[quote]North Korea shuts down universities for 10 months
North Korea has shut down its universities for the next 10 months and sent students to work in factories, agriculture and the construction sector as it struggles to rebuild its economy.
Pyongyang has told the North Korean people that the nation will have achieved its aim of becoming "a great, prosperous and powerful nation" in 2012, which marks the 100th anniversary of the founder of the reclusive state, Kim Il-sung.
In addition, Kim Jong-il will turn 70 in February and the "Dear Leader" hopes to be able to transfer his power and an economically stronger nation to his son and heir-apparent, Kim Jong-Un.
Reports in South Korea indicated that the government in Pyongyang on Monday ordered all universities to cancel classes until April of next year. The only exemptions are for students who will be graduating in the next few months and foreign students.
The reports suggested that the students will be put to work on construction projects in major cities while there are also indications that repair work may be needed in agricultural regions that were affected by a major typhoon recently.
Analysts in Japan claim there may be other reasons behind the decision to disperse the students across the country.
"One reason is that there is a possibility of demonstrations at university campuses," said Toshimitsu Shigemura, a professor at Tokyo's Waseda University and author of a number of books on the North Korean leadership.
"The leadership has seen the 'Jasmine Revolution' in Africa and it is very frightened that the same thing could happen in North Korea," he said. "They fear it could start in the universities."
Professor Shigemura also said that North Korea has purchased anti-riot equipment from China in recent months, including tear gas and batons, while there has been an increased police presence at key points in Pyongyang in recent months.[/quote]
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/8602525/North-Korea-shuts-down-universities-for-10-months.html[/url]
NK has students?
Could someone who works at economics sector to explain me how North Korea possibly could rebuild it's economy without establishing trading routes to the rest of the world?
NK has a population?
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone V2;30771876]Could someone who works at economics sector to explain me how North Korea possibly could rebuild it's economy without establishing trading routes to the rest of the world?[/QUOTE]
By shutting down everything and hoping citizens start to shit diamonds for their glorious leader.
NK has foreign students?
NK has a economy?
I think NK's aspiration for independence will be the end of them.
NK?
(seriously now, 10 months of no education? that damages the economy more IMHO)
NK has NK?
Oh no now students won't be able to study at such prestigious North Korean universities as
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone V2;30771876]Could someone who works at economics sector to explain me how North Korea possibly could rebuild it's economy without establishing trading routes to the rest of the world?[/QUOTE]
You can't rebuild whats never been there in the first place
As the article mentioned its probably because they're afraid that college students will organize protests and with the food shortage reaching the military, they might not care to stop them.
North korea is boned.
[QUOTE=Saxon;30772017]You can't rebuild whats never been there in the first place[/QUOTE]
Well, they are trading with China, and Iran(?), their economy is extremely limited, but not nonexistend.
North Korea am dumb Korea
NK has books?
North has Korea?
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;30771990]Oh no now students won't be able to study at such prestigious North Korean universities as[/QUOTE]
Kim Jong-il University, now offering exceptional classes such as:
Praising our Great Leader 101
Kim Jong-il and You
The History of our Greatest Nation
Philosophy of the Great Leader
History of the Imperialist Aggressors
What Do You Mean You Have No Food: Lessons on Imagination
WOOO! spring break! MTV live at best korean beach house
Projected NK exports in the next 20 years
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NzMd3.png[/IMG]
NK has... [i]Internet???[/i]
[editline]29th June 2011[/editline]
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/NK.png[/img]
I could see the need for man-power, but man, they must be pretty desperate to pull people out of the universities to do them. As the cliche goes, them being the "future" and all.
I feel as if the negative outcome of this would be greater than the positive outcome. But I'm not a North Korean dictator so who knows.
NK has foreign students? Who the heck goes to NK for school?
[QUOTE=Tuskin;30772535]NK has foreign students? Who the heck goes to NK for school?[/QUOTE]
Tuition must be cheap :v:
[QUOTE=TParlour;30772468]I could see the need for man-power, but man, they must be pretty desperate to pull people out of the universities to do them. As the cliche goes, them being the "future" and all.
I feel as if the negative outcome of this would be greater than the positive outcome. But I'm not a North Korean dictator so who knows.[/QUOTE]
Being in charge can make you oblivious to the problems at the bottom.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;30772104]NK has books?[/QUOTE]
Written only by the Great Leader, of course!
[QUOTE=SNNS-SEAN;30773666]Written only by the Great Leader, of course![/QUOTE]
Disturbingly, that's pretty much true.
[QUOTE=Atlascore;30771847]NK has universities?[/QUOTE]
Well, it certainly looks like North Korea, [i]is going south[/i].
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;30773952]Well, it certainly looks like North Korea, [i]is going south[/i].[/QUOTE]
Nope.
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