EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF NORTH KOREA.pptx

1. Presenter:
MAEd – Educ Mgt.

2. Official Name
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK)

3. North Korea
 Part of East Asia
 Occupies the northern
portion of the Korean
peninsula
 Covers about 55 % of the
peninsula’s land area

4.  The history of North Korea began at the
end of World War II in 1948.
 The surrender of Japan led to the division
of Korea at the 38th parallel, with the
Soviet Union occupying the north, and
the United States occupying the south.

5. Head of State
(Kim Jong-un)

6. National Flag
(Ramhongsaek Konghwagukgi)

7. National Capital
(Pyongyang)

8. National Emblem

9. Language
(Korean or Hangul)

10. Interesting Facts
about
North Korea

11. North Koreans are
convinced that
Korea
is a
single country.

12. North Korea
has NO taxes.

13. North Korea is one of the
world’s leading exporters
of seafood.

14. ARIRANG FESTIVAL
is the largest mass performance and
is included in the
Guinness World Records Book.

15. KIJONG-DONG
is a propaganda village at the border
with South Korea constructed in the
1950s.

16. built in order to show the southern
neighbors all the privilege of
living in the North
Later, it was discovered that the
houses in Kijong-dong are nothing
but empty boxes with no floors,
ceilings, or inner walls.

17. North Korea has mandatory
military service for
both men and women.

18. North Korea's military is the
4th largest in the world
with 1.2 million
active-duty soldiers.

19. Every North Korean must wear a pin
with the portraits of Kim Il-sung and
Kim Jong-il on the left side of his or her
chest at all times until the day
he or she dies.

20. KIM IL SUNG
 the founder of
North Korea
 Former head of state
from 1948 until his
death in 1994
 Grandfather of Kim
Jong Un, the present
head of state of
North Korea

21. KIM JONG IL
 Former head of state
from 1994 to 2011
 Father of Kim Jong Un,
the present head of
state of
North Korea

23. North Korea shuts down at
night because its supply of
electricity is too small.
Why is North Korea
dark at night ?

24. North Koreans believe that all Americans
have big noses, huge eyes, and hairy chests.
They are taught to kill American soldiers in
their school PE classes.

25. Tourist Attractions
in North Korea

26. Korean: Gaja!
English: Let’s go!
Filipino: Arat na!

27. Changbai Mountains

28. Munsu Water Park

29. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium

30. Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

31. Juche Tower

32. USS Pueblo

33. The
Education
System of

34. Education in North Korea
universal
state-funded

35. Uniforms, shoes, and school
supplies are all given to students
for free by the government.

36. Every classroom in North Korea
must have a picture of
Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-Il.

37. NORTH KOREA
is one of the most literate
countries in the world.
According to UNESCO,
North Korea’s literacy rate is
98-100 percent.

38. Curricula is balanced
between academical and
political subject matter.

39. The subjects taught are directed towards:
 kyoyuk ( technical skills and
scientific knowledge )
 kyoyang (indoctrination)
Both of these act as the means of
transforming the citizens into reliable
COMMUNISTS.

40. More than 8% of instruction
is devoted to the
Great Kim Il Sung and “Communist
Morality”.

41. North Korean education is divided into:
2 years of Kindergarten
but only 1 year is compulsory
4 years of Primary Education
6 years of Secondary Education
( ages 6 to 9 )
( ages 10 to 15 )
( ages 4 to 6 )

42. North Korea is 'brainwashing' children as
young as 4 for future service

43. KINDERGARTEN IN NORTH KOREA

44. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN NORTH KOREA
After Kindergarten, pupils attend
primary school, known as the
“People’s Schools,”
from the ages of six to nine.

45. Secondary school (Kodung chunghakkyo)
This offers students a total of 6 years of learning and
it has two main levels:
 the lower-level middle school which is attended
by students aged between 10-13 years and it goes
for four years;
 the higher-level high school that is completed in
two years and it is attended by students aged
between 14-15 years.

46. The average high school student generally
has class
from 8:00 am until 9:30pm or 10pm.

47. After completing secondary education,
only the RECOMMENDED STUDENTS
can proceed and take up
higher education.

48. Recommendations are given to
students who :
 are highly loyal to the party
 belongs to desirable social class
INSTRUCTORS are the ones who will
give the recommendation.
 have high grades in high school

49. Students who do not get any
recommendation are supposed
to:
 work in the mines and farms
 join the military

50. KIM IL SUNG UNIVERSITY
(Pyongyang)
 established in October 1946
 the only university in North Korea that offers
undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees
 North Korea’s PINNACLE OF EDUCATION

51. YES, it is possible to study
in North Korea but very
few are granted entry.
Can foreigners study in
North Korea?

52. KIM IL-SUNG UNIVERSITY
in Pyongyang
only has 90 foreign students
at a time
(mostly from China)