KOTI was founded through Article 32 of the Civil Act in November 1985[2] and official began operation August 1987 under article 24 of the Urban Traffic Readjustment Promotion Act.[3] In 1999 it joined the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences (NRCS)[4][5] and moved to the Construction & Transport Research Complex in Goyang City until it moved to Sejong City in December 2014. As of December 2017, the current president is OH Jaehak[6] and is the 14th president of KOTI. The position was previously held by LEE Chang Woon.
Dept. of The Fourth Industrial Revolution & Transport
Dept. of Comprehensive Transport
Dept. of Road Transport
Dept. of Rail Transport
Dept. of Aviation
Dept. of Logistics
Dept. of National Transport Big Data
Dept. of Global Transport Cooperation
Dept. of Planning and Administration
Publications
Korean Language
Research Book Series - focuses on major transport issues in Korea, grouped by theme
Research Reports - short-term research and analysis on transport issues and policy problem
Commissioned Research Reports - as commissioned by the government and domestic/international research organizations
Journal of Transport Research (교통연구) - quarterly academic journal with articles written by those in universities, research institutes, and businesses
Transport (교통) - monthly publication focusing on current Korean and international transport policies and research
KOTI Brief - biweekly research report newsletter
KOTI Themed Briefs - briefs issued by specific research focuses within KOTI including KOTI KTDB, aviation policy, sustainable transport, logistics, bicycle, and Northeast Asia
English Language
KOTI World Brief - monthly newsletter with selected articles translated from the KOTI Brief
Toward an Integrated Green Transportation System in Korea - series which takes KOTI World Brief articles and collects them into themes
KSP Series - book series focusing on Korea's major transport policies and technological developments
^"Civil Act". Ministry of Justice. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original(English) on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |authorlink= (help)