Foreign professors to teach at North Korean university, first time since COVID



News Foreign professors to teach at North Korean university, first time since COVID DPRK recently issued visas for teachers at private Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, representative says Alannah Hill \| Shreyas Reddy September 2, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Visiting Columbia University students with foreign professors and students at PUST in May 2012 \| Image: Uri Tours via Flickr (Nov. 5, 2013) (Creative Commons - CC BY-SA 2.0) Foreign professors are set to resume teaching at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the only privately run university in North Korea, for the first time since the country imposed strict COVID-19 border controls nearly five years ago. A PUST representative told NK News on Monday that North Korean authorities have issued visas for an unspecified number of foreign professors to return to the school founded by a Korean American evangelical Christian. Foreign professors are set to resume teaching at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the only privately run university in North Korea, for the first time since the country imposed strict COVID-19 border controls nearly five years ago. A PUST representative told NK News on Monday that North Korean authorities have issued visas for an unspecified number of foreign professors to return to the school founded by a Korean American evangelical Christian. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Foreign professors to teach at North Korean university, first time since COVID

DPRK recently issued visas for teachers at private Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, representative says

Alannah Hill | Shreyas Reddy September 2, 2024

Foreign professors to teach at North Korean university, first time since COVID

Visiting Columbia University students with foreign professors and students at PUST in May 2012 | Image: Uri Tours via Flickr (Nov. 5, 2013) (Creative Commons - CC BY-SA 2.0)

Foreign professors are set to resume teaching at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the only privately run university in North Korea, for the first time since the country imposed strict COVID-19 border controls nearly five years ago.

A PUST representative told NK News on Monday that North Korean authorities have issued visas for an unspecified number of foreign professors to return to the school founded by a Korean American evangelical Christian.

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