April 26, 2024
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North Korean, Russian universities agree to scientific exchanges

Kim Chaek University of Technology previously linked to DPRK's nuclear program

One of North Korea’s most prominent universities, the Kim Chaek University of Technology (KCUT), signed a memorandum of cooperation in areas including science and engineering with a university based out of Vladivostok on Thursday, according to a press release issued by the Russian Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU).

The two universities “plan to exchange students and teachers and conduct joint research,” the release said.

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