US EditionRussian Language Is Now a Mandatory Subject in North Korean Schools: Minister
North Korea mandates Russian language from fourth grade amid growing ties with Russia, with 600 students currently studying Russian, officials said.
- On Thursday, Alexander Kozlov, Russia's Natural Resources and Ecology Minister and co‑chair of the Russian‑North Korean intergovernmental commission, said North Korea made Russian compulsory starting in fourth grade.
- With growing ties, Russia and North Korea are expanding cooperation across education, banking, medicine, energy, and geology, with no immediate confirmation of implementation, Kozlov said.
- Planned education projects include a Center for Open Education in the Russian language at Kim Chul Joo Pedagogical University, with Pushkin Institute instructors teaching around 250 students and 97 North Korean students enrolled at Russian universities last year.
- Reciprocal interest is evident as around 600 students currently study Russian in the DPRK while more than 3,000 Russian schoolchildren and around 300 Russian university students study Korean.
- There remains uncertainty because there was no immediate confirmation of Kozlov's comments from North Korean authorities, while Russia's Embassy in Pyongyang said last week it promotes Russian language education with Pushkin Institute instructors.
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North Korean students are now required to learn Russian from the fourth grade, Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, who is also co-chair of the Russia-DPRK intergovernmental commission, announced on Thursday.
North Korea has introduced Russian as a compulsory subject for children from the fourth grade, a senior Russian official said on Thursday, according to The Moscow Times.
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North Korea has introduced compulsory learning of the Russian language in schools starting from the 4th grade. According to Censor.net, the decision was made as part of the strengthening of cooperation with the Russian Federation, writes Politico.
North Korea Makes Russian Language a Required School Subject, Minister Says
Authorities in North Korea have made Russian language a mandatory subject for children beginning from elementary school, a senior Russian official said Thursday, as both countries strengthen their relations amid mutual isolation from the West. “I know that Russian has been introduced in DPRK schools as a mandatory language starting in fourth grade,” said Alexander Kozlov, Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister.
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