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Ministry of Education:
Salient Points
The Ministry of
Education (MOE) is the main sponsor of education in the Union of Myanmar
and is functioning with the following vision:
To create an
education system that will generate a learning society capable of facing
the challenges of the Knowledge Age
Functions of the Ministry of Education
The main
responsibility of the Ministry of Education is to implement educational
plans laid down by the government to achieve educational objectives
prescribed in the education policy and education Acts. The tasks of the
Ministry include:
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To promote vocational
and technical education |
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To allow private and
non-governmental organizations to participate in the development of
education programmes to a certain degree |
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To review curricula and
syllabuses and modernize them in line with the prevailing situation |
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To promote educational
research |
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To develop an education
system which uplifts patriotism and morale and safeguards cultural
heritage and national character |
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To narrow the gap among
urban, rural and border areas regarding basic education |
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To universalize primary
education |
The Ministry is
focusing on the following educational programmes based on the social
objectives laid down by the government:
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development of an
education system in consonant with the political, economic and social
situation of the country |
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increasing enrolment and
retention rates at all levels of basic education |
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enhancement of teacher
education |
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expansion of non-formal
education |
Organization Structure
There are 8
departments, 1 board and 1 bureau in addition to the Minister's Office
under the Ministry of Education:-
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Department of Basic
Education No.(l) |
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Department of Basic
Education No.(2) |
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Department of Basic
Education No.(3) |
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Department of Education
Planning and Training |
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Department of Higher
Education (Lower Myanmar) |
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Department of Higher
Education (Upper Myanmar) |
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Department of Myanmar
Language Commission |
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Universities Historical
Research Department |
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Myanmar Board of
Examinations |
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Myanmar Education
Research Bureau |
Organizational and Administrative Structure of the Ministry of Education
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