Agency Name: | Youth Development Administration |
Nativename A: | 教育部青年發展署 |
Formed: | 8 January 1966 |
Jurisdiction: | Taiwan |
Headquarters: | Taipei City |
Coordinates: | 25.0422°N 121.5194°W |
Chief1 Name: | Lo Ching-Shui |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General[1] |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Education |
Website: | www.yda.gov.tw |
The Youth Development Administration (YDA;
:ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚ ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄨˇ) is a branch of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan with a responsibility for youth affairs.
It was established on 28 January 1966 as the National Youth Commission (NYC;) under the Executive Yuan until 1 January 2013 when it was put under the administration of the Ministry of Education as a result of the reorganization of the Executive Yuan and renamed to Youth Development Administration.[2]
The YDA office building is accessible within walking distance North East from NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro.