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{{Short description|University in Pyongyang, North Korea}}
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The '''Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies''' is a five-year [[Organization:University|university]] in [[Place:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]], North Korea, specializing in [[Social:Language education|language education]].

==History==

The university was split off from [[Organization:Kim Il-sung University|Kim Il-sung University]] in 1964.<ref name="MJ">{{cite news | url = http://www.minjog21.com/news/read.php?idxno=2404 | script-title = ko:과학기술중시정책 영향... 외국어 배우기 열풍, 2개 국어 회화 필수 | publisher = Minjog21 | trans-title = Impact of science and technology-oriented policy… | last = Yi | first = Jae-seung | date = 23 July 2007 | language = ko | url-status = dead | access-date = 20 July 2007 | archive-date = 8 February 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120208044338/http://www.minjog21.com/news/read.php?idxno=2404 }}</ref> North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency gives its foundation date as 15 November 1949.<ref name="KCNA">{{cite news | url = http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200911/news24/20091124-12ee.html | title = Pyongyang Univ. of Foreign Studies | work = Korean Central News Agency | date = 24 November 2009 | access-date = 30 December 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110430195205/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200911/news24/20091124-12ee.html | archive-date = 30 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.oananews.org/news.php?id=549725 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-12-18 |archive-date=2022-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218045958/http://m.oananews.org/news.php?id=549725 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6231074|title=North Korea's Confusing Brand of English|publisher=National Public Radio|last=Bowers|first=Andy|date=2006-10-10}}</ref>

==Structure==
The university has separate colleges for students of [[Social:English language|English]], [[Social:Russian language|Russian]], [[Social:Chinese language|Chinese]], and [[Social:Japanese language|Japanese]]; the so-called "Ethnic Languages College" offers instruction in a further 18 languages, including [[Social:French language|French]], [[Social:Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Social:Arabic|Arabic]], [[Social:Thai language|Thai]], [[Social:Urdu|Urdu]], [[Social:Khmer language|Khmer]], and, as of July 2007, [[Social:Polish language|Polish]] and [[Social:Italian language|Italian]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=JoongAng Ilbo|date=2007-07-05|access-date=2007-07-20|script-title=ko:北평양외대, 폴란드.이태리어科 신설 |trans-title=Pyongyang Foreign Languages University establishes Polish, Italian courses|language=ko|url=http://nk.joins.com/news/view.asp?aid=2950199|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713115404/http://nk.joins.com/news/view.asp?aid=2950199|archive-date=2011-07-13}}</ref>

In total, 22 languages are taught at PUFS: [[Social:Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Social:Russian language|Russian]], [[Social:Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Social:Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Social:Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Social:Malay language|Malay]], [[Social:Khmer language|Khmer]], [[Social:Thai language|Thai]], [[Social:Lao language|Lao]], [[Social:Persian language|Persian]], [[Social:Hindi|Hindi]], [[Social:Urdu|Urdu]], [[Social:English language|English]], [[Social:German language|German]], [[Social:Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Social:Czech language|Czech]], [[Social:Polish language|Polish]], [[Social:French language|French]], [[Social:Italian language|Italian]], [[Social:Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Social:Romanian language|Romanian]], and [[Social:Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minjog21.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2404 |title=Archived copy|work=Minjong21|language=ko|access-date=2014-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714100529/http://www.minjog21.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2404 |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref>

==Notable students, faculty, and alumni==
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* Charles Robert Jenkins, American defector and former English teacher; his daughters Brinda and Mika formerly attended as students<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Asia Times Online|title=The strange saga of Charles Robert Jenkins|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FF05Dh05.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614014002/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FF05Dh05.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=2004-06-14|date=2004-06-05|access-date=2007-07-20|last=Curtin|first=J. Sean}}</ref>
* James Dresnok, son of American defector James Joseph Dresnok<ref name="60mins">{{cite episode|title=An American in North Korea|series=60 Minutes|network=CBS Television|credits=Produced by Robert G. Anderson and Casey Morgan; reported by Bob Simon|airdate=2007-07-28}}</ref>
*Ri Yong-ho<ref>{{cite book|title=North Korea Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIlh9nNeadMC|date=2002|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|isbn=978-0-7656-3523-5|pages=186–187}}</ref>
*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 ==
* [[Organization:List of universities in North Korea|List of universities in North Korea]]

== References ==
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* Danahar, Paul. "Meeting North Korea's 'Generation Next'" BBC News. BBC, 13 Feb. 2010. Web. 12 Apr. 2014.

== External links ==
* [https://archive.today/20130205044152/http://www.ukwirednews.com/articles.php/36953-Meeting-North-Koreas-Generation-next Meeting North Korea's 'Generation next']: a UK Wired News interview with a British Council ESL teacher at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
* [http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/teacher-talk/teachers-letters/class-report-from-north-korea/157577.article Class Report from North Korea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311072423/http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/teacher-talk/teachers-letters/class-report-from-north-korea/157577.article |date=2012-03-11 }}, another interview with a different British Council ESL teacher at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies

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