North Korean students give up on university dreams as wealth determines admissions

2026-02-13 - 22:15

With North Korea’s university application season set to begin in earnest from mid-January, students and parents are increasingly unhappy that family financial status decides which universities students can apply to. “University applications will soon begin, but in schools, students feel that which universities they can and cannot attend has already been decided,” a Daily NK source in Ryanggang... Source