In 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the DPRK to Russia, H.E. Mr. Sin Hong Chol, visited MPEI along with other representatives of the Embassy and delegates from leading DPRK universities, including Kim Il Sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology, and Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies.

In the same year, MPEI Vice-Rector on Youth Policy, Andrey Fedotov, paid a working visit to the DPRK to study approaches to the implementation of state youth policy in Russia and the DPRK, exchange experiences, and establish contacts.

In 2025, a meeting between the MPEI leadership and a delegation from Kim Chaek University of Technology took place at MPEI. During the negotiations, the parties discussed prospects for scientific and educational cooperation, joint research initiatives and signed a meeting protocol.