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N. Korea's Kim Urges Top University to Lead Building of 'Powerful' Country

Summary by The Korea Times
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited Kim Il Sung University to mark its 80th founding anniversary, urging the school to help build "a powerful and prosperous" country, state media reported Thursday. Calling the university the country's "highest dignified educational institution," Kim told the faculty and students on Wednesday that the school "should stand in the vanguard of the honorable struggle" for that goal, the Korean Central News Ag…

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Kim Jong-un has identified education, science and technology, and personnel training as the three strategic directions that should determine the development of North Korea. The North Korean leader made the statement during a visit to Kim Il-sung University, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of its founding. The visit on September 30 was reported by the Korean Central News Agency on October 1. “Building an educational state, a science and technol…

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North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un visited Kim Il Sung University, which is marking its 80th anniversary, and stated that the university must play a central role in leading the national strategy in the fields of education, science and technology, and human resources. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on the 1st, Chairman Kim attended the 80th anniversary ceremony of Kim Il Sung University on the 30th of last month, encouraging st…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Soo-hyun = North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un visited Kim Il Sung University, which is marking its 80th anniversary, and [mentioned] that the university is the Workers' Party's educational powerhouse and science and technology powerhouse...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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