Director: Daniel C. Levy

A "Private" University In North Korea?

PROPHE Summary:

A foundation hopes to open a university in North Korea in 2009. The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology University would be foreign funded, with one major contribution and other donations. The project has been delayed due to severe international tensions.

For the full story see the "Nkorea's First Foreign University Delayed by Politics: Fund-raisers"http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gL89vZLJyWJvOxxBqkwJJjeiC6Mw

PROPHE Observation:

No term like “private” or even “non-state” is used in the article, but the particulars suggest a private university. One must doubt how the repressive government would  treat the university in practice, though the university’s focus is on science and technology. The only government role mentioned, other than authorization, is the donation of land, a globally quite common government contribution to private creation. The finance is individual and foreign. Moreover, the projection is that all courses would be taught in English. North Korea is one of the few remaining countries with no private higher education.