On the 22nd of October, a blog post on the Foreign Policy magazine's website revealed that HELP University awarded an honorary doctorate in economics to North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. We speak to co-founder, vice-chancellor and president of HELP University Datuk Dr. Paul Chan about how does a university like HELP choose candidates for honorary degrees and what this means for HELP going forward.

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