University of Sciences is a university located inside the region of the National Academy of Science in Pyongyang, North Korea. INS is geographically located in Pyongsong, South Pyong'an Province, North Korea. However, North Korean government appointed the area of science district to belong to Pyongyang for giving some privileges of Pyongyang citizens to scientists of NAS and students of INS. As Kim Il-sung, a former leader of North Korea, emphasized the significance of education for gifted and talented students, INS originally started as a branch of Kim Il-sung University on January 17, 1962. It was separated from Kim Il-sung University in 1985. In North Korea, this university is known as "Sujae Daehark (University for talented students)". In South Korean mass media, this university is called "KAIST of North Korea". Top students of natural sciences or engineering in North Korea study at this university supported totally by North Korean government. Eighty percent of them is graduated from No.1 Middle Schools, which are science high schools for gifted and talented students in North Korea, and the rest twenty percent are medal winners in the National Science Olympiads (math, physics, chemistry, and biology) or national science quiz contests. Unlike other universities in North Korea, students entering UNS have age limit. Equal or younger than 17 people are eligible to take entrance exam for INS. It is known that many alums of this university are involved in projects for developing missiles and launching artificial earth satellites. Departments There are six departments in INS. Each department has five or six majors. Physics Theoretical Physics Thermal Physics Solid State Physics Mathematics Control Mathematics Applied Mathematics Chemistry Theoretical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry(material) Organic Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Biology Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Plasma and Hydrodynamics Mechanical Dynamics Solid Mechanics Notable alumni Academics Kim Ho (김호): Professor of Mathematics, University of Natural Science. He received his Doctoral degree in his twenties. Kim Ha (김하): Professor of Physics, University of Natural Science, Jang Hyekyung (장혜경): Professor of Mathematics, University of Natural Science Kim Seo-in (김서인): A former head of department in Math Institute of the National Academy of Science of North Korea, the youngest PhD recipient of North Korea. Kim Kwang-hyun (김광현): A scientist at Laser Institute of State Academy of Sciences of North Korea. He became a junior associate in the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in 2015. Joseph Han: A North Korean