Kanji 朝鮮大学校 Revised Hepburn Chōsendaigakkō Hancha 朝鮮大學校 Phone +81 42-341-1331 | Hiragana ちょうせんだいがっこう Chosŏn'gŭl 조선대학교 Revised Romanization Joseon-daehakgyo | |
Address 1 Chome-700 Ogawacho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0032, Japan Similar Musashino Art University, Chosun University, Tokyo International University, Takushoku University, Kanto Gakuin University | ||
Korea University is a university located in Kodaira, Tokyo. It was established by ethnic activist association and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon on 10 April 1956. Korean is the medium of instruction. It operates seven four-year faculties: political economy (including courses in philosophy under its rubric), literature, history and geography, management, foreign languages, science (physics, mathematics, and biochemistry) and technology (mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, and metallurgy). The university also runs two and three-year normal school programmes, as well as a two-year post-graduate school.
The university has received funding directly from the government of North Korea every year since 1957; for example, in 2002, it received ¥132,420,000 in funding at the direction of Kim Jong-il.
Most students become teachers at Chongryon-affiliated schools after graduation. As of July 2001, the university's rector is Chang Byong Tae, a graduate of Kyoto University and a former researcher in solid-state chemistry with France's Centre national de la recherche scientifique.