Oct. 21, 1997

Ministry of Education announced the plan to designate a university which will run cyber university programs

Dec. 4

Agreed to form an open cyber university education council

Feb. 12, 1998

Selected as a pilot program operating organization (Open Cyber University)

Feb. 16, 2000

 Formed a consortium to establish a cyber university
(14 participating universities, 1 corporation, 5 cooperative universities, 2 partner organizations)

Nov. 30, 2000

Acquired the permission to set up an on-line university

Feb. 19, 2001

The first president Prof. Han Young-Ho (Former president of Pukyong National University) was appointed.

Mar. 1, 2001

Officially opened Open Cyber University

Nov. 1, 2002

The 2nd Director General, Prof. Seo Eu-Taek, (President of Pusan University of Foreign Studies) was inaugurated.

Nov. 1, 2004

The 3rd Director General, Prof. Lee Sang-Ju (President of Sungshin Women's University, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Education and Human Resources) was inaugurated.

Feb. 19, 2005

 The 2nd President, Prof. Jang Seong-Gun (Professor of Soonchunhyang University) was appointed. 

Nov. 1, 2005

The 4th Director General, Prof. Mok Yeon-Soo (President of Pukyong University) was inaugurated.

Nov. 1, 2006

The 5th Director General, Prof. Han Young-Ho, was inaugurated. 

Mar. 16, 2007

Opened the OCU Life-long Learning Center

Jun. 7, 2007

The 6th Director General, Byeon Jin, was inaugurated.

Aug. 20, 2007

The 1st Vice President of OCU, Park Tae-Wong, was appointed.

Apr. 1, 2008

The 1st Vice President, Park Tae-Wong, was appointed as Acting President