Fine Instrument Center (FIC) was established in1966 as a part of an effort to improve Korea's industrial development in a joint effort between the Korean government and UNESCO.

FIC was merged into the Korean Mechanical and Metallic Engineering Research Center changing its name
into Korean Mechanical Research Center in 1981, and later Korean Productive and Technological Research
Center in 1989. The center aimed at the promotion of the industrial human resources and showed 100%
employment rate of its 10,000 trainees.

The old Gyeonggi College of Science and Technology (GTEC), FIC established by the Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Energy stands in the center of the technological education. In addition, its tips and
know-hows of those days have passed on to the current educational practices at GTEC.

• 199903Established Kyonggi Institute of Technology with eight departments and 800 students.
• 200003Enrollment was increased by 400 students and three new departments wereestablished
  (Computer Application, Quality Management and Clean Manufacturing Technology)
• 200202Enrollment was increased by 520 students and three new departments were established
  (Industrial Design, e-business)
• 200308One new department was established (Automotive)
• 200404Established Kyonggi Institute of Industrial-Academic Cooperation Foundation Corporate
• 200506Established Lifelong Education Center
• 200606One new department was established (Child Care and Welfare)
• 200712Acquired accreditation for major intensive coursework to confer a bachelor's degree to graduates (Electronics and Communication)
• 200908Established five new departments (Graphic Design, New Recycling Energy, Architectural Design,
  Child English Education and Small Business)
• 200910Acquired accreditation for major intensive coursework to confer a bachelor's degree to college graduates of the 5 more departments (Mechatronics, Automation and Robot, PrecisionMechanical Engineering, Electrical & Control Engineering, Architecture & Interior, and Industrial management)
• 201008Abolished the department of Architecture & Design and two new departments were established (Mobile Convergence and Architecture & Interior)
• 201104Changed the name of the school to Gyeonggi College of Science and Technology (GTEC)
• 201208Changed the name of departments (Child Care and Welfare → Social Welfare/ Child English
  → Early Childhood English Education)
• 201308Reorganized the departments and changed their names (Graphic Design → Visual Information Design/ Digital Media Design → Media Design)
• 201407Reorganized the faculties and changed their names (Automotive and Energy Engineering →
  Electric and Electronic Engineering/ IT and Business Administration → Convergence Technology engineering/ Design and Culture → Humanities, social Science & Design)
• 2015072015reorganizing the departments and changed their names (Air Conditioning Engineering + Renewable Energy → Energy Mechanical Engineering/ e-business + Small and Medium Business Management → Business Administration)

• 201605.12Selected as a continuous support university as ‘Specialized College of Korea’
• 201612.31Selected as an ‘Excellent university for global field trips’
• 2018 01.01Selected as a 'Certified university’ from‘Institutional Evaluation on Education Quality’ for
  junior colleges
• 201808.23Evaluation of Basic Competency Assessment for Universities by Ministry of Education -
  Awarded “Self-improvement Universities" (the highest grade)
• 201812.31‘Industry-Academic Cooperation Technology Development Support Project’
  Selected as partner in eight consecutive years
• 201902.28Selected as K-MOVE School Operating Agency
• 201905.16Selected as ‘Socio-Customized Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation’(LINC+) by Ministry of Education
• 201909.03Selected as ‘University-linked Small and Medium Business Human Resources Development Project’
  by Ministry of Small and medium enterprise & Startups
• 201912.04Selected as ‘PPuri(root)-Industry Foreign Technician Fostering College’
  by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy