In line with this objective, the Ministry of Culture inaugurated the establishment task force on January 28, 1992, and set up provisional offices in the premises of the former National High School of Korean Traditional Music in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

The task force, with the goal of commencing the university in March 1993, initiated preparations for the institution by enlisting a panel of esteemed experts from the cultural and arts sectors as advisory council members.

[1] At that time when there was no higher education institution specializing in arts in South Korea, there was an initiative to establish a university in the form of a conservatory.

Based on the "10-Year Plan for Cultural Development of the Republic of Korea" proposed by then-presidential candidate Roh Tae-woo during the election,[3] the legislation was enacted with the foundation of the pledge to establish a world-class national arts university.

Operating as a 4-year national institution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the university officially opened on October 30, 1992, with the establishment of academic and administrative offices.

The first prize winner, Ha Eunji, joined the Finnish National Ballet as the principal dancer.