▁and ▁left ▁their ▁sp ouses ▁behind ; ▁in ▁one ▁case , ▁an ▁East ▁German ▁woman ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁her ▁North ▁Korean ▁husband ▁was ▁still ▁alive ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁dec ades ▁without ▁contact , ▁but ▁others ▁have ▁never ▁seen ▁or ▁heard ▁any ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁sp ouses ▁since . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁relations ▁between ▁North ▁Korea ▁and ▁East ▁Germany ▁improved ▁again , ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁North ▁Korean ▁students ▁came ▁to ▁East ▁Germany . ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁German ▁reun ification , ▁the ▁Py ong y ang ▁government ▁continued ▁to ▁send ▁some ▁students ▁to ▁Germany ▁for ▁technical ▁training ; ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁established ▁formal ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁Germ ans ▁working ▁in ▁North ▁Korea ▁have ▁reported ▁meeting ▁German - spe aking ▁engine ers ▁and ▁techn icians . ▁ ▁Return ▁migration ▁Some ▁Kore ans ▁settled ▁in ▁Germany ▁have ▁begun ▁returning ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁after ▁ret irement , ▁bringing ▁German ▁sp ouses ▁with ▁them ; ▁this ▁return ▁migration ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁" G erman ▁Village " ▁in ▁South ▁G ye ongs ang ' s ▁Nam ha e ▁County . ▁ ▁Education ▁Over ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁second - gener ation ▁Korean ▁descend ants ▁in ▁Germany ▁hold ▁at ▁least ▁an ▁Ab it ur ▁or ▁higher ▁educational ▁qual ification , ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁the ▁ratio ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁( see ▁also : ▁Academ ic ▁achiev ement ▁among ▁different ▁groups