Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
| Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China |
|
|---|---|
| 中华人民共和国教育部 | |
| Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Jiàoyùbù | |
| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction |  People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Agency executive | Yuan Guiren, Minister of Education |
| Parent Agency | State Council |
| Child agencies | National Office For Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL) China Scholarship Council |
| Website | |
| www.moe.edu.cn (English) | |
The Ministry of Education (MOE) of the Government of the People's Republic of China, formerly Ministry of Education, Central People's Government from 1949 to 1954, State Education Commission from 1985 to 1998, is headquartered in Beijing. It is the agency of the State Council which regulates all aspects of the educational system in mainland China. This includes compulsory basic education, vocational education and tertiary education.
The ministry certifies teachers, standardizes curriculum and textbooks, establishes standards and generally monitors the entire education system in an effort to "modernize China through education". It stresses technical education over more esoteric subjects.
After the restructure of the State Council in 1998, the State Education Commission became the Ministry of Education.
List of Education Minister[edit]
| № | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Minister of the Central People's Government | |||
| 1 | Ma Xulun (马叙伦) | October 1949 | November 1952 |
| Education Minister | |||
| 2 | Zhang Xiruo (张奚若) | November 1952 | February 1958 |
| 3 | Yang Xiufeng | February 1958 | February 1964 |
| 4 | Liu Jiping (刘季平) | acting, February 1964 | October 1964 |
| 5 | He Wei (何伟) | October 1964 | June 1966 |
| Vacant during the Cultural Revolution | |||
| 6 | Zhou Rongxin | January 1975 | April 1976 |
| 7 | Liu Xiyao (刘西尧) | January 1977 | February 1979 |
| 8 | Jiang Nanxiang (蒋南翔) | February 1979 | May 1982 |
| 9 | He Dongchang (何东昌) | May 1982 | June 1985 |
| Chairman of State Education Commission | |||
| 10 | Li Peng | June 1985 | April 1988 |
| 11 | Li Tieying | April 1988 | March 1993 |
| 12 | Zhu Kaixuan (朱开轩) | March 1993 | March 1998 |
| Education Minister | |||
| 13 | Chen Zhili | March 1998 | March 2003 |
| 14 | Zhou Ji | March 2003 | November 2009 |
| 15 | Yuan Guiren | November 2009 | Incumbent |
See also[edit]
- Ministry of Education
- Education in the People's Republic of China
- List of colleges and universities in Beijing
- List of universities in the People's Republic of China
- English Medium Medical Schools (China)
- Ministries of China
External links[edit]
- Ministry website
- Masterstudies.com - Global directory for Master's degrees
