History
2024
08
- Appointment of Jeong-Meen, Suh as the 1st president of KOSTI
- Foundation of KOSTI (Korean Security Agency of Trade and Industry)
- Inaugurated as the KOSTI and Expanded Its Functions (Amendment to the Foreign Trade Act)
2023
08
- Appointment of In-kyo Cheong as the 6th president of KOSTI
2022
02
- Opening of Export Control Issues (Russia) Desk
2021
06
- Launching of Trade&Security, a trade security journal
2020
05
- Appointment of Lee Eun-Ho as the 5th president of KOSTI
2019
08
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
2018
11
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS)
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Stimson Center, USA
06
- Invitational outreach program for public officials at the Kazakhstan Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Investment and Development
05
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Department of Trade and Industry, the Philippines
2017
12
- Launching of a win-win cooperation program for large enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises
09
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) at King’s College London (KCL)
07
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia
06
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Syndicat des Industries Exportatrices de Produits Strategiques (SIEPS), France
2016
07
- Participation in the Import and Export Cooperation Inspection Center of the Korea Customs Service
06
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC)
2012
09
- Launching of the Young Expert of Strategic Trade (YEST) program
05
- Launching of the Home Doctor program
2011
11
- Hosting of the 1st Strategic Trade Weekly Event.
07
- Signing of an MOU between KOSTI and the Center For International Trade & Security (CITS) at the University of Georgia
2010
10
- Began Issuing Iran Trade and Investment Non-Prohibition Certificates
2009
12
- Publishing of the inaugural issue of the Strategic Trade Focus
11
- US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) briefing session
2008
01
- Designated as a public institution
2007
06
- Foundation of KOSTI (Korea Strategic Trade Institute)
- At the opening ceremony of KOSTI, Samsung C&T Vice President Lee Cheol-woo, KITA Chairman Lee Hee-beom, KOSTI President Shim Seon-geon, Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry Oh Young-ho, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice Chairman Kim Sang-yeol, and Electronic Trade Promotion Agency President Han Young-soo (from left) applaud after the signboard ceremony
01
- Establishment of a legal basis for KOSTI (“Foreign Trade Act”)