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North Korea’s top universities forge new links with Russian institutions

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.

A delegation from Kim Il Sung University (KISU) led by President Kim Sung Chan returned to the DPRK on Feb. 3, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday, while another from Kim Chaek University of Technology (KCUT) led by President Pak Ji Min appear to be continuing their outreach in Russia. 

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