From Perth to Pyongyang: my life as an Aussie student at Kim Il Sung University

"I’ve had many unique experiences, experiences of a kind nobody has really written about before"

Alek Sigley January 9, 2019

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Greetings NK News readers!

My name is Alek. I’m an Australian postgraduate student at Kim Il Sung University, North Korea’s top university.

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Alek Sigley

Alek Sigley is an Australian currently completing his master's degree in Korean literature at Kim Il Sung University. He is the founder of Tongil Tours, specialists in educational tourism to North Korea. He speaks Mandarin, Korean, and a bit of Japanese. Follow him on Twitter @AlekSigley.

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