2021
- 02.25Added a staff member for Smart Education (1 Class 6 member, total of 69 members)
- 03.30Changed the name to the ｢National Institute for Unification Education｣ (Presidential Ordinance No. 31559)
2020
- 02.25Added a staff member for Unification Education in Public Sector (1 Class 7 member, total of 68 members)
- 06.01Organized the ‘Department of Unification Education in Schools’
2018
- 03Added a staff member in charge of performance management of institutions (1 Class 7 member, total of 67 members)
- 09.14Unification Education became mandatory in the Public Sector (executed amendments of the 「Unification Education Support Act」)
- 12.28Approved the Institute of General Training of the Ministry of Education.
2017
- 02.01Reorganized (changed department names) into two divisions and six departments
- 11Added a staff member for Cyber Education (1 Class 7 member, total of 66 members)
2016
- 03.01Designated as the institute in charge
2015
- 05Added the Department of ‘Department of Unification Education in Schools (two divisions, six departments, 66 members)'
2013
- 03[Courses for Credit Bank] Added
- 05Unification Education Week (4th Week of May) established
2012
- 03[Advanced Programs] Added
- 09.14Reorganized (added new staff: 4) (two divisions, five departments, 65 members)
2010
- 06[Unification Education Professional Programs] Added
2009
- 05.25Department of General Education - Department of Cyber Education unified (two divisions, five departments, 61 members)
Department of Support changed to Department of Cooperation for Development
2008
- 02.29Resumed department systems: Two divisions, six departments, 61 members
- 03.02Offered cyber courses on Unification Education for government officials of central and local government offices
- 12.31Cumulative number of trainees exceeded 550,000 (550,879, 1972~2008)
2007
- 02.20Department of Resource Management reorganized into a presidential department
- 08.01Education Operating Team added: Two divisions, six teams, 61 members
2006
- 01.26Education Operating Team added: Two divisions, six teams, 61 members
- 02.20Remote courses for faculty members [approved for long-term programs] (Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development)
2005
- 12[Future Leadership Programs] Added
2004
- 01.31Department of Planning-Department of Education unified, Department of Cyber Education added: Two divisions, five departments, 61 members
- 04.06Remote courses for faculty members [approved for short-term programs] (Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development)
- 05.16Initially approved the Regional Unification Education Centers (Busan and Gwangju)
2003
- 12.30Institute for Remote Education [approved] (Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development)
2000
- 10.13Opened the homepage for the National Institute for Unification Education (www.uniedu.go.kr)
1999
- 02.05The Unification Education Support Act enacted and declared (Aug 6, 1999)
- 05.01Department of Public Relations removed and Department of Development added: Two divisions, five departments, 61 members
1998
- 12.31Reduced and reorganized, e.g., Department of Planning removed: Two divisions, 4 departments, 1 officer, 90 members
1997
- 02.01North Korean Hall (Exhibition Hall within the National Institute for Unification Education) removed
1996
- 08.19[Courses for Unification Agents] Added
- 12.17Reorganized the Unification Training Center into the Institute for Unification Education
Department of Management removed and Department of Planning and Department of Public Relations added: Three divisions, five departments, three officer, 135 members
1994
- 05.03Hosted [Training for North Korea Travel Guides] ([Article 4 of the North-South Exchange and Cooperation Act's Enforcement Rules])
1991
- 03.02Moved to new office building (current)
- Location: 123 4.19-ro Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Suyu-dong)
- Size: 16,878 py property, 5,394 py floor space
(1975 Moved to former Chamber of Commerce, Instrumentation Bureau building, 1976 Moved to Korea Anti-Communism Federation building)
1986
- 10.18Opened North Korean Hall.
- 12.26Renamed Unification Training Office into the Unification Training Center
Changed Division of Operation to Division of Management and added Department of Operation: Two divisions, six departments, 101 members
1981
- 03.16Added professional program for Unification and Security Education.
- 11.02Changed division names: Training Division 1 → Education Division, Training Division 2 → Operating Division
1980
- 06.21Training Division 2, Department of Planning, Department of Academics added: Two divisions, five departments, 83 members
1976
- 12.31Training Division and Department of Instruction added: One division, three departments, 69 members
1972
- 04.22Unification Training Organization (Presidential Ordinance No. 6158) established.
- 05.01Unification Training Office opened: Two departments (Department of Office Affairs, Department of Academic Affairs): 30 members
