title="Kim Il-Sung Universitetet – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kim Il-Sung Universitetet" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim-Il-sung-Universit%C3%A4t" title="Kim-Il-sung-Universität – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kim-Il-sung-Universität" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-s%C5%8Fngi_%C3%9Clikool" title="Kim Il-sŏngi Ülikool – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kim Il-sŏngi Ülikool" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universidad Kim Il-sung – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Universidad Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitato_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universitato Kim Il-sung – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Universitato Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DA%AF" title="دانشگاه کیم ایل سونگ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دانشگاه کیم ایل سونگ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A9_Kim_Il-sung" title="Université Kim Il-sung – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Université Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99" title="김일성종합대학 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="김일성종합대학" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%AB%D5%B4_%D4%BB%D6%80_%D5%8D%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Կիմ Իր Սենի անվան համալսարան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կիմ Իր Սենի անվան համալսարան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitas_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universitas Kim Il-sung – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Universitas Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A0_Kim_Il-sung" title="Università Kim Il-sung – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Università Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%98%D7%AA_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C-%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%92" title="אוניברסיטת קים איל-סונג – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אוניברסיטת קים איל-סונג" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitas_Gim_Ilseong" title="Universitas Gim Ilseong – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Universitas Gim Ilseong" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ir_Seno_universitetas" title="Kim Ir Seno universitetas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kim Ir Seno universitetas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ir_Szen_Egyetem" title="Kim Ir Szen Egyetem – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kim Ir Szen Egyetem" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%83%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC" title="جامعة كم ال سونج – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جامعة كم ال سونج" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiti_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universiti Kim Il-sung – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Universiti Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung_Universiteit" title="Kim Il-sung Universiteit – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kim Il-sung Universiteit" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF" title="किम इल सुङ विश्वविद्यालय – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="किम इल सुङ विश्वविद्यालय" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E6%97%A5%E6%88%90%E7%B7%8F%E5%90%88%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6" title="金日成総合大学 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="金日成総合大学" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Il-sung-universitetet" title="Kim Il-sung-universitetet – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kim Il-sung-universitetet" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pxenyan_universiteti" title="Pxenyan universiteti – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Pxenyan universiteti" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniwersytet_im._Kim_Ir_Sena" title="Uniwersytet im. Kim Ir Sena – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Uniwersytet im. Kim Ir Sena" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidade_Kim_Il-sung" title="Universidade Kim Il-sung – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Universidade Kim Il-sung" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%98%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Университет имени Ким Ир Сена – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Университет имени Ким Ир Сена" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" 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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:KIS_University_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/KIS_University_Logo.svg/220px-KIS_University_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/KIS_University_Logo.svg/330px-KIS_University_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/KIS_University_Logo.svg/440px-KIS_University_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="386" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1 October 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-10-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Kim Sung-chan<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality">Ryongnam-dong, <a href="/wiki/Taesong-guyok" title="Taesong-guyok">Taesong District, Pyongyang</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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href="http://www.ryongnamsan.edu.kp/univ/en/index">ryongnamsan.edu.kp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il-sung_University_mark.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Kim_Il-sung_University_mark.png/150px-Kim_Il-sung_University_mark.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Kim_Il-sung_University_mark.png/225px-Kim_Il-sung_University_mark.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Kim_Il-sung_University_mark.png 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="256" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;">Korean name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Chosŏn'gŭl</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline; font-size: 1rem;"><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">김일성종합대학</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hancha</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline; font-size: 1rem;"><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hani">金日成綜合大學</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Revised Romanization of Korean transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Gim Ilseong Jonghap Daehak</i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="McCune–Reischauer transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Kim Ilsŏng Chonghap Taehak</i></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;">Building details</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il-sung_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kim_Il-sung_University.jpg/250px-Kim_Il-sung_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Kim_Il-sung_University.jpg/375px-Kim_Il-sung_University.jpg 1.5x, 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style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kim Il Sung University</b> (<a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">김일성종합대학</span></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public university</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taesong-guyok" title="Taesong-guyok">Taesong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pyongyang" title="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</a>, North Korea. It was founded on 1 October 1946 and was the first tertiary education institution established in post-war North Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 15-hectare campus, along with the main academic buildings, consists of 10 offices, 50 laboratories, libraries, museums, a printing press, an R&D center, dormitories, and a hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-terms.naver.