Following the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) third congress on December 26, 1953, a decision was made to establish mass organizations. Consequently, on February 18, 1953, the Kurdistan Students Union held its inaugural congress in secret in Baghdad.

The fifth congress of the Kurdistan Students Union was held on July 13-15, 1967 in Shwan area of Kirkuk province.

The Fourth Congress of the Kurdistan Students Union convened on February 14, 1964, in the village of Chokhmakh, located near Sulaimani. This significant event followed the revolutionary leadership's successful negotiations with the government, culminating in the announcement of a peace treaty on February 10, 1964.

In March 1962, the first conference of the Kurdistan Students Union (KSU) was held secretly in Baghdad due to regional political developments and changes in the internal structure of the organization.

The fourteenth Congress of the Kurdistan Students Union (KSU) was held on November 3, 2012 in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.