Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research | NK News
NK News Logo
December 18, 2024

NK News is hiring

News

Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research

Kim Chaek University of Technology latest to receive sci-tech development center

One of North Korea’s top universities, Kim Chaek University of Technology (KCUT), opened their new Mirae (Future) Sci-Tech Center on Monday to advance the country’s high-tech consumer goods development, state media announced.

In a report on the opening featured on the front page of the party daily Rodong Sinmun on Tuesday, the Mirae Sci-Tech Center was said to house “modern equipment for developing, producing and testing products of up-to-date technology," and that other facilities include an "international symposium hall, conference room, interview room, etc.”

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.