The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the

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, responsible for

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, 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. The Ministry of Education currently has 19 internal departments and bureaus. , there were 75

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affiliated with the Ministry of Education.

History

The Ministry of Education was founded in October 1949. The work of the ministry was overseen by the Culture and Education Commission that was created at the same time. On October 19, writer and poet

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was made the director of the commission, and linguist Ma Xulun was made the first education minister of the People's Republic of China. In February 1958, the Ministry of Higher Education was merged into the Ministry of Education. In July 1964, the Ministry of Higher Education was restored. In July 1966, the Ministry of Higher Education was once again merged into the Ministry of Education. In June 1970, the

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decided to abolish the Ministry of Education and establish the Science and Education Group of the State Council. The Ministry of Education was restored after the disruptions of the

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in 1975 by the

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. Until the Ministry's 1975 restoration, the

's Science and Education Group was the most important government body in the education bureaucracy. On June 18, 1985, the Eleventh Standing Committee of the

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decided to abolish the Ministry of Education and establish the National Education Commission of the People's Republic of China. In 1998, the Decision on Institutional Reform of the State Council was adopted at the First Session of the

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, and the National Education Commission was renamed the Ministry of Education. In 2003, China's Ministry of Education called for adding environmental education content throughout the public school curriculum from the first year of primary school through the second year of high school. Its guidelines on environmental education emphasized firsthand experience and recommended that a quarter of environmental education content should consist of "practice activities". In 2019, the Ministry issued a new regulation aimed at unifying the teaching materials for primary and middle schools across China in areas including history, language, and politics.

Development of the political counselor system

In 1952, the Ministry of Education sought to develop a system of political counselors as a pilot program in universities.

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established a political counselor program in 1953, becoming the first university to do so. In this program, new graduates who were also

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members worked as political counselors in managing the student body and student organizations, often simultaneously serving as

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secretaries. The program was interrupted by the Cultural Revolution but resumed in 1977. After its endorsement by

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, the program expanded across higher educational institutions. Beginning in the 1990s, the political counselor system was further institutionalized and expanded in higher educational institutions throughout China, with the Ministry issuing standardized rules such as term limits and age limits in 2000.

Organizational structure

According to the "Regulations on the Main Functional Configuration, Internal Organizations and Staffing of the Ministry of Education," the Ministry of Education has set up the following institutions:

Internal departments

* 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

Affiliate national bureau

* National Language and Words Work Committee (Deputy Ministerial Level)

Affiliate public institutions

* Ministry of Education Service Center * National Institute of Educational Administration * Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences (Office of the National Educational Science Planning Leading Group) * Research Center for Scientific Development of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education * Vocational Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education * Chinese and Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Education * Institute of Language and Character Applications (State Language Commission Putonghua and Character Application Testing Center) *

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(National University for the Elderly) * Educational Technology and Resource Development Center of the Ministry of Education (Central Audio-visual Education Center, Basic Education Resource Center of the Ministry of Education) * China Educational Television * Ministry of Education Education Management Information Center * Curriculum Materials Research Institute * Secretariat of China Scholarship Council * Ministry of Education Fund Supervision Affairs Center * National Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education * China Education Press * Educational Examination Agency of the Ministry of Education (Teacher Qualification Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, International Educational Measurement Exchange and Cooperation Center) * Ministry of Education Study Abroad Service Center (China Study Abroad Service Center) * National Student Financial Aid Management Center * Ministry of Education Student Services and Quality Development Center * Degree and Graduate Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education * Education Quality Assessment Center of the Ministry of Education * Chinese and Foreign Cultural Exchange Center of the Ministry of Education * Ministry of Education Communication and Education Center

Affiliate higher education institutions

There are 75 colleges and universities affiliated with the Ministry of Education. *

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The ...

Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University (BNU) () is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education of China, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the B ...

China Agricultural University China Agricultural University (CAU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. It is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The un ...

Nankai University Nankai University is a public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Nankai University was establ ...

Tianjin University Tianjin University (TJU; zh, t=, , s=天津大学, p=, labels=no), previously Peiyang University (), is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Tianjin, China. Established in 1895 by a royal charter from ...

Dalian University of Technology The Dalian University of Technology (DLUT) is a public university in Ganjingzi, Dalian, Ganjingzi, Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 2 ...

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU) is a public university in the city of Changchun, Jilin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. History Founded ...

Fudan University Fudan University (FDU) is a public university, national public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal ...

Tongji University Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the ...

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 98 ...

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The univers ...

Southeast University Southeast University (SEU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Its precursor, ...

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...

Xiamen University Xiamen University (XMU; ) is a public university in Siming, Xiamen, Siming, Xiamen, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Pro ...

Shandong University Shandong University (; SDU) is a public university in Jinan, Shandong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Clas ...

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; 武汉大学) is a key comprehensive public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is directly affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The un ...

Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Cl ...

Central South University Central South University (CSU; ) is a public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. Funded and overseen by China's Ministry of Education, it is a member of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction initiatives. History ...

Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University (; SYSU) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, SASTIND, and Guangdong Provincial Government. The university is p ...

Chongqing University Chongqing University (CQU; ) is a public university in Chongqing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Chongqing University ...

Sichuan University Sichuan University (SCU) is a public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. I ...

Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU; zh, p=, c=西安交通大学, labels=no) is a public university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 9 ...

Northwest A&F University Northwest A&F University (NWAFU; ) is a national public university located in Yangling District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Doub ...

Lanzhou University Lanzhou University () is a public university in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Founded in 1909, the ...

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...

East China Normal University East China Normal University (ECNU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of ...

Ocean University of China The Ocean University of China () is a public university in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double Firs ...

Hunan University Hunan University (HNU; ) is a national public university in Yuelu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction ...

South China University of Technology The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and co-sponsored with the Guangdong Provincial People's Governme ...

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University of Science and Technology Beijing A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Un ...

Beijing University of Chemical Technology The Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT, ) is a public university in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. It was founded in 1958 and is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double Firs ...

Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU; ) is a Types of universities and colleges in China, public university of linguistics in Haidian, Beijing, Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of ...

* Beijing Foreign Language University *

Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU; ; previously Northern Jiaotong University) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transpo ...

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

China University of Petroleum (Beijing) The China University of Petroleum (East China) is a national public university located in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, five major state energy corpora ...

Communication University of China The Communication University of China (CUC) is a public university in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211. CUC developed from ...

Beijing Forestry University Beijing Forestry University (BFU, ) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the National Forestry and Grass ...

China University of Political Science and Law The China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL; ; pinyin: Zhōng Guó Zhèng Fǎ Dà Xué), also translated as Zhengfa University, is a national public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co- ...

Central University of Finance and Economics The Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) is a public finance and economics university located in Beijing, China. Affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China, the university is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the M ...

Central Conservatory of Music The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM; ) is the national music academy of China, located in Beijing. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The academy is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. Overview Fo ...

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama () is a national public drama school in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The academy is part of the Double First-Class Construction. Information The sch ...

Central Academy of Fine Arts The Central Academy of Fine Arts or CAFA is an art academy under the direct charge of the Ministry of Education of China. The Manila Bulletin calls the school "China’s most prestigious and renowned art academy." It is considered one of the most ...

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine The Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM, ) is a public university in China. Founded in 1956, it is one of the first traditional Chinese medical institutions for higher learning in China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry o ...

* Foreign Economic and Trade University *

North China Electric Power University North China Electric Power University (NCEPU; ) is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the China Electricity Council, and a council composed of 12 ...

* China University of Mining (Beijing) *

China University of Geosciences (Beijing) The China University of Geosciences (Beijing) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Natural Resources. The university is ...

Northeast Normal University Northeast Normal University (NENU; ) is a public normal university in Changchun, Jilin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Jilin Provincial People's Government. The unive ...

Northeast Forestry University Northeast Forestry University (NEFU; ) is a public university in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education, and co-founded by the Minister of Education, the ...

East China University of Science and Technology The East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST; ) is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. ...

Donghua University Donghua University (DHU, ) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211. Formerly known as China Textile Universit ...

Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai International Studies University (SHISU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The universit ...

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics The Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) is a public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, finance and economics university located in Shanghai, China. The university is affiliated with the ...

* He Hai University *

Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU, zh, s=南京农业大学, p=Nánjīng Nóngyè Dàxué) is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Educatio ...

* China Pharmaceutical University *

Jiangnan University Jiangnan University () is a public university located in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored with the Jiangsu Provincial Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First- ...

* China University of Mining *

Hefei University of Technology The Hefei University of Technology (HFUT; ) is a public university in Hefei, Anhui, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded with the Anhui Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Industry and Information Tec ...

* China University of Petroleum (East China) *

Wuhan University of Technology The Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT; ) is a public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Projec ...

China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) The China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) is a public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Hubei Provincial People's Government. The university is ...

Huazhong Normal University Central China Normal University (CCNU) is a public normal university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Hubei Provincial People's Government. The university is part of Project 21 ...

* Huazhong Agricultural University *

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL; ; ) is a public university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, and Hubei Provincial Pe ...

Southwest University Southwest University (SWU) is a public university in Beibei, Chongqing, Beibei, Chongqing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Educati ...

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE; ) is a public finance and economics university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded with the Sichuan Provincial People's Governm ...

Southwest Jiaotong University Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU; ) is a national public science and engineering university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. It is a national key university co-sponsored by the Minis ...

Shaanxi Normal University Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU; ) is a public university in Chang'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211 Project 211 ( zh ...

* Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology *

Chang'an University Chang'an University (CHD; ) is a public university located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded with the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Ur ...

Affiliate enterprises

* China Education Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd. ** People's Education Press Co., Ltd. ** Higher Education Press Ltd. ** Chinese Language Publishing House Co., Ltd. *** Language and Culture Press *** China Audio and Video Publishing House * Educational Science Press Co., Ltd. The Ministry has a role in the

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process thorough scholarships it provides for study in China.

References

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