The Ministry of Education (MOE; ;

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: ''Kau-yuk Phu'') is the ministry of

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responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools and it oversees the educational administrative agencies of local governments.

History

The Taiwanese education ministry's origin goes back to the

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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. 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

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in 1912. After the retreat of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949, the ROC Ministry of Education was re-established in

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. 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.

International partnerships

The Ministry of Education (MOE) launched a New Southbound Talent Development Program in 2017 to promote educational exchange with India. In November 2023,

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announced that the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Taiwanese MOE to create a

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language program at the

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and an educational exchange program at

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. This partnership followed a first wave of Montana Tech students who, after a 2022 MOU, studied at the

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. In December 2023, the MOE hosted a delegation from the

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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.

Organizational structure

The following is a list of political departments, administrative departments and agencies under the Ministry of Education:

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

* Sports Administration *

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National Central Library The National Central Library (NCL; ) is the national library of Taiwan, located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. It will soon have a subsidiary called Southern Branch of the National Central Library & National Repository Library. Mission T ...

National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA; zh, t=國立海洋生物博物館, poj=Kok-li̍p Hái-iûⁿ Seng-bu̍t Phok-bu̍t-koán, p=Guólì Hǎiyáng Shēngwù Bówùguǎn) is the most notable museum and research institution f ...

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* National Taiwan Science Education Center * National Education Radio * National Library of Public Information *

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* National Taiwan Arts Education Center *

National Museum of Marine Science and Technology The National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (NMMST; zh, t=國立海洋科技博物館, s=国立海洋科技博物馆, first=t, p=Guólì Hǎiyáng Kējì Bówùguǎn) is a museum of marine science and marine technology in Zhongzheng Dis ...

* National Sports Training Center * Taiwan Institute of Sport Science

List of overseas offices

The following is a list of overseas offices:

List of ministers

Political Party:

Access

The MOE building is accessible by walking distance North East of NTU Hospital Station of the

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on the Red Line.

References

External links

Ministry of Education

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