Organization:Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
평양외국어대학 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Location | , Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 평양외국어대학 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 平壤外國語大學 |
| Revised Romanization | Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. |
| McCune–Reischauer | Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. |
The Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies is a five-year university in Pyongyang, North Korea, specializing in language education.
History
The university was split off from Kim Il-sung University in 1964.[1] North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency gives its foundation date as 15 November 1949.[2][3] It does not have as high a reputation as those of Kim Il-sung University's foreign languages division, which trains members of the political elite; most graduates go on to become working-level diplomats or work in the intelligence service.[4]
Structure
The university has separate colleges for students of English, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese; the so-called "Ethnic Languages College" offers instruction in a further 18 languages, including French, Spanish, Arabic, Thai, Urdu, Khmer, and, as of July 2007, Polish and Italian.[5]
In total, 22 languages are taught at PUFS: Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Hungarian, Arabic, Malay, Khmer, Thai, Lao, Persian, Hindi, Urdu, English, German, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish.[6]
Notable students, faculty, and alumni
- Charles Robert Jenkins, American defector and former English teacher; his daughters Brinda and Mika formerly attended as students[7]
- James Dresnok, son of American defector James Joseph Dresnok[8]
- Ri Yong-ho[9]
- Thae Yong-ho, defector from North Korea, formerly North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom; current member of the National Assembly in South Korea
See also
References
- ↑ Yi, Jae-seung (23 July 2007) (in ko). Minjog21. http://www.minjog21.com/news/read.php?idxno=2404.
- ↑ "Pyongyang Univ. of Foreign Studies". Korean Central News Agency. 24 November 2009. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200911/news24/20091124-12ee.html.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://m.oananews.org/news.php?id=549725.
- ↑ Bowers, Andy (2006-10-10). "North Korea's Confusing Brand of English". National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6231074.
- ↑ (in ko). JoongAng Ilbo. 2007-07-05. http://nk.joins.com/news/view.asp?aid=2950199.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (in ko). Minjong21. http://www.minjog21.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2404.
- ↑ Curtin, J. Sean (2004-06-05). "The strange saga of Charles Robert Jenkins". Asia Times Online. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FF05Dh05.html.
- ↑ Produced by Robert G. Anderson and Casey Morgan; reported by Bob Simon (2007-07-28). "An American in North Korea". 60 Minutes. CBS Television.
- ↑ North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. 2002. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=JIlh9nNeadMC.
- Danahar, Paul. "Meeting North Korea's 'Generation Next'" BBC News. BBC, 13 Feb. 2010. Web. 12 Apr. 2014.
External links
- Meeting North Korea's 'Generation next': a UK Wired News interview with a British Council ESL teacher at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
- Class Report from North Korea , another interview with a different British Council ESL teacher at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
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