Russia and North Korea Agree to Further Strengthen Cooperation in Education

According to Russia’s Ministry of Education, Russia and North Korea are committed to deepening cooperation in the education sector. Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov visited North Korea as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and expand educational cooperation between the two countries.

According to a ministry statement, Kravtsov held bilateral talks with North Korean Education Minister Ri Yong Chol at the Pyongyang Palace of Congresses, where the two sides discussed several important educational issues. These included the teaching of the Russian language in North Korea, the exchange of experience in education and training, and artificial intelligence. Both sides reaffirmed their intention to further promote cooperation in the education sector. Kravtsov said educational cooperation between the two countries was developing actively.

The Russian education minister also visited Pyongyang University of Education No. 2, where he inaugurated an Open Education Centre and a Russian Language Teaching Centre. According to North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the education ministers held talks on October 19. North Korean Vice Minister of Education Ri Chang-sik and Russian Ambassador to North Korea Andrei Podelyshev also attended the meeting.

A delegation from Russia’s Ministry of Education, led by Kravtsov, arrived in Pyongyang a day earlier. The delegation also signed an addendum to an agreement concerning the establishment and management of a Russian educational centre in cooperation with Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University. According to The Korea Times, the centre will operate through a partnership between Pyongyang University of Education No. 2 and the Russian university. The two education ministers also discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation through the exchange of educational achievements, expertise and experience.