Kim Il Sung University is promoting exchange and cooperation with the educational and scientific research institutes of other countries by actively organizing international academic seminars by discipline or of a comprehensive nature.

The University has hosted several international academic seminars of a comprehensive nature in recent years including the September 2011 International Academic Seminar on the theme of "Development of Education and Science and Kim Il Sung University" in celebration of the university's 65th founding anniversary.

Scholars from many countries including China, Russia, Germany, Mongolia, Vietnam, Australia, France and Britain participated in the international academic seminars of various themes such as "For the Progress and Prosperity of Society"(August 2012), "Linguistics, Literature and History of Korea"(September 2014), "Development of Science and Social Progress" (September 2016) and "Development of Science and Improvement of Welfare of Mankind".

International academic seminars by discipline are also actively held at Kim Il Sung University, typical examples of which are as follows.

Seminar on the "Development of Biomedicine and Bio-engineering" was held between Kim Il Sung University and Eurasia-Pacific University Association in September 2012).

Academic seminar on "Peace and Development in the Northeast Asian Region" was held between Kim Il Sung University and Jilin University of China in October 2013.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Yanbian University of China on scientific and educational matters in October 2013.

Academic seminar was held between the Faculty of Geo-environmental Science of Kim Il Sung University and the Faculty of Geography of Yanbian University of China on "Environmental Protection of Northeast Asia and Sustainable Development" in May Juche 2015.

Academic seminar was held in May 2015 between Kim Il Sung University and several universities of Russia over the issues of teaching Korean and Russian languages at Kim Il Sung University and the universities of the Russian Federation.

Academic seminar on mathematics was held between the Faculty of Mathematics of Kim Il Sung University and Free University of Brussels of Belgium in August 2015.

International academic seminar was held at Kim Il Sung University with Nobel laureates on the theme of "International Academic Exchange for Peace and Development" in May 2016.

Academic seminar was held between the then College of Law of Kim Il Sung University and University Giessen of Germany on legal issues in September 2016.

Academic seminar was held at Kim Il Sung University on the "Protection of the Ecosystem and Development of Medicine & Agriculture" in May 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Jilin University of China on the theme of "Tradition, Inheritance and Social Progress" in August 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Eberswalde University of Germany on forest science in August 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Amiti University of India on soil biology in October 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Dongbei University of China on mushroom cultivation in October 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Barcelona University of Spain on the history of anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle in December 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and University of Paris 13 and Lorrain University of France on computer geometry in December 2017.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and University Giessen of Germany on legal issues in March 2018.

Academic workshop was held between the Faculty of Geo-environmental Science of Kim Il Sung University and the delegation of Environmental Education Dissemination Program on environmental issues in March 2018.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and the delegation of "Distinguished Figures of Asia" on the History and Future of Development of the DPRK-Aisa Relations in April 2018.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Beijing University, Zhejiang University and Macao University of China on the Development of History of the DPRK-China Relations in June 2018.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and College of Economic Management of Yanbian University of China on economic issues in July 2018.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Fudan University of China on the Development of Peace in the Northeast Asian Region and the DPRK-China Friendly Relations in August 2018.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Hunan University of Education of China on the Validity of the New Strategic Line of Our Party in September 2018.

Academic seminar was held between the then College of Law of Kim Il Sung University and the Faculty of Law of University Giessen of Germany on the research achievements made in the economy-related laws of both countries and joint cooperation in February 2019.

Academic seminar was held between Ryongnamsan Intellectual Property Office of Kim Il Sung University and ZhongLun Office on the law for lawyers, law on intellectual property proprietorship and trade-related law in April 2019.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Fudan University of China on social sciences in June 2019.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Nankai University of China on economics and politics in June 2019.

In July 2019, an open forum on international relations and economic issues was held at Kim Il Sung University, in which the former Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and his party participated.

Academic seminar was held between Kim Il Sung University and Jilin University of China on social sciences in August 2019.

Kim Il Sung University teachers and researchers are showing their high practical ability in international academic seminars held in many different countries of the world.

Prominent scholars from the Faculty of Physics of Kim Il Sung University actively participate in the academic seminars held at International Theoretical Physics Centre of Italy and even in recent years, delegations of scholars of Kim Il Sung University were sent to participate in the "Fifth Seminar on Energy at Thomas Young Centre" (July 2018) held at London Imperial College of Britain and SISSA, Italy.

Kim Il Sung University scholars participate not only in the "Tuman River Academic Seminar" held annually at Yanbian University of China but also in the international academic seminars of various themes hosted by Yanbian University, Jilin University, Hunan University and Kabli Theoretical Physics Institute affiliated to the Academy of Sciences University.