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North Korea’s top university eyeing Siberia to host first overseas office

Kim Il Sung University considering Novosibirsk office to strengthen academic ties as humanitarian exchanges continue
Anton Sokolin April 3, 2025
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North Korea’s top university eyeing Siberia to host first overseas office
Kim Il Sung statue at the Mansudae monument | Image: Eric Lafforgue (April 2008)

North Korea’s top school is considering opening a branch office in Russia’s key scientific hub in Siberia to boost academic exchanges amid the two countries’ push to develop political and humanitarian ties.

Kim Il Sung University (KISU) is eyeing Akademgorodok, a scientific satellite town of Novosibirsk, to become the site of its first overseas representative office, Novosibirsk State University (NSU) announced in a press release on Wednesday.

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