Education officials of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea visit KFU

As part of a visit to the Russian Federation, a delegation of higher education professionals from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, led by Jang Yeon-seon, a leading expert in the Department of Higher Education at the DPRK Ministry of Education, visited Kazan Federal University.

KFU was represented at the meeting by Vice-Rector for International Affairs Timirkhan Alishev. Also taking part in the discussions were Pyotr Kokunin, Head of the Department of Physics of Advanced Technologies and Materials Science at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Systems Engineering, and Ildus Chukmarov, Director of the Center for Advanced Training at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies.

The head of the North Korean delegation praised Kazan Federal University’s high standards of training in these fields and expressed interest in cooperation through academic exchanges, particularly in artificial intelligence.

Ildus Chukmarov shared the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies’ experience of working with Kim Chaek University of Technology, whose rector visited KFU in January 2025. He emphasized that the institute’s strong research and educational capabilities could play a significant role in developing North Korea’s hydrocarbon industry.

Pyotr Kokunin, in turn, discussed projects at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Systems Engineering involving machine vision, autonomous vehicle development, and software for industrial robotic manipulators, as well as other areas of work pursued by the institute’s staff and students.