Korea University (Japan)

Korea University is a university located in Kodaira, Tokyo. It was established by ethnic activist association and de-facto North Korean embassy Chongryon on 10 April 1956. Classes are conducted using Korean as the medium of instruction.^[1] It operates seven four-year faculties: political economy (including courses in philosophy under its rubric), literature, history and geography, management, foreign languages, science (physics, mathematics, and biochemistry) and technology (mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, and metallurgy). The university also runs two and three-year normal school programmes, as well as a two-year post-graduate school.^[2] The university has received funding directly from the government of North Korea every year since 1957; for example, in 2002, they received ¥132,420,000 in funding at the direction of Kim Jong-il.^[3] Most students become teachers at Chongryon-affiliated schools after graduation.^[4] As of July 2001, the university's rector is Chang Byong Tae, a graduate of Kyoto University and a former researcher in solid-state chemistry with France's Centre national de la recherche scientifique.^[5]

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External links

• Official homepage (in Korean)
• Official homepage (in Japanese)