Kim Il Sung University was founded on October 1, 1946 right after Korea’s liberation. The university stands on Ryongnam Hill in Ryongnam-dong, Taesong District.

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The largest of its kind in the DPRK, it is a historic place where Chairman Kim Jong Il spent his university days.

The world-class Kim Il Sung University comprises many faculties including those of economics and life science, several colleges including those of law, literature and computer science, Pyongyang University of Medicine, Pyongyang University of Agriculture and Kye Ung Sang University of Agriculture.

It is well furnished with several buildings, an e-library, a gym, an indoor swimming pool, laboratories, a publishing house, a practice workshop, dormitories, dining halls, a hospital and other service facilities.

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Many foreigners are studying at the university.