Thread by @ColinZwirko

Revisiting North Korean university participation in the Oct. 10 military parade (didn't march in the Jan. 14 parade).

Couple points on Kim Jong Il-named schools and Kim Jong Un-named school

First, some confusion about one KJI uni (1/7)

Did they just rename the Kim Jong Il Politics-Military Uni 김정일정치군사대학 to Kim Jong Il Mil-Pol Uni 김정일군정대학?

@The_Daily_NK reported it's a new school hastily set up sharing campus with Kim Il Sung Military Uni in Pyongyang's Mangyongdae (2/7) dailynk.com/english/what-i…

There's ongoing construction at KISMU recently but can't see this reported new front gate for KJI uni which DNK said built Jun-Jul '20

With the name so similar, would have assumed it was the KJI Politics-Military Uni up in Pyongyang's Kumsong area (3/7) dailynk.com/%EA%B9%80%EC%9…

This old Kim Jong Il Politics-Military University 김정일정치군사대학 hasn't had its name reported in North Korean state media, at least in my searches of Rodong Sinmun/KCNA, but could be wrong..

Here's members of the KJI Military-Politics Uni marching at the Oct. 10 parade (4/7)

Actually not sure what the precise origin of the name 김정일정치군사대학 is, as it's been thrown around in a lot of reports in past decades, but maybe someone can enlighten us here (5/7)

Now just putting some pics to the name, the Kim Jong Un National Defense University 김정은국방종합대학 which I've reported on extensively in the past.

Pics of students from there marching at the Oct. 10 parade. Also old one of the school's emblem (6/7) nknews.org/2019/10/kim-jo…

Strangely about this KJUNDU though is that the Rodong printed the full name, no problem, but KCTV still just omitted KJU and called it the NDU.

It was described as "producing countless national defense sci-tech talents" (7/7)