North Korea’s first K-12 combined school includes robot teachers, AI classroom



State Media Review North Korea’s first K-12 combined school includes robot teachers, AI classroom An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s newest state-of-the-art school and a bank possibly catered to foreigners Seung-Yeon Chung December 12, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The new school campus \| Image: KCTV (Nov. 28, 2025) North Korea's cabinet-run Minju Joson news outlet visited the country's first integrated K-12 school that was inaugurated during a ceremony on Nov. 27. The school was said to have received Kim Jong Un’s direct attention; state media separately highlighted a dilapidated kindergarten that was renovated by local security officials who spent their family savings to fund the project. The Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation, an organization that receives donations mostly from pro-North Korea foreigners, has launched a new bank in what is likely a bid to secure foreign currency. The bank touts Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge 02A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality 03Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records 04Likely Russian ship docks in North Korea’s Rason port for first time since May 05Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions 06North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data 07North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command 08North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials

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North Korea’s first K-12 combined school includes robot teachers, AI classroom

An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s newest state-of-the-art school and a bank possibly catered to foreigners

Seung-Yeon Chung December 12, 2025

North Korea’s first K-12 combined school includes robot teachers, AI classroom

The new school campus | Image: KCTV (Nov. 28, 2025)

North Korea's cabinet-run Minju Joson news outlet visited the country's first integrated K-12 school that was inaugurated during a ceremony on Nov. 27.

The school was said to have received Kim Jong Un’s direct attention; state media separately highlighted a dilapidated kindergarten that was renovated by local security officials who spent their family savings to fund the project.

The Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation, an organization that receives donations mostly from pro-North Korea foreigners, has launched a new bank in what is likely a bid to secure foreign currency.

The bank touts

01Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge
02A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality
03Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records
04Likely Russian ship docks in North Korea’s Rason port for first time since May
05Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions
06North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data
07North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command
08North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials

North Korea’s first K-12 combined school includes robot teachers, AI classroom

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