Ministry of Education (South Korea)

The Ministry of Education (MOE; Korean: 교육부; RR: Gyoyukbu; MR: Kyoyukpu) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It was created on March 23, 2013. It should not be confused with seventeen regional Offices of Education whose heads, Superintendents, are directly elected in local elections.

Ministry of Education

교육부 敎育部 Gyoyukbu
MOE headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
Formed	March 23, 2013
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Education (1948–1990) Ministry of Education (1990–2001) Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development (2001–2008) Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2008–2013)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	408 Galmae-ro, Sejong, Republic of Korea 30119
Minister responsible	Lee Ju-ho
Deputy Minister responsible	Oh Seok-hwan
Website	Official English Site

Its headquarters are in the Sejong Regional Government Complex in Sejong City.^[1] Previously it was located in the Central Government Complex in Jongno District, Seoul.^[2][3]

Affiliated agencies

• National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Korea
• National Education Training Institute
• National Institute of Korean History

List of ministers

Main article: Minister of Education (South Korea)

See also

• Education in South Korea
• Korean Council for University Education
• Korean Educational Development Institute

References

1. "Location Archived 2014-01-01 at archive.today." (Archive) Ministry of Education (South Korea). Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address : (339-012) 408 Galmae-ro, Sejong, Republic of Korea"
2. "Contact Info." (Archive) The Globe Program. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development Central Government Complex, 77-6 Sejong-no, Jongno-gu Seoul, 110-760 South Korea"
3. Park, Si-soo (July 12, 2010). "35 state bodies to be relocated to Sejong City". The Korea Times.

External links

• South Korea portal
• Education portal

• Media related to Ministry of Education (South Korea) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Ministry of Education on Twitter