2019
- May | Appointed Young-Gyu An who is chancellor of Korea National Sport University as a WREA international advisor
- June | Proposed for excavation of overseas partner to KOTRA
2018
- February | WREA delegation visited Pyeong-Chang Winter Olympics
- March | Signed MOU between WREA and MOBION Co.,Ltd
- April | Young Jin Jung broadcaster appointed as WREA honorary ambassador
- May| Sent 100th anniversary message to WREA’s sister university, Russia National Sports University
- September | Created the optimal video contents to make it possible to watch from all over the world through PC, Mobile etc
- October | Participated the ISF forum which has Seung-Min YOO, IOC member as a chief director
2017
- January | Young Kee Lee, the President of the WREA, holding a graduation ceremony as a chief professor for the CEO course of the Sports and Leisure Industry in Korea University
- March | Vietnamese WREC business delegation visits Korea
- April | President Young Kee Lee's delegation of the WREA visited the Vietnam Chapter of the WREA
- June | Host: WREA Organizer: WREC Certificate Acquisition Training Program
- December | WREA delegation visited Beijing Normal University of Sports and Leisure
- Decem| WREA delegation visited Guangzhou Sport University.
2016
- January | Chairperson, PCFASK, Preparatory Committee for Foundation of Asian Society of Kinesiology, WREA Visitation
- February | Appointment of the President of the WREA Brazil Chapter
- April | Visit of the President of the WREA China Chapter and Delegates of Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus
- June | Young Kee Lee - the President of the World Recreation Educational Association (WREA) met Jae Jung Lee, the Superintendent of Gyunggi Province (former deputy prime minister of unification) and discussed various educational topics
- September | President Young Kee Lee at the 40th celebration of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport, an MOU university of this association. (In Korea, Young Kee Lee, president of WREA and Seong Jo Kim, president of Korea National Sport University got the invitation and attended the ceremony.)
- September | Agreement on educational project for Leisure & Sports and Recreation between WREC, a main sponsor of WREA, and Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport (Young Kee Lee, president of WREA, and the president of HSU)
- October | WREC which is the main sponsor of WREA and Yanbian University cooperative agreement for education project
2015
- January | Determination of 2015 WREA World Congress and Beijing Forum on Recreation Sports
Host/Organizer : WREA (World Recreation Educational Association)
Capital University of Physical Education and Sports of China
Date: 7th ~ 11th of June, 2015 / Place: Beijing, China
- January | Establishment of the Activity Plan for the WREA for 2016
- February | Appointment of the President of the Austria Chapter of the WREA in Europe
- February | Appointment of the President of the Ghana Chapter in Africa, Agreement for Certificate Education Project
- March | March 9 –10 : The 3rd International Conference of the India Chapter of the WREA (recreation activity and the role of music for social wellness)
- April | April 28 – 30 : 2015 WREA Congress Inspection Team, 4 people visit Congress venue in China
- June |June 7 – 11 : 2015 WREA Congress and Beijing-Chengde Forum
Host/organizer: WREA, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Chengde
Venue: Chengde City in China (90 minutes from Beijing)
- June | Establishment of each countries' chapter and Appointment of a chapter president
- June | "Physical Fitness Award" from Barack Obama
- July | Meeting with the Taekwondo masters of each countries
- August | Signing Ceremony for Education Business between the WREA & REC and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
- August | MOU Ceremony Between the WREA and the China Guangxi Sports Administration (Population: about 55 million)
- September | Appointment Ceremony of the President of the WREA Philippines Chapter
- November | Delegation of the WREA Philippines Chapter visited the WREA Headquarters
- December | The MOU signing between the WREA and Guangzhou Sport University in Guangdong Province ( About 100 million population )
2014
- February | Agreed to conduct leaders education next year with the Vietnam Chapter
- March | Appointed Presidents and Secretary Generals for the 18 states of India Chapter, Foundation Meeting and International Conference. Signed business rights for leaders education between the REC and Professor Behera
- April | Appointed Stepan Goniyants as the President of the Russia Chapter, Seoul
- May |Presidential Delegation visited Russia in May 2014, Agreed to business rights for leaders education and jointly issuing the Journal 3 times a year
- May | Signed business rights for leaders education between the REC and Professor Lamke, the President of the USA Chapter and Northern America & Caribbean Chapter
- June |Visited Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus President of the WREA, Young Kee Lee, the WREA Chief of the Academic Committee Park Chae Hee attended the "Leisure and Recreation Conference"
- June | 4 delegates of Capital University of Physical Education and Sports visited the WREA Headquarters Discussion of the WREA Congress in June, 2015
- Auguest | Appointment Ceremony of the Japan Chapter President and the Contract Ceremony of the Certificate Training Project Rights
- September | Participated in the World Leisure Congress held in Mobile, Alabama, USA, WREA Promotional Booth Appointed WLO General Secretary Christopher Edginton as a WREA international advisor
- October | Presidents Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport visited the WREA
Discussion of Certificate Program in Vietnam in July or August, 2015
Discussion of Holding Conference in memory of the 40th Anniversary of Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport in February, 2016 Discussion of Appointment of Vietnamese WREA Executive Member
- December | Set up the WREA Development Plan for Short, Medium, and Long Term
2015: Aims at recruiting members from 100 countries
2017: Aims at recruiting members from 150 countries 2019: Aims at recruiting members from 200 countries
- December | Agreement for the 2015 WREA World Congress (WREA and Capital University of Physical Education and Sports of China)
2013
2013 World Leisure Sports and Recreation congress(17 Countries)
* Host : World Recreation Educational Association