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-terms.naver.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a large computer lab,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it has limited internet access.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university is <a href="/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Kim_Il_Sung" title="List of things named after Kim Il Sung">named in honour of</a> former North Korean leader <a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. </p><p>The student body of Kim Il Sung University is approximately 16,000 students, and provides offers programs in law, economics, the humanities, and natural sciences.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the spring of 2017, specialised Japanese language and literature courses began being offered.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Undergraduate degrees are typically four or five years. The university has a graduate school for doctoral students.<sup id="cite_ref-terms.naver.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-terms.naver.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg/220px-Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg/330px-Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg/440px-Pyongyang_Kim-Il-sung-University-%EA%B9%80%EC%9D%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A2%85%ED%95%A9%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99_MedicalStudents_1946Nov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1590" data-file-height="1008" /></a><figcaption>Medical students at the newly opened Kim Il Sung University in Nov. 1946.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 25 May 1946 the Preparatory Committee was formed by the founding universities. In July 1946, the university was established by order of the interim <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Committee_of_North_Korea" title="People's Committee of North Korea">People's Committee of North Korea</a> (ordinance No. 40). </p><p>In 1948, four university faculties (Faculty of Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Medicine) were separated from Kim Il Sung University to form <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pyongyang_University_of_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pyongyang University of Technology (page does not exist)">Pyongyang University of Technology</a> (currently <a href="/wiki/Kim_Chaek_University_of_Technology" title="Kim Chaek University of Technology">Kim Chaek University of Technology</a>), <a href="/wiki/Wonsan_University_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Wonsan University of Agriculture">Wonsan University of Agriculture</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pyongyang_Medical_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pyongyang Medical College (page does not exist)">Pyongyang Medical College</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pyongyang_University_of_Architecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pyongyang University of Architecture (page does not exist)">Pyongyang University of Architecture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, the university was located at Baeksong-ri under <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Jamo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mount Jamo (page does not exist)">Mount Jamo</a> in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Suncheon-gun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Suncheon-gun (page does not exist)">Suncheon-gun</a>, which was far from the centre of the city. By late 1955, the reconstruction of the main building on the Pyongyang campus was in progress and soon the university moved back to the centre of Pyongyang. </p><p>After the war, Kim Il Sung University became known as a hotbed of intellectual dissent. Academics supported more intellectual freedoms than Kim loyalists, and disadvantageous factions within the <a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> were over-represented in university staff. Following the <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956" title="Hungarian Revolution of 1956">Revolutions of 1956 in Hungary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polish_October" title="Polish October">in Poland</a>, North Korean exchange students were quickly repatriated from the affected countries. The students started asking "improper" questions on campus, causing alarm.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELankov200296_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELankov200296-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After that, up to one hundred students and several prominent staff members were purged. The purging of the university gave further impetus to purges against functionalists all over the country.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELankov200297_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELankov200297-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the end of 1970s more than 50,000 students had graduated from the university. In addition, the university was an important asset for the <a href="/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army" title="Korean People's Army">Korean People's Army</a> to train its personnel. </p><p>Beginning in the 1970s, some English-medium programs have been taught at the university. </p><p>Until 2004, <a href="/wiki/Pak_Kwan-o" title="Pak Kwan-o">Pak Kwan-o</a>, an authority on nuclear physics and current <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_People%27s_Committee_of_Pyongyang" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the People's Committee of Pyongyang">Chairman of the People's Committee of Pyongyang</a> (synonymous with mayor), had been serving as the president for 17 years.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the university's website, the current president is Kim Sung Chan who was appointed in 2021. </p><p>In May 2010, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pyongyang_Medical_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pyongyang Medical College (page does not exist)">Pyongyang Medical College</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sariwon_Kye_Ung_Sang_Agricultural_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sariwon Kye Ung Sang Agricultural College (page does not exist)">Sariwon Kye Ung Sang Agricultural College</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pyongyang_Agricultural_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pyongyang Agricultural College (page does not exist)">Pyongyang Agricultural College</a> became members of the Kim Il Sung University Council. Those three institutions were later removed in October 2019. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Korean_Central_Television" title="Korean Central Television">Korean Central Television</a>, North Korean students can take classes at and download lectures from Kim Il Sung University via the <a href="/wiki/Mirae_(Wi-Fi)" title="Mirae (Wi-Fi)">Mirae WiFi</a> network, beginning in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_students">International students</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: International students"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kim Il Sung University first began admitting international students in 1995; as of 2019, approximately 5000 international students from 30 countries have studied at the university.<sup id="cite_ref-Korea_Now_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Korea_Now-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, there were estimated to be about 100 foreign students at Kim Il Sung University, the majority of whom were Chinese.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>International students at Kim Il Sung University live alongside specially trained and vetted local students called <i>tongsuksaeng</i>, who are there to act as hosts and to teach the Korean language and culture. <i>Tongsuksaeng</i> are alleged to spy on international students.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Foreign students seeking to undertake postgraduate studies at Kim Il Sung University are required to provide their birth certificate, a letter of intent, their undergraduate qualification(s), a police background check from their home country, medical records, details of their financial background to show how they will be financing their education in North Korea, as well as a letter attesting to their Korean language ability.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Korea_Now_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Korea_Now-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departments">Departments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_sciences">Social sciences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Social sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Finance</li> <li>Foreign languages and Literature</li> <li>Economics</li> <li>History</li> <li>Korean language and Literature</li> <li>Law</li> <li>Philosophy</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_sciences">Natural sciences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Natural sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chemistry</li> <li>Electronics and Automation</li> <li>Energy Science</li> <li>Forest Science</li> <li>Geography</li> <li>Geo-environmental Science</li> <li>Geology</li> <li>Computer Science</li> <li>Life Science</li> <li>Materials Science</li> <li>Mathematics</li> <li>Mechanics</li> <li>Physics</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Distance Education</li> <li>Education<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg/220px-Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg/330px-Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg/440px-Kim-Il-sung-University-Paeksong-2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4016" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Buildings at the Paeksong Revolutionary Site near Pyongsong, to which many students from Kim Il Sung University were moved during the Korean War, for reasons of safety.</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il-sung_University_circa_1960.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Kim_Il-sung_University_circa_1960.jpg/220px-Kim_Il-sung_University_circa_1960.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="338" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Kim_Il-sung_University_circa_1960.jpg/330px-Kim_Il-sung_University_circa_1960.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Kim_Il-sung_University_circa_1960.jpg 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="660" /></a><figcaption>Kim Il Sung University, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1960</span></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/An_Kyong-ho" title="An Kyong-ho">An Kyong-ho</a>, former Chief Director of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> former <a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_North_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="List of leaders of North Korea">Supreme Leader</a> of North Korea, attended 1960–1964</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a>, Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011, may have attended 2002–2007.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTProfile_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTProfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Pyong_Il" title="Kim Pyong Il">Kim Pyong Il</a>, half-brother of Kim Jong Il and ambassador to Czech Republic<sup id="cite_ref-DailyNK_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DailyNK-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Yo_Jong" title="Kim Yo Jong">Kim Yo Jong</a>, sister of Kim Jong Un, said to have studied Computer Technology alongside <a href="/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese_citizens" title="North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens">Japanese abductee</a> <a href="/wiki/Megumi_Yokota" title="Megumi Yokota">Megumi Yokota</a>'s daughter, Kim Eun-gyon.<sup id="cite_ref-kore_Abdu_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kore_Abdu-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyong_Won-ha" title="Kyong Won-ha">Kyong Won-ha</a>, nuclear scientist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Lankov" title="Andrei Lankov">Andrei Lankov</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kookmin_University" title="Kookmin University">Kookmin University</a> professor and former <a href="/wiki/Australian_National_University" title="Australian National University">Australian National University</a> lecturer, attended as an exchange student in 1985 from <a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg_State_University" title="Saint Petersburg State University">Leningrad State University, Institute of Oriental Studies</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCdiger_Frank" title="Rüdiger Frank">Rüdiger Frank</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Professor for East Asian Economy and Society, attended as an exchange student in 1991/1992.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paek_Nam-sun" title="Paek Nam-sun">Paek Nam-sun</a>, former Minister of Foreign Affairs</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sin_Son-ho" title="Sin Son-ho">Sin Son-ho</a>, previous <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_North_Korea_to_the_United_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Representative of North Korea to the United Nations">Permanent Representative of North Korea to the United Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Dejiang" title="Zhang Dejiang">Zhang Dejiang</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress</a><sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and former member of <a href="/wiki/Politburo_Standing_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Politburo Standing Committee">Politburo Standing Committee</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ri_Sol-ju" title="Ri Sol-ju">Ri Sol-ju</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-York2014_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/First_lady_of_North_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="First lady of North Korea">first lady of North Korea</a> and wife of North Korean leader <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thae_Jong-su" title="Thae Jong-su">Thae Jong-su</a>, North Korean politician<sup 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"Kim Takes Control: The 'Great Purge' in North Korea, 1956-1960". <i><a href="/wiki/Korean_Studies_(journal)" title="Korean Studies (journal)">Korean Studies</a></i>. <b>26</b> (1): <span class="nowrap">87–</span>119. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1353%2Fks.2002.0010">10.1353/ks.2002.0010</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1529-1529">1529-1529</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:153356279">153356279</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Korean+Studies&rft.atitle=Kim+Takes+Control%3A+The+%27Great+Purge%27+in+North+Korea%2C+1956-1960&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E87-%3C%2Fspan%3E119&rft.date=2002&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A153356279%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft.issn=1529-1529&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1353%2Fks.2002.0010&rft.aulast=Lankov&rft.aufirst=Andrei+N.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKim+Il+Sung+University" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Il_Sung_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKim_Jong-un2016" class="citation book cs1">Kim Jong-un (27 September 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.korean-books.com.kp/en/packages/xnps/download.pg.php?411#.pdf"><i>On the Basic Tasks Facing Kim Il Sung University in the New Era of the Juche Revolution: Letter to the Teaching Staff and Students of Kim Il Sung University on the 70th Anniversary of Its Founding</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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