Kim Il Sung University of Politics

The Kim Il Sung University of Politics (Korean: 김일성정치대학), also known as the Kim Il Sung Political University, is a university for the training of political officers in the Korean People's Army located in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea.

[1] The university traces its roots to the political officers class of the Pyongyang Institute (Korean: 평양학원) that was established on 17 November 1945 and was initially located in Nampo.

[2] The school was renamed in February 1952 as the Kim Chaek Political Officers School (Korean: 김책군관학교) and finally received its current name in February 1972.

Political officers with a rank higher than a company instructor can take a three-year duty supplementary course, while officers set for promotion can take a six-month short-term supplementary course.

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