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2023

October - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Korea Institute of Police Technology)

September - Change in title of a member organization of the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology -> Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology)

January - Election of Gwangbok Lee, the president of National Research Foundation of Korea, as a director for the 17th council

2022

January - Election of Unyeol Oh, the president of Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology Promotion, as a director for the 16th council

2021

May - Change in title of a member organization of the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute -> Korea Reserch Institute for defense Technology planning and advancement)

April - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute)

January - Election of Yeongcheol Seok, the president of the Korea Institute for Advancement Technology, as a director for the 15th council

2020

January - Election of Chung Yangho, the president of the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, as a director for the 14th council

2019

April - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety)

January - Serving consecutive terms of Oh Kyung-Tae, the president of the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, as a director for the 13th council

January - Change in title of a member organization of the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Institute for Information & communications Technology Promotion -> Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation)

January - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Korea Creative Content Agency, Korea Forestry Promotion Institute) April - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Korea Foundation Of Nuclear Safety)

2018

February - Election of Oh Kyung-Tae, the president of the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, as a director for the 12th council

2017

January - Election of Lee Hun-gon, the president of the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, as a director for the 11th council

2016

September - Due to the resignation of Jeong Min Geun, Succession of Lee Hun-gon, the president of the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, as an acting director for the 10th council

January - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Institute for Information & communications Technology Promotion, Korea Meteorological Institute)

January - Serving consecutive terms of Jeong Min Geun, the president of the National Research Foundation of Korea, as a director for the 10th council

2015

January - Election of Jeong Min Geun, the president of the National Research Foundation of Korea, as a director for the 9th council

2014

January - Election of Lee Gi Seob, the president of the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, as a director for the 8th council

2013

December - Due to the resignation of Yoo Byung-Rin, Succession of Lee Sang Gil as a director for the 6th council, the president of the Korea Institute of Planning & Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries

May - Change in title of a member organization of the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Institute of Construction & Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning -> Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement)

January - Election of Yoo Byung-Rin, the president of the Korea Institute of Planning & Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, as a director for the 7th council

2012

September - Election of Yoo Byung-Rin, the president of the Korea Institute of Planning & Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, as an acting director for the 6th council
January - Inauguration of Shin Hye Kyung, the president of the Institute of Construction & Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning, as the director for the 6th council

2011 June - Admission of new member organizations to the Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies (Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs, Defense Agency for Technology and Quality)
January - Inauguration of Yong-geun Kim, the president of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, as the director for the 5th council
2010 March - Inauguration of Yong-geun Kim, the president of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, as the director for the 4th council
2009 September - Admission of new and succeeding members due to functional readjustments, including rearrangement and merging, of preexisting member organizations
June - Inauguration of Bub Wan Kim, the president of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, as the director for the 3rd council
2008 October - Election of Chang Se Kim, the president of the Institute of Construction & Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning, as an acting director for the 2nd council
May - Election of Sang Man Huh, the president of the Korea Research Foundation, as an acting director for the 2nd council
January - Inauguration of Suk Sik Choi, the president of the National Research Foundation of Korea, as the director for the 2nd council
2007 March - Publication of a booklet on the general guidelines of government R&D projects
February - Inauguration of Gyo Won Yoon, the president of the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, as the director for the 1st council
February - Reestablishment as the ¡¸Korea Council of R&D Funding Agencies¡¹ (10 organizations)
¡Ø Grounds: Act on the evaluation and management of national R&D project achievements, Article 13
2005 July - Change in title of the organization to ¡¸Korea Council of Research Planning and Evaluation Organizations¡¹
2000 July - Publication of a booklet on the current state of affairs of professional research management organizations
1999 November - Inauguration of the council director
¡Ø President : The president of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning was appointed as the director of the council until the year 2006
1997 April - Establishment of a council for professional research management organizations (9 organizations)
1996 October - Begin discussions on establishment of a council