Institute of Natural Science (INS) is one of top universities in North Korea. As the former leader Kim Il-sung in North Korea emphasized the significance of gifted and talented education, it was established as a branch of Kim Il-sung University on January 17, 1962. It was separated from Kim Il-sung University in 1985. In South Korean mass media, this university is called as "KAIST

KAIST

KAIST , is located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first research oriented science and engineering institution. The QS-The Times World University Rankings in the year of 2009 placed KAIST 69th overall and 21st in...

 in North Korea".

Departments

There are six departments in INS. Each department has five or six majors.
Physical Science

• Theoretical Physics
• Heat Physics
• Solid State Physics

Mathematics
Chemistry

• Theoretical Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry(material)
• Organic Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Laboratory of Applied Chemistry

Biology
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

• Fluid Dynamics
• Mechanical Dynamics
• Solid Mechanics

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of universities in North Korea
• Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
  Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
  Pyongyang University of Science and Technology is North Korea's first privately funded university. It is founded, operated and partly funded by associations and people outside the country...
  
  
• Education in North Korea
  Education in North Korea
  Education in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is strictly controlled by the government. Children go through one year of kindergarten, four years of primary education, six years of secondary education, and then on to universities. The most prestigious university in the DPRK is Kim Il-sung...