* Organizer : Beijing Normal University Zhuhai
- January | Establishment of a China Chapter of the World Recreation Educational Association (WREA)
- March | The MOU conclusion celebration, a special lecture and welcoming performance with Vietnam Hochiminh City University of Sport (Location: Hochiminh City University of Sport)
- March | Visit to Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, and each of the both parties’ introductions (Location: Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok)
- March | Exchange visit to the Chonburi national physical education university in Thailand, Institute of Physical Education(IPE) University (The exchange visit to the headquarter out of the 17 rural campuses)
- March | The conclusion of the exchange and cooperation between North Bangkok University and WREA, president’s special lecture, Thailand’s traditional dance performance, Thailand’s traditional plays, and the designated university of recreations
- March | The participation in India’s nationwide international conference and the commemoration of the hosting of the international conference in celebration to the MOU conclusion between Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University in India and WREA
Traditional plays and games, folk dancers and modern recreation performace
- April |President Young Kee Lee's delegation visited Beijing Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, an exchange and cooperation partner with the WREA. A 5-year extension of exchanges and cooperation was agreed upon and the university announced that it plans to host an international conference, in which approximately 50 countries will participate in 2015
- April | President Young Kee Lee's delegation visited the China Institute of Sport Science
- May | President Young Kee Lee's delegation attended the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth, and Tourism (RSUPESY&T) for the 95th anniversary conference and the MOU signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia
- June | U.S.A., Vietnam, Thailand, and India chapters were established and signed business agreements
- June | Delegates from the U.S.A., South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and India attended a workshop in Seoul, South Korea
- July | President Young Kee Lee visited San Diego, California and established the U.S.A. Chapter at San Diego State University
- July | Appointment ceremony in San Diego, California for the President of the North American and the Caribbean Chapter
2012
- January | Held a special invited lecture on leadership by former Korean minister of national defense and army general Tae-young Kim
- February |Visited Beijing and Dalian, China, to discuss exchanges for world recreation
- April | Held a special invited lecture by Professor Yoshiro Hatano of Japan
- Invited lecture of former Korean prime minister Un-chang Chung in June
- Forged a mutual exchange cooperation agreement with Beijing Normal University Zhuhai in June
- Agreed to hold an international leisure sports and recreation development seminar in June (Venue: Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, date: 11-13 January 2013)
2011
Participated, presented a paper, and provided recreation activities in an Asian academic conference held in Taiwan in January
- January | Developed training for 60 hours and 4 credits of university staff
Held an invited lecture of Chairman Chin-Lung Fang of Taiwan at our association in February
- April | Visited Yanbian University in China, a sister university of our association, during which President Young-kee Lee gave a special lecture and discussed measures for exchanges
- May | Visited Dalian City in Liaoning to discuss recreation exchanges with the director-general of sports
- June | Visited Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, a sister university of our association, and invited to our association three Chinese Communist Party clerks other than Hong-Kang Lee for exchanges
- Provided remote training of two and four credits linked with elementary, middle and high school teachers’ summer vacation training organizations in July
- Participated in the World Congress in December (Cairo, Egypt)
- Exchanged recreation with the Middle East and Africa in December
2010
- Invited Dean Cheon-sik Lee of the Sports College of Yanbian University and Professor Cheol-gwon Choi to deliberate on measures for exchanges between Korea and China
- Opened work training course for teachers of elementary, junior high and high schools (title : Live recreation for teachers)
- Training of about 100,000 people for the recreation and laughter leader certificates
- Permanent Inter-exchange Agreement with WREA & ICHPER.SD(UN Advisory Council, IOC Certified Institute, 168 Member Countries)
- President of WREA, Young Kee Lee Appointed as Commissioner of Recreation Division of ICHPER.SD
2009
- Invited special lecture and Q&A with Tian Ye, head of the National Research Institute of Sports Science of China; deliberate on measures for exchanges between Korea and China
2008
- Participated in a six country international conference held in Guangzhou, China; WREA president's presentation (presentation title: Games and measures for recreation exchanges for world peace and enhanced friendships between countries)
- Collected information on games and recreation in ten countries and showed online videos of them
2007
- Participated in a seminar hosted by Yanbian University, China
- Held a three country international conference with Korea, China, and Japan participating
- Held signing ceremonies for exchanged and cooperation with Yanbian University and Beijing Capital Institute of Physical Education(CIPE) in China
2006
- Changed the name of the World Recreation Exchange Commission to World Recreation Educational Association (WREA)
- Held exchanges on games and recreation with Thailand
2005
- Held an international conference with Korea, Japan and the United States participating
(topic: Games in the countries of the world in a global era, measures for recreation exchanges)
- Carried out activities to hold the World Leisure Congress and Leisure Expo
2004
- Created an organization committee for the establishment of the World Recreation Educational Association
- Established the "World Recreation Exchange Commission"
- Held a four country international conference with Korea, United States, Japan and China participating
(Academic presentations on the development of world leisure recreation)