There are more than 300 colleges and universities in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
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see p. 7 for Education and Literacy () Universities and colleges in North Korea are classified into central class and local colleges. Also, they can be classified into social, special, and military colleges. Special colleges were established with the purpose to raise top executives. Students who have just graduated from high school cannot enter special colleges without any experience in industrial or cooperative farm careers. In North Korea, there are only two universities such as
Kim Il Sung University
Kim Il-sung University, founded on 1 October 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located on a campus in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Along with the main academic buildings, the campus contains 10 separate offices, 50 l ...
and
Kim Chaek University of Technology
Kim Chaek University of Technology is a university in North Korea, on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang. It is named after General Kim Chaek.
The university's programs in nuclear reactors, nuclear electronics, nuclear fuel and nuclear ...
. All the others are colleges.
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List of universities and colleges in South Korea
This is a list of institutions of higher education in South Korea.
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* Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi
* Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong
*Ajou University – Suwon, Gyeonggi
* Andon ...
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Korea University (Japan)
Korea University is a university-level miscellaneous school located in Kodaira, Tokyo. It was established by ethnic activist association and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon on 10 April 1956. Korean is the medium of instruction. It opera ...
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External links
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Educational Establishment()
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North Korea education-related lists
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Lists of organizations based in North Korea