More ALS Lab equipment arrives at PUST

This week, a fluorescence spectrophotometer arrived at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) campus and will soon be used by the students in the Agriculture and Life Sciences (ALS) school. This new laboratory equipment, along with all other laboratory materials and equipment are donated by foreign faculty and staff and foreign supporters. The fluorescence … Read more…

30 New students arrive on campus

Last week, 14 female and 16 male students, enrolled at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST). These students recently graduated middle school (equivalent to secondary school in Western countries). This is only the second group of students to immediately attend PUST after middle school graduation. In April 2015, 24 students enrolled at the university directly … Read more…

Support for PUST faculty from Europe

If you are thinking of teaching at PUST, even for short term, then you might be eligible for EU funding. PUST is the local DPRK partner in three EU-funded Erasmus projects, for academic exchanges. The projects fund students from PUST, or other DPRK universities, to go to partner universities in the EU. The projects also … Read more…