The Ministry of Education (MOE; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kau-yuk Phu) is the cabinet-level ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for formulating educational policies, managing public schools, and overseeing local educational administrative agencies.
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 among Taiwanese children increased from 3.8% in 1904 to 71.3% in 1943, and literacy became widespread in Taiwan. 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, some Taiwanese were able to pursue higher education, and many traveled 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.
International partnerships In 2017, the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the New Southbound Talent Development Program to promote educational exchange with India.
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.
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.
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 K-12 Education Administration Youth Development Administration National Academy for Educational Research National Central Library National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium National Museum of Natural Science National Science and Technology Museum National Taiwan Science Education Center National Education Radio National Library of Public Information National Taiwan Library National Taiwan Arts Education Center National Museum of Marine Science and Technology National Sports Training Center Taiwan Institute of Sport Science
List of overseas offices The following is a list of overseas offices:
CountryCityName of officeOttawaEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in CanadaVancouverEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in VancouverWashington, D.C.Education Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United StatesBostonEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in BostonNew York CityEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New YorkChicagoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in ChicagoHoustonEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in HoustonLos AngelesEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los AngelesSan FranciscoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San FranciscoAsunciónOficina del Consejero de Educación, Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en ParaguayMoscowEducation Division, Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination CommissionParisService Education, Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en FranceBrusselsEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in the EU and BelgiumBerlinAbteilung für Bildung, Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik DeutschlandLondonEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.ViennaEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in AustriaStockholmEducation Division, Taipei Mission in SwedenWarsawEducation Division, Taipei Representative Office in PolandTokyoEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in JapanOsakaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in OsakaFukuokaTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in FukuokaSingaporeEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in SingaporeSeoulEducation Division, Taipei Mission in KoreaNew DelhiEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New DelhiKuala LumpurEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in MalaysiaBarton, ACTEducation Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in AustraliaBangkokTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in ThailandHo Chi Minh CityTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh CityHong KongTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong KongJakartaTaipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia
List of ministers
Political Party:
№NameTerm of office DaysPartyPremier 1Chu Chia-hua (朱家驊) 31 May 1948 22 December 1948 Kuomintang Weng WenhaoSun Fo 2Mei Yi-chi (梅貽琦) Did not take office — Independent —Chen Hsueh-ping (陳雪屏) 30 December 1948 5 April 1949 Kuomintang Sun FoHe Yingqin 3Han Lih-wu (杭立武) 7 April 1949 16 March 1950 Kuomintang He YingqinYan XishanChen Cheng I 4Cheng Tien-fong (程天放) 16 March 1950 1 June 1954 Kuomintang Chen Cheng I 5Chang Chi-yun (張其昀) 1 June 1954 19 July 1958 Kuomintang Yu Hung-ChunChen 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 Kuomintang 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 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo 12Lee Yuan-tsu (李元簇) 25 April 1977 1 June 1978 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo 13Chu Hui-sen (朱匯森) 1 June 1978 1 June 1984 Kuomintang Sun Yun-suan 14Lee Huan (李煥) 1 June 1984 4 July 1987 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hwa 15Mao Gao-wen (毛高文) 4 July 1987 27 February 1993 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hwaLee HuanHau Pei-tsun 16Kuo Wei-fan (郭為藩) 27 February 1993 10 June 1996 Kuomintang Lien Chan 17Wu Jin (吳京) 10 June 1996 9 February 1998 Kuomintang Lien ChanVincent Siew 18Lin Ching-chiang (林清江) 9 February 1998 15 June 1999 Kuomintang Vincent Siew 19Yang Chao-hsiang (|楊朝祥) 15 June 1999 20 May 2000 Kuomintang Vincent Siew 20Ovid Tzeng (曾志朗) 20 May 2000 1 February 2002 Tang FeiChang 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-kunFrank HsiehSu Tseng-chang IChang 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 Kuomintang Wu Den-yih 25Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧) 6 February 2012 14 July 2014 Chen ChunJiang 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-huahMao Chi-kuoChang San-cheng 27Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) 20 May 2016 19 April 2018 Lin ChuanWilliam 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 Democratic Progressive 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 IIChen 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.
References
External links
Ministry of Education Ministry of Education