Ministry of Education (Taiwan) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Education, Taiwan
Nativename:教育部
Nativename A:Jiàoyùbù (Taiwanese Mandarin)
Kàu-io̍k-pō͘ (Taiwanese Hokkien)
Kau-yuk Phu (Taiwanese Hakka)
Seal:中華民國教育部 新版部徽.png
Formed:1905 (Qing dynasty)
January 1912 (Beiyang government in Beijing)
11 December 1928 (Nationalist government in Nanjing
31 May 1948 (current form)
10 March 1950 (re-establishment in Taipei)
Jurisdiction:Taiwan
Headquarters:Zhongzheng, Taipei
Minister1 Name:Pan Wen-chung
Deputyminister1 Name:Lio Mon-chi
Deputyminister1 Pfo:Political Deputy Minister
Deputyminister2 Name:Lin Teng-chiao
Deputyminister2 Pfo:Administrative Deputy Minister
Chief1 Name:Liao Xingguo
Chief1 Position:Chief Secretary

The Ministry of Education (MOE) (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kau-yuk Phu) is the ministry of Taiwan responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools and it oversees the educational administrative agencies of local governments.

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

Administrative departments

Agencies

List of overseas offices

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

CountryCityName of office
OttawaEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
VancouverEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver
Washington, D.C.Education Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
BostonEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston
New York CityEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York
ChicagoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
HoustonEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston
Los AngelesEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles
San FranciscoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco
AsunciónOficina del Consejero de Educación, Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Paraguay
MoscowEducation Division, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission
ParisService Education, Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France
BrusselsEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
BerlinAbteilung für Bildung, Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
LondonEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
ViennaEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Austria
StockholmEducation Division, Taipei Mission in Sweden
WarsawEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in Poland
TokyoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
OsakaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka
FukuokaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Fukuoka
SingaporeEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Singapore
SeoulEducation Division, Taipei Mission in Korea
New DelhiEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi
Kuala LumpurEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
Barton, ACTEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia
BangkokTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
Ho Chi Minh CityTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City
Hong KongTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong
JakartaTaipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia

List of ministers

Political Party:

NameTerm of officeDaysPartyPremier
1Chu Chia-hua (朱家驊) 31 May 1948 22 December 1948 Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
2Mei Yi-chi (梅貽琦) Did not take office Independent
Chen Hsueh-ping (陳雪屏) 30 December 1948 5 April 1949 Sun Fo
He Yingqin
3Han Lih-wu (杭立武) 7 April 1949 16 March 1950 He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
4Cheng Tien-fong (程天放) 16 March 1950 1 June 1954 Chen Cheng I
5Chang Chi-yun (張其昀) 1 June 1954 19 July 1958 Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng II
6Mei Yi-chi (梅貽琦) 19 July 1958 1 March 1961 Independent Chen Cheng II
7Huang Chi-lu (黃季陸) 1 March 1961 25 January 1965 Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
8Yen Chen-hsing (閻振興) 25 January 1965 1 July 1969 Yen Chia-kan
9Chung Chiao-kuang (鍾皎光) 1 July 1969 16 April 1971 Yen Chia-kan
10Lo Yun-ping (羅雲平) 16 April 1971 1 June 1972 Yen Chia-kan
11Chiang Yen-si (蔣彥士) 1 June 1972 25 April 1977 Chiang Ching-kuo
12Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇) 25 April 1977 1 June 1978 Chiang Ching-kuo
13Chu Hui-sen (朱匯森) 1 June 1978 1 June 1984 Sun Yun-suan
14Lee Huan (李煥) 1 June 1984 4 July 1987 Yu Kuo-hwa
15Mao Gao-wen (毛高文) 4 July 1987 27 February 1993 Yu Kuo-hwa
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
16Kuo Wei-fan (郭為藩) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 Lien Chan
17Wu Jin (吳京) 10 June 1996 9 February 1998 Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
18Lin Ching-chiang (林清江) 9 February 1998 15 June 1999 Vincent Siew
19Yang Chao-hsiang (楊朝祥) 15 June 1999 20 May 2000 Vincent Siew
20Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗) 20 May 2000 1 February 2002 Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
21Huang Jong-tsun (黃榮村) 1 February 2002 20 May 2004 Independent Yu Shyi-kun
22Tu Cheng-sheng (杜正勝) 20 May 2004 20 May 2008 Independent Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
23Cheng Jei-cheng (鄭瑞城) 20 May 2008 10 September 2009 Liu Chao-shiuan
24Wu Ching-ji (吳清基) 10 September 2009 6 February 2012 Wu Den-yih
25Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧) 6 February 2012 14 July 2014 Chen Chun
Jiang Yi-huah
Chen Der-hwa (陳德華) 14 July 2014 6 August 2014 Jiang Yi-huah
26Wu Se-hwa (吳思華) 6 August 2014 20 May 2016 Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
27Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) 20 May 2016 19 April 2018 Lin Chuan
William Lai
28Wu Maw-kuen (吳茂昆) 19 April 2018 29 May 2018 William Lai
Yao Leeh-ter (姚立德) 30 May 2018 15 July 2018 William Lai
29Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮) 16 July 2018 25 December 2018 William Lai
Yao Leeh-ter (姚立德) 26 December 2018 13 January 2019 William Lai
(27)Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) 14 January 2019 20 May 2024 Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
30Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) 20 May 2024 Incumbent Cho Jung-tai

Access

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gary Marvin Davison. A short history of Taiwan: the case for independence. 2003. Praeger Publishers. 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.. 64.
  2. Web site: Taiwan introduces extra entry slots for overseas students - Focus Taiwan . 2022-09-30 . focustaiwan.tw . en-US.
  3. News: Taiwan deepens higher education cooperation with India. Taiwan News. 16 December 2023. 22 November 2023.
  4. News: Mangrum. Meghan. Montana to launch language, educational exchange programs with Taiwan. NonStop Local. 16 December 2023. 2 November 2023.
  5. News: Scranton President Visits Universities in Taiwan. RoyalNews. 3 December 2023. 16 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Overseas Offices – Overseas Education Divisions . Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) . 24 November 2015 . 23 November 2015.
  7. Web site: 教育部 - Google Maps . Google Maps . 30 March 2014 . 7 May 2014.