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Encyclopedia > Kim Il sung University

Kim Il-sung University
Chosŏn'gŭl 김일성종합대학
Hancha 金日成綜合大學
McCune-Reischauer Kim Il-sŏng Chonghap Taehak
Revised Romanization Gim Il-seong Jonghap Daehak

Kim Il-sung University, founded in 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. The university bears the name of Kim Il-sung, the founder of Communist North Korea. Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with PyeongChang. ... Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean Communist leader from its founding in early 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

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Departments

Social sciences

  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Government and economics
  • Law
  • Korean language
  • Foreign languages

Natural sciences

  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Geography
  • Chemistry
  • Geology
  • Atomic Energy
  • Automation

Noted alumni

  • An Kyong-ho, Chief Director of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
  • Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, attended 1960-1964
  • Kyong Wonha, nuclear scientist
  • Andrei Lankov, Australia National University lecturer, attended as an exchange student in 1985
  • Paek Nam-sun, former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born February 16, 1942) is the leader of North Korea. ... Kyong Wonha is said to be father of nuclear technology in North Korea. ... Andrei Lankov (born 1963) is a historian of Korea and a North Korean expert, professor at the Australian National University. ... Paek Nam-sun (b. ...

See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z The alphabetical listing is based on Christina DeMellos pages at http://www. ... The education in North Korea is strictly controlled by the government. ...

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