[2] With the beginning of substantial democratization in South Korea in 1987-1988 and the subsequent, gradual liberalization of the higher education system, the KCUE was increasingly able to accomplish its original purposes and expand its functions, particularly in research and training of university staff.

The General Assembly elects a ten to twenty-member Board of Trustees and a Chairman (currently Kyungpook National University President Won-hwa Hong) that make most executive decisions.

The Board of Trustees elects a Secretary-General (currently Kyungpook National University Professor Chong Yul Park[4]) that oversees day-to-day operations of the KCUE.

The Center uses training seminars, conferences, and programs to disseminate updated research information on university education and administration from the KCUE and other organizations.

[15] The South Korean Ministry of Justice currently uses the KCUE to verify the credentials of all E-2 visa applicants seeking to teach foreign languages such as English in the country.