Promulgation of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT,OPERATION AND FOSTERING OF GOVERMENT-FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS」 (Jan.29,1999) Establishment of three research councils in the fields of science and technology (fundarmental, public, and industrial)

• Prime Minister’s Office
  • Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology
  • Korea Research Council of Public Science & Technology
  • Korea Research Council for Industrial Science & Technology

Promulgation of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND FOSTERING OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTES」 Change of the supervisory office (Prime Minister→ Ministry of Science and Technology)

• Ministry of Science and Technology
  • Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology
  • Korea Research Council of Public Science & Technology
  • Korea Research Council for Industrial Science & Technology

Change of the supervisory office (Ministry of Science and Technology → Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Ministry of Knowledge Economy) Disbandment of Korea Research Council of Public Science & Technology

• Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
  • Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology
• Ministry of Knowledge Economy
  • Korea Research Council for Industrial Science & Technology

Change of the supervisory office (Ministry of Science and Technology → Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)

• Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
  • Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology
  • Korea Research Council for Industrial Science & Technology

Revision of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND FOSTERING OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTES」 Integration of two science and technology research councils ( Disbandment of fundamental and industrial ST research councils) Establishment of NST, and inauguration of the first chairman Sangchun Lee

• Ministry of Science and ICT
  • National Research Council of Science and Technology

Inauguration of the second chairperson of NST, Kwangyun Wohn

Inauguration of the third chairperson of NST, Hye-sook Lim

Inauguration of the fourth chairperson of NST, Bok Chul Kim