Students at PIKA defray their tuition expenses by a program which integrates education with production of industrial, household, and office furniture.

It produced and repaired wood furniture for churches, monasteries, and schools, employing 23 people.

It was officially established as the Canisius Foundation on 10 November 1968 and called School of Mechanical Gardens Kaju (STKK).

Then on 30 July 1971 the name changed from STKK to PIKA (Wood Top Education Industry).

[citation needed] On 5 June 2000 Paul Wiederkehr, handed the direction over to Joko Tarkito with deputy director Warno Tribowo.