A rare look inside North Korea's Kim Il Sung University - BBC News

In a few days' time, North Korea will open the most important political meeting in decades - the 7th congress of the Korean Workers' Party.
In the run-up to the meeting, a BBC team is in North Korea, travelling with a group of Nobel Prize winners who are there to promote peaceful dialogue. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes gained rare access to Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, the country's leading academic institution.

[colechapman]

So what are you majoring in?


"KimJongUnology"

[rocketlime]

The exam be like:

Who discovered gravity?

A:kim il sung
B:go to prison
C:B
D:C

[guymanson]

1:02 That guy interrupting could've just saved that kids life

[arandombard]

It's really shitty to interview regular people like this with such politically loaded questions. If he says something wrong, you've just potentially marked him as untrustworthy by the regime which could have severe consequences for him and his family.

[zinger]

These "rare looks" into N. Korea are becoming rather common nowadays.

[shirleykeding]

And the guy in the first interview was never seen again

[rickkcir]

1:02 The sports jacket guy probably ended up saving the kids life.

[rockleone]

Damn. On the bright side, they’re the only country that I could probably visit and not have to see people doing tik tok dances everywhere

[pityme]

Poor people. They don’t deserve that kind of treatment.

[szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp]

Wow, the British reporter and Nobel medicine prize winners are very brave for going and doing this. Hats off.

[ezraedtoledo]

2:14 you will notice the girl on the middle had no hate on her eyes but smile and curiosity . This made me realize that they are people to just like you and me . The only difference is the place we are born . And what you thought what you believe in are right .

[Spongebob-gtrg]

If you feel you were born in the wrong country, just think about these kids

[darrishawks]

"they feel they're surrounded by enemies"
That's because they objectively are surrounded by enemies lol

[jacquesnel]

Imagine writing tests here.
"Who won world war 2?" - A: Kim
"Who discovered flamingos?" - A: Kim
"How does Newtons laws work?": A: I don't know but Kim made it.

[HarrisonSW]

I can’t even get mad at the father stopping the first interview, he’s just trying to stop it before his child can say anything that will endanger his family.

[davidcuitun]

Teacher: "Who won Second World War?"
Student: "Kim Jong-un".
Teacher: "Extra credits for you".

Edit: It is incredible no one understands sarcasm here!!!

[_ysai]

If you don't delete it, you won't be able to leave!

*deletes it, leaves the country*


Haha time to recover it

[emberooi]

They really look like they're in the 1990s . They're hairstyles, makeup, clothings ... just omg

[unexpectediteminbaggingare]

*sings happily while balistic missiles are being fired in the distance*

[kerstin_eryel]

Freaking hell. The microbiology students are twice better in English than the kids in my country who were taught English since preschool! Even the young man who discussed the nuclear bombs can communicate clearly even if he's stuttering.
It's sad to see that there are so many smart and talented children in there with very little opportunities after they graduate.