The current faculty was established on July 21, 1969, under the name of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University in Košice. As of April 15, 1994, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering adopted its new name, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics of the Technical University of Košice.
The main mission of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics is to provide higher education based on creative scientific research, particularly in fields such as computer science, cybernetics and artificial intelligence, telecommunications, electronics, electrical engineering, automotive electronics, and electrical energy. These activities are supported by 157 university teachers, including 29 professors, 35 associate professors, 89 assistant professors, and 4 research staff members. To date, the faculty has educated more than 14,000 graduates. The faculty offers departmental scholarships in all of its study programs.