EDUCATION IN CHINA

Annex B
List of the Ministry of Education’s
departments with functions
1) GENERAL OFFICE
Responsible for daily operation of the Ministry, as well as
public relations with the community at large.
2) DEPARTMENT OF POLICIES
AND REGULATIONS
Performs research about educational reform and
development strategy, and does surveys on major issues.
Develops comprehensive educational draft laws and
regulations. Serves as legal construction contractor of
the educational system and is responsible for the work
of administration according to law. Undertakes the
audit of relevant normative documents. Undertakes the
administration reconsideration.
3) DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
AND PLANNING
Makes plans regarding national education development.
Undertakes work on university management structure
reform. Formulates plan about higher education
enrolment and major arrangement standards jointly with
other stakeholders. Participates in the development of
various types of school construction standards at all levels.
Undertakes the collection and analysis of basic education
statistical information. Undertakes the infrastructure
management of higher education institution and
organisation which are under direct management.
Undertakes the overall planning, coordination and
macromanagement of private education institutions.
Undertakes the safety overview and logistical socialisation
reform management of higher education institution.
4) DEPARTMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE
REFORM
Undertakes the daily work of the National Education
System Reform Leading Group Office. Undertakes the
overall promotion and implementation of the Education
Plan. Studies and proposes suggestions about the key
principles, policies and measures of the education
reform’s implementation. Undertakes the organisation
work of promoting major education reform.
5) DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Undertakes the human resource management of
subordinate organisations, universities, embassy
education offices as well as the Ministry of Education
itself. Plans and directs the construction of higher
education teacher groups.
6) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Participates in the development of guidelines and policies
about educational financing, funding and student
funding. Undertakes the collection of statistics about
national education funding and investment. Holds
the responsibility for the management of assets, final
accounts, finance and the internal audit of subordinate
organisations and universities. Manages the fund of the
compulsory education guarantee mechanism and other
relevant special funds. Participates in the education load
project of international financial organisation.
7) DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION I
Undertakes the macroeconomic management of
compulsory education; drafts policies with concerned
parties to ensure compulsory education in rural areas;
formulates policies to promote balanced development
of compulsory education policy; and puts forward
measures to guarantee to all types of students an equal
access to compulsory education. Formulates school
standards for compulsory education with parties
concerned; normalises compulsory schools’ behaviours;
and promotes teaching reforms. Guides moral education,
extracurricular education and safety management of
primary and secondary schools.
8) DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION II
Undertakes the macromanagement of general high
school education, early childhood education and special
education. Formulates the development policy of general
high school education, early childhood education and
special education, and the fundamental teaching
documents of elementary education.
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