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The Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) is a government- sponsored organization devoted to independent research on public policy and administration. The KIPA has six research centers and three project units that provide high quality research, policy recommendations, analysis on the full range of public policy issues.

KIPA's mission is to provide comprehensive research, knowledge management, and professional training on public administration and policy in both the domestic and international arena. For sixteen years, the KIPA has created a new paradigm of public administration and governance in the age of globalization, information, and post-modernism.

The KIPA also plays a vital role as a policy database center that collects, analyzes, and disseminates knowledge and information on public administration. The activities help practitioners, scholars and citizens share policy information, and help government officials create guidelines and manuals for public policy issues and government innovations.

Timeline of KIPA History
October 5, 1991 KIPA was established in accordance with [The Korea Institute of Public Administration Law]
Dr. Ro, Chung-Hyun, Professor of Yonsei University, took office as the first President of KIPA
October 1, 1994 Dr. Ro, Chung-Hyun, Professor of Yonsei University, took office as the second President of KIPA
October 1, 1997
Mr. Chung, Moon-Hwa, Former Vice-Minister,
Ministry of Government Administration, took office as the third President of KIPA
April 2, 1998
Dr. Kim, Young-Pyoung, Professor of Korea University,
took office as the forth President of KIPA
January 29, 1999
By [Decree for the Act of the Establishment, Management and
Promotion of Government-Sponsored Research Institutes], the KIPA
became a member of the Korea Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences(KRCHS) under the Office of the Prime Minister
March 15, 1999
Dr. Kim, Young-Jin, took office as the first Chairman of KRCHS
October 1, 2000
Dr. Hwang, Yun-Won, Professor of Chung-Ang University,
took office as the fifth President of KIPA
March 15, 2002
Dr. Kim, Linsu took office as the second Chairman of KRCHS
April 1, 2003
Dr. Choi, Song-Wha took office as the third Chairman of KRCHS
October 1, 2003 Dr. Kim,, Joong-Yang Former Chairman, Government Personnel Appeals Commission,
took office as the sixth President of KIPA
July 1, 2005
Establishment of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Science(NRCS)
Dr. Song-Wha Choi took office as the first Chairman of NRCS
April 11, 2006
Dr. Lee, Chong-Oh took office as the second Chairman of NRCS
November 4, 2006
Dr. Jung, Yong-Duck, Professor of Seoul National University,
took office as the seventh President of KIPA
July 23, 2008
Dr. Kim, Cae-One took office as the third Chairman of NRCS
November 4, 2009
Dr. Park, Eung Kyuk, Professor of Hanyang University,
took office as the Eighth President of KIPA
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