NORTH KOREA: English language university set to open

Updated August 17, 2007 20:10:49

North Korea has long been one of Asia's most reclusive countries, but it looks set to take a step out of intellectual isolation, with the construction of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. The communist regime has approved the creation of the English language university, to cater for North Korea's student elite. The University is largely being funded by evangelical Christian groups, with the support of the South Korean government.

Presenter: Sonya Heydeman
Speakers: Professor John McKay from Analysis International in Australia

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