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Universities in North Korea

This is AlmiStudy's verified record of universities in North Korea. Only confirmed information is shown; fields that are not verified are left out rather than guessed. The list is as long as the real data — never padded.

AlmiStudy currently records 22 universities in North Korea. By type: 21 public, 1 private. Cities covered include: Chongjin, Hamhung, Pyongyang, Sariwon, Wonsan.

Chongjin Medical University (청진의학대학)

Chongjin · Public
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Natural Sciences; Pharmacy
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Chongjin Mining and Metallurgy University (청진광업금속대학)

Chongjin · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Mining & Geology
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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DPRK State Academy of Sciences Postgraduate Institute (조선민주주의인민공화국 국가과학원)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsNatural Sciences; Engineering & Technology
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Hamhung Medical University (함흥의학대학)

Hamhung · Public
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Natural Sciences; Pharmacy
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Hamhung University of Chemical Industry (함흥화학공업대학)

Hamhung · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Engineering & Technology
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Kim Chaek University of Technology (KCUT / 김책공업종합대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Mining & Geology; Architecture & Design
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Kim Hyong Jik University of Education (김형직사범대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEducation; Languages & Linguistics
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Kim Il Sung Political and Military Academy (김일성정치군사대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsMilitary Studies; Political Science; Public Administration
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Kim Il Sung University (KISU / 김일성종합대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Languages & Linguistics; International Relations
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Kye Ung-sang Sariwon University of Agriculture (계응상사리원농업종합대학)

Sariwon · Public
SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies; Veterinary Medicine
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang Medical University (평양의학대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Natural Sciences; Pharmacy
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Architecture (평양건축종합대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsArchitecture & Design; Engineering & Technology
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Cinematographic and Dramatic Arts (평양연극영화대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsArts & Humanities; Communication & Media Studies
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Civil Engineering (평양건설대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Architecture & Design
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Electronic Industry (평양전자공업대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Computer Science & IT
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Fine Arts (평양미술대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsArts & Humanities; Architecture & Design
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies (PUFS / 평양외국어대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsLanguages & Linguistics; International Relations
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Mechanical Engineering (평양기계대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Music and Dance (평양음악무용대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsArts & Humanities
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Railway Transport (평양철도대학)

Pyongyang · Public
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Engineering & Technology
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST / 평양과학기술대학)

Pyongyang · Private
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Business & Management; Agriculture & Environmental Studies
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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Wonsan Agricultural University (원산농업대학)

Wonsan · Public
SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies; Veterinary Medicine
AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education / Ministry of Education of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK / 조선민주주의인민공화국 고등교육성) — apex regulator for DPRK HEIs. North Korea has approximately 300 institutions of higher learning serving ~25-26 million population. Korean is national language (Chosŏn'gŭl script); Russian historically dominant secondary; English growing especially since 2000s. DPRK HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — Kim Il Sung University (premier flagship 1946); (2) TECHNICAL/SPECIALIZED — Kim Chaek University of Technology 1948 (premier STEM); (3) MEDICAL — Pyongyang Medical University, Hamhung Medical University, others; (4) AGRICULTURAL — Wonsan Agricultural University, Kye Ung-sang Sariwon; (5) PEDAGOGICAL — Kim Hyong Jik University of Education; (6) ARTS/CULTURE — Pyongyang music/dance/cinema; (7) FOREIGN STUDIES — Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; (8) MILITARY/SECURITY — multiple cadre training; (9) UNIQUE EXCEPTION — Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST 2010), the ONLY foreign-funded private university in DPRK, established with Christian Korean-American + South Korean diaspora funding under unique agreement. Juche ideology and Kim family thought study mandatory across all curricula. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: DPRK is the world's most closed information environment; institutional websites limited; foreign verification of specific details (faculty rosters, current enrolments, recent changes) is difficult; AlmiStudy presents what is verifiable from international sources with honest acknowledgment of information limits.
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How many universities are listed in North Korea?

AlmiStudy currently records 22 universities in North Korea. This reflects what has been verified; it is not padded and may grow as more are confirmed.

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