The first lecture started
At the beginning, the university had 7 faculties (Faculty of History and Literature, Faculty of Economy and Law, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Traffic Engineering), 24 departments, 30 classes, 1500 students and 68 lecturers.In October 1947, some activities to celebrate the 1st anniversary of founding of Kim Il Sung University were held and fixed the founding anniversary of the university on the 1st of October each year.