Ministry of Education, Taiwan
教育部
Jiàoyùbù (Taiwanese Mandarin)
Kàu-io̍k-pō͘ (Taiwanese Hokkien)
Kau-yuk Phu (Taiwanese Hakka)

Ministry of Education building
Agency overview
Formed1905 (Qing dynasty)
January 1912 (Beiyang government in Peking)
11 December 1928 (Nationalist government in Nanking
31 May 1948 (current form)
10 March 1950 (re-establishment in Taipei)
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Lio Mon-chi, Political Deputy Minister
  • Lin Teng-chiao, Administrative Deputy Minister
Agency executive
  • Liao Xingguo, Chief Secretary
Websiteenglish.moe.gov.tw

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.

History

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]

CountryCityName of office
 CanadaOttawaEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
VancouverEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver
 United StatesWashington, 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
 ParaguayAsunciónOficina del Consejero de Educación, Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Paraguay
 RussiaMoscowEducation Division, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission
 FranceParisService Education, Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France
 BelgiumBrusselsEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
 GermanyBerlinAbteilung für Bildung, Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
 United KingdomLondonEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
 AustriaViennaEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Austria
 SwedenStockholmEducation Division, Taipei Mission in Sweden
 PolandWarsawEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in Poland
 JapanTokyoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
OsakaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka
FukuokaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Fukuoka
 SingaporeSingaporeEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Singapore
 South KoreaSeoulEducation Division, Taipei Mission in Korea
 IndiaNew DelhiEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia
 AustraliaBarton, ACTEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia
 ThailandBangkokTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand
 VietnamHo Chi Minh CityTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City
 ChinaHong KongTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong
 IndonesiaJakartaTaipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia

List of ministers

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

Name Term of office Days Party Premier
1 Chu Chia-hua (朱家驊)31 May 194822 December 1948205KuomintangWeng Wenhao
Sun Fo
2 Mei Yi-chi (梅貽琦)Did not take officeIndependent
Chen Hsueh-ping (陳雪屏)30 December 19485 April 194996KuomintangSun Fo
He Yingqin
3 Han Lih-wu (杭立武)7 April 194916 March 1950343KuomintangHe Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
4 Cheng Tien-fong (程天放)16 March 19501 June 19541538KuomintangChen Cheng I
5 Chang Chi-yun (張其昀)1 June 195419 July 19581509KuomintangYu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng II
6 Mei Yi-chi (梅貽琦)19 July 19581 March 1961956IndependentChen Cheng II
7 Huang Chi-lu (黃季陸)1 March 196125 January 19651426KuomintangChen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
8 Yen Chen-hsing (閻振興)25 January 19651 July 19691618Yen Chia-kan
9 Chung Chiao-kuang (鍾皎光)1 July 196916 April 1971654Yen Chia-kan
10 Lo Yun-ping (羅雲平)16 April 19711 June 1972412Yen Chia-kan
11 Chiang Yen-si (蔣彥士)1 June 197225 April 19771789KuomintangChiang Ching-kuo
12 Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇)25 April 19771 June 1978402KuomintangChiang Ching-kuo
13 Chu Hui-sen (朱匯森)1 June 19781 June 19842192KuomintangSun Yun-suan
14 Lee Huan (李煥)1 June 19844 July 19871128KuomintangYu Kuo-hwa
15 Mao Gao-wen (毛高文)4 July 198727 February 19932065KuomintangYu Kuo-hwa
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
16 Kuo Wei-fan (郭為藩)27 February 199310 June 19961199KuomintangLien Chan
17 Wu Jin (吳京)10 June 19969 February 1998609KuomintangLien Chan
Vincent Siew
18 Lin Ching-chiang (林清江)9 February 199815 June 1999491KuomintangVincent Siew
19 Yang Chao-hsiang (|楊朝祥)15 June 199920 May 2000340KuomintangVincent Siew
20 Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗)20 May 20001 February 2002622Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
21 Huang Jong-tsun (黃榮村)1 February 200220 May 2004839IndependentYu Shyi-kun
22 Tu Cheng-sheng (杜正勝)20 May 200420 May 20081461IndependentYu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
23 Cheng Jei-cheng (鄭瑞城)20 May 200810 September 2009478Liu Chao-shiuan
24 Wu Ching-ji (吳清基)10 September 20096 February 2012879KuomintangWu Den-yih
25 Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧)6 February 201214 July 2014889Chen Chun
Jiang Yi-huah
Chen Der-hwa (陳德華)14 July 20146 August 201423Jiang Yi-huah
26 Wu Se-hwa (吳思華)6 August 201420 May 2016653Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
27 Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠)20 May 201619 April 2018699Lin Chuan
William Lai
28 Wu Maw-kuen (吳茂昆)19 April 201829 May 201840William Lai
Yao Leeh-ter (姚立德)30 May 201815 July 201861William Lai
29 Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮)16 July 201825 December 2018162Democratic ProgressiveWilliam Lai
Yao Leeh-ter (姚立德)26 December 201813 January 201918William Lai
(27) Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠)14 January 2019Incumbent1824Su Tseng-chang II

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. 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.
  2. "Taiwan introduces extra entry slots for overseas students - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  3. "Taiwan deepens higher education cooperation with India". Taiwan News. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. Mangrum, Meghan (2 November 2023). "Montana to launch language, educational exchange programs with Taiwan". NonStop Local. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. "Scranton President Visits Universities in Taiwan". RoyalNews. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. "Overseas Offices – Overseas Education Divisions". Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. "教育部 - Google Maps". Google Maps. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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