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Ministry of Education (Taiwan)

Ministry of Education (Taiwan)

Taiwanese government agency

The Ministry of Education (MOE) (Chinese: 教育部; pinyin: Jiàoyùbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kàu-io̍k-pō͘; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kau-yuk Phu) is the ministry of Taiwan responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools.

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History

See also: History of education in Taiwan

The Taiwanese education ministry's origin goes back to the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture under the Imperial Japanese government, which took over Taiwan in 1895. During Japanese colonial rule, school attendance for Taiwanese children increased from 3.8% in 1904 to 71.3% in 1943 and literacy in Taiwan became common.[1] Modern schools were formed with widespread establishment of primary schools while higher schooling for Taiwanese people remained rare and secondary schools and colleges were mostly for Japanese nationals. In special cases many Taiwanese did receive higher schooling and many went to Japan for further studies.

The current government of Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), was formed in mainland China in 1912. After the retreat of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949, the ROC Ministry of Education was re-established in Taipei.

In 2022, in response to complaints from higher education institutions about the weekly cap on inbound visitors, the MOE reserved extra slots for foreign students to ensure they are not prevented from entering Taiwan.[2]

International partnerships

The Ministry of Education (MOE) launched a New Southbound Talent Development Program in 2017 to promote educational exchange with India.[3]

In November 2023, Montana governor Greg Gianforte announced that the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Taiwanese MOE to create a Mandarin Chinese language program at the University of Montana in Missoula and an educational exchange program at Montana Technological University. This partnership followed a first wave of Montana Tech students who, after a 2022 MOU, studied at the Minghsin University of Science and Technology.[4]

In December 2023, the MOE hosted a delegation from the University of Scranton led by Joseph G. Marina to explore partnerships with Taiwanese universities. The trip followed a series of exchanges between the university and the MOE, leading to Taiwanese cultural programs, lectures, and film festivals in Scranton starting in 2010.[5]

Organizational structure

Political departments

  • Department of Planning
  • Department of Higher Education
  • Department of Technological and Vocational Education
  • Department of Lifelong Education
  • Department of International and Cross-Strait Education
  • Department of Teacher and Art Education
  • Department of Information and Technology Education
  • Department of Student Affairs and Special Education

Administrative departments

  • Department of Secretarial Affairs
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Civil Service Ethics
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Supervisory Committee Managing Retirement, Compensation, Resignation and Severance Matters for Private School Teachers and Staff

Agencies

List of overseas offices

The following is a list of overseas offices:[6]

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List of ministers

Political Party:   Kuomintang   Non-partisan/ unknown   Democratic Progressive Party

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Access

The MOE building is accessible by walking distance North East of NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Gary Marvin Davison (2003). A short history of Taiwan: the case for independence. Praeger Publishers. p. 64. ISBN 0-275-98131-2. Basic literacy came to most of the school-aged populace by the end of the Japanese tenure on Taiwan. School attendance for Taiwanese children rose steadily throughout the Japanese era, from 3.8 percent in 1904 to 13.1 percent in 1917; 25.1 percent in 1920; 41.5 percent in 1935; 57.6 percent in 1940; and 71.3 percent in 1943.
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    "Taiwan introduces extra entry slots for overseas students - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
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    "Taiwan deepens higher education cooperation with India". Taiwan News. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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    Mangrum, Meghan (2 November 2023). "Montana to launch language, educational exchange programs with Taiwan". NonStop Local. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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    "Scranton President Visits Universities in Taiwan". RoyalNews. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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    "Overseas Offices – Overseas Education Divisions". Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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    "教育部 - Google Maps". Google Maps. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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