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{{Short description|University in North Korea}}
{{Infobox university
 |name              = Kim Chaek University of Technology
 |native_name       = 김책공업종합대학
 |image_name        = Kim Chaek E-Library.jpg
 |image_size        = 250px
 |caption           = The Kim Chaek E-Library on the campus of Kim Chaek University.
 |established       = 1951
 |administrative_staff             = 2,000
 |students          = 10,000
 |city              = [[Pyongyang]]
 |country           = [[North Korea]]
 |former_names      = Pyongyang College of Technology (平壤工業大學)
 |colors            = blue{{nbsp|2}}{{color box|#0168B5}}
 |website           = {{Official URL}}
 |logo              = Kim Chaek University of Technology logo.png
 |footnotes         = 
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|context=north
|hangul={{linktext|김|책|공업|종합|대학}}
|hanja ={{linktext|金|策|工業|綜合|大學}}
|rr=Kimchaek Gongeop Jonghap Daehak
|mr=Kimch'aek Kongŏp Chonghap Taehak 
}}
'''Kim Chaek University of Technology''' is a university in [[North Korea]], on the banks of the [[Taedong River]] in [[Pyongyang]]. It is named after General [[Kim Chaek]].

The university's programs in nuclear reactors, nuclear electronics, nuclear fuel and nuclear engineering specialize in training researchers and technical personnel. Graduates are reportedly posted to the Yŏngbyŏn Nuclear Research Center or to nuclear facilities in Packch'ŏn-kun.

==History==
Kim Chaek University of Technology was originally part of [[Kim Il Sung University]] before it was established as the Pyongyang College of Technology (平壤工業大學) in 1948. In 1951, during the Korean War, the college's name was changed to Kim Chaek College of Technology (金策工業大學). (General [[Kim Ch'aek]] died in the war.)

In 1988, the college was elevated to a university (綜合大學). Between 1981 and 1993, a large-scale construction program doubled the size of the campus to its present 400,000m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/learn/facilities/757/|title = Kim Chaek University of Technology &#124; Facilities &#124; NTI}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university has 18 departments (學部) and about 80 programs (學科), about 10,000 students and 2,000 staff. There are 10 research institutes and one graduate school (博士院). There are 54 laboratories and a library with about 600,000 volumes. The campus has a total area of 400,000 square meters.

The Science and Education Department (科學敎育部) under the Korean Workers Party Central Committee (朝鮮勞動黨中央委員會) exercises overall supervision, but the Department of Higher Education (高等敎育部) in the Ministry of Education (敎育省) manages administrative affairs. There are education bureaus under the people's committees in every city and/or province (市·都 人民委員會敎育局) that contribute to the formation of education policy, and the local education bureau could provide some input for the school.

As of 6 January 2007, Ri Won Chil is the vice president.<ref name="page 5 vol 1">{{cite news|last=Ri|first=Won Chil|title=With More Scientific achievements|newspaper=The Pyongyang Times|date=6 January 2007|page=4}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Nosotek]] cooperated with students from the Kim Chaek University of Technology to develop ''[[Pyongyang Racer]]'', a [[racing video game]] released by the [[Koryo Tours]] travel agency to promote [[tourism in North Korea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/avnpwz/north-koreas-first-racing-video-game-is-terrible |title=North Korea's First Racing Video Game Is Terrible |first=Nadja |last=Sayej |date=20 February 2013 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112142230/https://www.vice.com/en/article/avnpwz/north-koreas-first-racing-video-game-is-terrible |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
In 2019 the university placed 8th in 2019's [[International Collegiate Programming Contest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northkoreatech.org/2019/05/04/kim-chaek-university-icpc-2019/|title = Kim Chaek University ranks 8th in international programming contest|date = 3 May 2019}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Park Jin Hyok]],  a North Korean programmer and hacker.

== See also ==
{{Portal|North Korea}}
* [[List of universities in North Korea]]
* [[Education in North Korea]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|author=Kim Jong-il|title=Kim Chaek University of Technology is a Powerful Base of our Country for Training People Talented in Science and Technology|url=http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/download.php?3+3052#.pdf|date=September 19, 2001|publisher=Foreign Languages Publishing House|location=Pyongyang}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/new_window.php?10+10055 ''E-library at Kim Chaek University of Technology'' picture album] at [[Naenara]]
* [http://www.nti.org/facilities/757/ http://www.nti.org/facilities/757/]
* [https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news.aspx?id=36507226699 https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news.aspx?id=36507226699]
* {{YouTube|Yf0zQ6DTBXY|Video footage roll of the external of the university}}

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