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Ministry of Education (Myanmar) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 19°48′02″N 96°07′11″E / 19.800635°N 96.119792°E

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Ministry of Education
Government overview
ပညာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန


Formed	1866 (as Educational Department)^[1] 1921 (as Ministry of Education)^[2]
Jurisdiction	Myanmar
Headquarters	Naypyidaw, Myanmar 19°48′02″N 96°07′11″E / 19.800635°N 96.119792°E / 19.800635; 96.119792
Minister responsible	Nyunt Pe, Union Minister
Child agencies	Department of Higher Education Department of Basic Education Department of Human Resources and Educational Planning Department of Teachers Education and Training Department of Myanmar Educational Research Department of Myanmar Nationalities’ Languages Department of Myanmar Examinations
Website	www.moe.gov.mm

The Ministry of Education (Burmese: ပညာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, Burmese pronunciation: [pjìɲàjé wʊ̀ɰ̃dʑí tʰàna]; abbreviated MOE) is the Myanmar government agency responsible for education in Myanmar.

Brief History

The Ministry of Education aims to nurture future oriented advanced science and technology professionals, support national economic development and promote research.^[3] In order to rectify and strengthen its objectives, Ministry of Education expanded into new Ministry of Science and Technology in 1996. This ministry focused on research and development, intellectual property, standardization, quality assuring, basic infrastructure development, nuclear safety and human resource development. In 2016, the five departments from Ministry of Science and Technology merged with Ministry of Education with the aim of forming momentum in national development. Currently, Ministry of Education is taking control in national development with four categories.

Research and development category
Human resource development category
Foreign collaboration and co-operation category
Rural development category

On 17 June, 2021, the State Administration Council reformed the Ministry of Education as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology.^[4]

Departmental bodies

The Minister's Office
Department of Higher Education
Department of Teacher Training
Department of Human Resources and Educational Planning
Department of Basic Education
Myanmar Language Commission
Department of Myanmar Examinations
Department of Myanmar Education Research Bureau (MERB)

There are seven departments under the Ministry of Education:

Administration staff
Department of Higher Education
Department of Basic Education
Department of Myanmar Language Commission
Department of Myanmar Board of Examinations
Myanmar Educational Research Bureau (MERB)

The Office Staff of the Ministry of Education is responsible to the Deputy Ministers and the Minister. They supervise the implementation of educational programmes, set the educational policies, are responsible for fiscal planning within the ministry and department personnel and administration of the ministry.

List of ministers

Dr Ba Maw (1934–1937)
U Razak (1947) ^[5]
Htoon Aung Kyaw
U Win
Hla Min
Maung Gyi
U Kar (1958-1960) ^[6]
Dr. Nyi Nyi
Col. Hla Han
Col. Dr. Pe Thein
Pan Aung
Than Aung (1997-2004)
Dr Chan Nyein (2004-2011)
Dr Mya Aye (minister) (2011-2013)
Dr Khin San Yee (2014–30 March 2016)
Aung San Suu Kyi (30 March 2016 – 6 April 2016)
Dr Myo Thein Gyi (6 April 2016 - 1 February 2021)
Dr Nyunt Pe (16 February 2021 - Incumbent)

References

^ "ပညာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန မြန်မာ့ပညာရေးသမိုင်း".
^ "နောက်ခံသမိုင်းအကျဉ်း".
^ "Background History". Ministry of Education. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
^ "Order No 138/2021, State Administration Council, Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. MNA. 18 June 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ p. 164. Ethnic Myanmar Muslim Authors and Famous persons Part 2 by Professor Dr. Aung Zaw. Publisher Islamic Council of Myanmar Headquarters Yangon. 2010
^ p. 129 Ethnic Myanmar Muslim Authors and Famous persons Part 2 by Professor Dr. Aung Zaw. Publisher Islamic Council of Myanmar Head quarters Yangon. 2010

External links

Myanmar Ministry of Education official website

Government of Myanmar

Executive

In government	President list President's Office Vice President State Counsellor Cabinet State Administration Council Chairman Naypyidaw Council Chief Ministers
In exile	National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma Acting Cabinet of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw National Unity Government

Legislative

In government	Assembly of the Union Speaker House of Nationalities Speaker House of Representatives Speaker State and Region Hluttaws
In exile	Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw