DPRK delegations visited various Russian universities to discuss nuclear science, joint training and student exchanges
North Korean educators inked multiple deals with universities all across Russia during a recent delegation visit, eyeing student exchanges and engineering technology, including in nuclear science.
Delegations came from Kim Il Sung University (KISU) led by President Kim Sung Chan and Kim Chaek University of Technology (KCUT) led by President Pak Ji Min. KCUT officials visited Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI), touring departments related to energy, electrical infrastructure and atomic energy, according to a social media post from the Russian university. The KISU delegation toured Moscow State University’s (MSU) Chemistry Department and Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and its School of Medicine and Life Sciences, where the two sides discussed prospects for collaboration in medicine and scientific research. The department’s acting chief Sergey Karlov stressed that his university has “all the necessary resources to support joint research and educational programs for North Korean chemistry students,” according to a Telegram post from the Russian University.
Previously, representatives of Blagoveschensk State Pedagogical University traveled to North Korea for Russian language workshops for 110 DPRK instructors in Pyongyang.
The NK’s General Administration of Civil Aviation also attended an aviation exhibition in Russia.