Brief History
 
1972 08 KEDI established
1974 03 Distance Learning and Correspondence High Schools established
1978 Received the Golden Anniversary Citation Award for world¡¯s top ten educational R&D institutes from Britannica, U.K.
1979 01 Initiated research on curriculum development
1988 02 Established Research Center for Computer Education
1990 12 Established EBS(Educational Broadcasting System)
1992 Received the Sejong Award for excellence as an educational R&D institute from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
1994 Received the Iohannis Amos Comenii Award from UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Czech Republic
1996 06 Established Multimedia Educational Research Center
1997 01 EBS has become independent of KEDI
Research Center for Vocational Education at KEDI had grown out and become Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training(KRIVET)
12 - Associate Centre Award for excellence in education and outstanding service
   to ACEID from UNESCO-ACEID
- Established Educational Credit Bank System
- Designated as the National Center for Educational Statistics
1998 01 Research Center for Curriculum Development at KEDI had grown out and become Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation(KICE)
1999 01 Multimedia Educational Research Center at KEDI had grown out and become Korea Education and Research Information Service(KERIS)
01 ¡®Establishment, Operation, and Promotion Act for Government-funded Research Institutes¡¯ was enacted: KEDI belonged to Korea Council of Humanities and Social Research Institutes under the Office of Prime Minister
2000 05 Designated as the National Center for Lifelong Education
2002 12 Designated as the National Center for Korea Image Promotion Project
  12 Designated as the National Center for the Gifted Education
2003 03 Research Center for International Education and Information at KEDI was transferred to be under the Academy of Korean Studies
2004 08 Renewed KEDI's CI and logo
2005 Hyung Yeel KOH inaugurated as the 13th president of KEDI
2005

Designated as Educational Facilities Management Center for Private Investment

  12

Designated as National Center for Education Safety Net

12

Academic Credit Bank System and National Center for Lifelong Education became independent of KEDI - Renamed National Institute for Lifelong Education

  08 Dong Seop JIN inaugurated as the 14th president of KEDI

Tae Wan KIM inaugurated as the 15th president of KEDI

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