Overview of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Overview of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology From MEXT to the NEXT http: //www.mext.go.jp/ INDEX Organization of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and 4 Technology (MEXT) Chronology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Introduction of the Bureaus 6 Education Policy Bureau ● EDUCATION 8 Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau ● EDUCATION 12 Higher Education Bureau ● EDUCATION 14 Science and Technology Policy Bureau ● SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 16 Research Promotion Bureau ● SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 18 Research and Development Bureau ● SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 20 Japan Sports Agency ● SPORTS 22 Agency for Cultural Affairs ● CULTURE 24 Minister's Secretariat / Director-General for International Affairs 25 Department of Facilities Planning and Disaster Prevention 26 Statistics 30 Introduction of Related Independent Administrative Institutions 31 Map and Directory 2 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology EDUCATION 教 育 SCIENCE& TECHNOLOGY 科学技術・学術 SPORTS スポーツ CULTURE 文 化 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 3 Minister State Ministers Parliamentary Vice- Special Advisor to the Secretary to the (2) Ministers (2) Minister Minister (Administrative) Vice Minister Senior Deputy Ministers (2) Elementary and Secondary Science and Technology Policy Minister's Secretariat Education Policy Bureau Higher Education Bureau Education Bureau Bureau Personnel Division Policy Division Policy Division Policy Division Policy Division Management and Coordination Educational Reform and Financial Affairs Division University Promotion Division Planning and Evaluation Division Division International Affairs Division Analytical Research Planning Budget and Accounts Division School Curriculum Division Technical Education Division Human Resources Policy Division Division Educational Human Resources Research and Development Policy Division Student Affairs Division Medical Education Division Policy Division Infrastructure Division Lifelong Learning Promotion Student Support and International Affairs Division Early Childhood Education Division Division Exchange Division University-Industry Collaboration and Regional R&D Division Community Learning Promotion Special Needs Education Division Division National University Corporation Support Division Department of Facilities Planning Gender Equality, Cohesive Society Media, Information and Foreign and Disaster Prevention Learning and Safety and Safety Language Education Division Division Policy Division Private Education Institution Textbook Division Department Local Facilities Aid Division Health Education and Shokuiku Private Education Institution Division Administration Division Private Education Institution Aid National Facilities Division Upper Secondary School Division Division Disaster Prevention and Private Education Institution Technical Affairs Division Management Division Director-General for International Affairs Chronology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 1871 Ministry of Education established 1872 Promulgation of the school system 1947 The Basic Act on Education, School Education Law, enacted 1949 Scientific Technical Administration Committee established 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties enacted; Protection of Cultural Properties Committee established (external bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology) 1956 Science and Technology Agency established (external bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office) 1959 Council for Science and Technology Policy established 1961 Sports Promotion Law enacted 1964 Tokyo Olympics held 1968 Agency for Cultural Affairs established (merging of the Protection of Cultural Properties Committee and the Ministry of Education Cultural Affairs Bureau) 1972 Sapporo Olympics held 1984 National Council on Education Reform established (to 1987) 1995 Science and Technology Basic Law enacted 1996 First Science and Technology Basic Plan formulated (to FY2000) 1998 Nagano Olympics held 2000 Basic Plan for the Promotion of Sports formulated (to FY2011) 4 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Organization of the Ministry of Education, Culture, MEXT Staff Japan Sports Agency for Sports, Science and Ministry Technology (MEXT) Members Agency Cultural Affairs 2,124 1,743 121 260 (as of October 16, 2018) Japan Sports Agency Agency for Cultural Affairs Policy Division Policy Division Research and Development Organs under MEXT Research Promotion Bureau Planning and Bureau jurisdiction Sports for Health Division Coordination Division Policy Division Policy Division National Institute for Cultural Economy and Competitive Sports Division Educational Policy Research International Affairs Division Basic Research Promotion Earthquake and Disaster-Reduction Japanese Language Division Research Division International Affairs Division National Institute of Science Division Scientific Research Institutes and Technology Policy Ocean and Earth Division Division Olympic and Paralympic Games Copyright Division Division Scientific Research Aid Division Environment and Energy Division Cultural Resources Special Institutions Community Development Utilization Division Division Space Development and Life Sciences Division First Cultural Utilization Division The Japan Academy Sports Organizations Support Properties Division Information Science and and Private-Sector Cooperation Atomic Energy Division Technology Division The Headquarters for Division Second Cultural Earthquake Research Properties Division Materials Science and Promotion Nuclear Liability Division Nanotechnology Division Religious Affairs Division Japanese National Commission for UNESCO Culture and Creativity Division Arts and Culture Division Special Institutions The Japan Art Academy 2001 MEXT established (merging of the Ministry of Education, Science Sports and Culture and the Science and Technology Agency as a result of the reorganization of central government ministries and agencies) Fundamental Law for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts enacted Second Science and Technology Basic Plan formulated (to FY2005) 2002 First Basic Policy on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts formulated (to FY2006) Five-day week system implemented for schools 2006 Third Science and Technology Basic Plan formulated (to FY2010) Revision of the Basic Act on Education enacted 2007 Second Basic Policy on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts formulated (to FY2010) 2008 First Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education formulated (to FY2012) 2011 Third Basic Policy on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts formulated (to FY2015) Fourth Science and Technology Basic Plan formulated (to FY2015) Basic Act on Sport enacted 2012 First Sport Basic Plan formulated (to FY2016) 2013 Second Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education formulated (to FY2017) 2015 Fourth Basic Policy on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts formulated (to FY2020) Japan Sports Agency established (external bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) 2016 Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan formulated (to FY2020) 2017 Second Sport Basic Plan formulated (to FY2021) 2018 Third Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education formulated (to FY2022) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 5 Promoting Educational Reform EDUCATION The Third Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education was formulated (Cabinet decision in June 2018) based on the Basic Act on Education. MEXT promotes education policy, focused on maximizing possibilities and chances for individuals, toward the 100 year life era and Super Smart Society (Society 5.0). The ministry will promote educational reform in a timely fashion by offering support for overseas educational facilities and providing high school students with education to deepen international understanding, while promptly ascertaining changes in the educational environment in Japan including further globalization and informatization Education in the educational field. It is indispensable to promote policy making based on comprehensive and objective evidence (Evidence-based Policymaking: EBPM) in order to effectively and surely implement education policy. In addition to Policy Bureau fundamental statistical surveys, such as the School Basic Survey and the Social Education Survey, MEXT conducts the National Assessment of Academic Ability and surveys concerning education in foreign countries. Promoting the entirety of edu- ca tion policy com pre hen sive ly Fostering Specialized Human Resources in a cross-sectoral manner to Who Support Education Strengthened efforts to foster specialists who support education are develop an environment to indispensable for surely implementing education policy. enable people to learn as The enhancement of school education largely depends on the quality and abilities of teachers, who directly play the central role, and needed and live a fruitful life therefore, improving teachers' quality and abilities is a significant policy issue for enhancing education for children. MEXT will steadily reform the fostering, recruiting and training of teachers in an integrated manner In order to realize the concept of lifelong learning so that teachers can gain professional and practical leadership. The prescribed in the Basic Act on Education, MEXT ministry reviews means of fostering teachers in response to newly arising educational problems, examines measures to secure excellent