Kim Chaek University of Technology was originally part of Kim Il Sung University before it was established as the Pyongyang College of Technology (平壤工業大學) in 1948.

Between 1981 and 1993, a large-scale construction program doubled the size of the campus to its present 400,000m2.

[1] The university has 18 departments (學部) and about 80 programs (學科), about 10,000 students and 2,000 staff.

As of 6 January 2007, Ri Won Chil is the vice president.

[2] In 2012, Nosotek cooperated with students from the Kim Chaek University of Technology to develop Pyongyang Racer, a racing video game released by the Koryo Tours travel agency to promote tourism in North Korea.