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Ministry of Education (China)

The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council, responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs throughout the country. The Ministry of Education acts as the predominant funder of national universities and colleges in China. The ministry also accredits tertiary institutions, degree curriculum, and school teachers of the country.

For the Ministry of Education in Republic of China, see Ministry of Education (Taiwan).

Agency overview

October 1949 (1949-10)

  • Ministry of Education of the Central People's Government (1949–1985)
  • State Education Commission (1985–1998)

Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)

Government of China

Beijing

CN¥5.3 trillion (2020)[1]

State Council

en.moe.gov.cn

The Ministry of Education currently has 19 internal departments and bureaus. As of 2022, there were 75 colleges and universities affiliated with the Ministry of Education.[2][3]

General Department

Department of Policies and Regulations

Development Planning Department

Comprehensive Reform Department

Personnel Department

Finance Department

Teaching Materials Bureau (Office of the National Teaching Materials Committee)

Department of Basic Education

Off-campus Education and Training Supervision Department

Department of Vocational and Adult Education

higher education department

Education Supervision Bureau (Office of the State Council Education Supervision Commission)

Department of Ethnic Education

Department of Teacher Affairs

Department of Physical Education, Health and Arts Education

Ideological and Political Work Department

Social Sciences Division

Department of Science, Technology and Information Technology

Department of College and University Students

Department of Degree Management and Graduate Education (Office of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council)

Language and Words Application Management Department

Language and Words Information Management Department

Department of International Cooperation and Exchange (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Office)

Office of the Inspector

Party Committee of the Ministry of Education

Retired Cadres Bureau

Secretariat of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO

Education in China

History of education in China

List of universities in China

English Medium Medical Schools

Guozijian

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Official website