Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies

Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies

평양외국어대학
Type	Public
Established	15 November 1949; 75 years ago (1949-11-15)
Location	Pyongyang , Democratic People's Republic of Korea 39°3′55″N125°46′4″E / 39.06528°N 125.76778°E / 39.06528; 125.76778

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• Charles Robert Jenkins, American defector and former English teacher; his daughters Brinda and Mika formerly attended as students ^[6]
• James Dresnok, son of American defector James Joseph Dresnok ^[7]
• Ri Yong-ho ^[8]
• 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

• List of universities in North Korea

References

1. Yi, Jae-seung (23 July 2007). 과학기술중시정책 영향... 외국어 배우기 열풍, 2개 국어 회화 필수 [Impact of science and technology-oriented policy…] (in Korean). Minjog21. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
2. "Pyongyang Univ. of Foreign Studies". Korean Central News Agency . 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
3. "Founding Anniversary of Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies Marked". Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
4. Bowers, Andy (2006-10-10). "North Korea's Confusing Brand of English". National Public Radio.
5. "Archived copy". Minjong21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
6. Curtin, J. Sean (2004-06-05). "The strange saga of Charles Robert Jenkins". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
7. Produced by Robert G. Anderson and Casey Morgan; reported by Bob Simon (2007-07-28). "An American in North Korea". 60 Minutes. CBS Television.
8. North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. 2002. pp. 186–187. ISBN   978-0-7656-3523-5.

• 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 Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine , another interview with a different British Council ESL teacher at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies

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