The university, a winner of the Order of Kim Il Sung, is a pedigree establishment for foreign language education in the DPRK which was founded and has developed under the guidance of the peerlessly great men.

President Kim Il Sung founded the university on November 15, Juche 38 (1949) and led its work step by step.

Chairman Kim Jong Il directed steady improvement of education and management and operation of the university as required by the developing reality and in conformity with the characteristics of foreign language education.

A meeting for marking the anniversary took place on Friday.

Present there were Pak Thae Song, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), Kim Pong Sok, vice-chairman of the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK, and officials, teaching staff and students of the university.