Kim Chol Ju University of Education

The Kim Chol Ju University of Education is a university in Sŏn'gyo-guyŏk, Pyongyang, North Korea.[1]

History

The university was established on October 1, 1946 as the Pyongyang Teacher Training College (평양교원대학).[1][2] It changed its name to the Pyongyang University of Education no. 1 (평양제1사범대학) in September 1972.[1] It was renamed the Pyongyang University of Education in April 1989.[1] It assumed its current name in October 1990.[1]

Faculty

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  • Dean of Faculty Ho Nam Chol[3]
  • Professor Kim Hyun-sik (defector)[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Corfield, Justin (1 December 2014). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. Anthem Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
  2. ↑ President Kim Il Sung and Development of Education in Korea. Kyowon Sinmun. 1992. p. 23.
  3. ↑ Korean Central News Agency (July 19, 2017). "State Academic Degrees and Titles Conferred on Intellectuals". Doctorate was awarded to Jin Jae Gyong, head of a department of Kim Il Sung University, Kim Ui Song, a researcher at Pyongyang Medical College under Kim Il Sung University, Yu Song Chol, head of a department of Kim Hyong Jik University of Education, Ho Nam Chol, dean of a faculty of Kim Chol Ju University of Education, Han Pok Nam, head of a department of Kim Chaek University of Technology, Kim Kyong Chol, vice-dean of a faculty of Pyongyang University of Architecture, and others.
  4. ↑ Park, Sun-young (August 2, 2008). "Short people shipped out of Pyongyang in 1989: defector". Korea JoongAng Daily. Kim Hyun-sik, a former professor at the Pyongyang University of Education and now a research professor at George Mason University, made the assertion in the latest issue of U.S. magazine Foreign Policy.
  5. ↑ Kim, Hyung-sik (October 6, 2009). "The Secret History of Kim Jong Il". Foreign Policy. I first met Kim Jong Il in October 1959. He was a senior at the elite Namsan Senior High School, and I was a 27-year-old professor of Russian at the Pyongyang University of Education.


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