Kosovo Pedagogical Institute is an independent, public institution that deals with research, training, evaluation, experimentation and innovation in the field of education.
The initiative for the establishment of PIK begins in March 2003, when in Milan, Italy, the working groups for the drafting of the project based on the preliminary agreement between MEST and C.E.S.E.S.
The bilateral groups complete the work on the first draft in April 2004 and the draft is submitted to the decision-making institutions in October 2005 and as such the project is approved by the MEST, the Italian Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the C.E.S.E.S.
In March 2006, the Steering Council and the Scientific Council were appointed by the MEST, while in February 2007 the competition for the PIK research staff was published.