Sanctions Hobble Western-Funded Pyongyang University

Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, which is largely funded by Western-based Evangelical Christians, is facing financial difficulties due to international sanctions against North Korea, according to Dr. Chan-Mo Park, the school’s chancellor. The North’s recent nuclear tests and hostilities against the South have further isolated the country, prompting U.N. Security Council resolutions to clampdown on its finances. “We want to recruit South Korean professors, but the May 24...

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