Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture (MESCC; Portuguese: Ministério do Ensino Superior, Ciência e Cultura, Tetum: Ministériu Ensinu Superiór, Siénsia no Kultura) is the government department of East Timor accountable for higher education and related matters.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture

Ministério do Ensino Superior, Ciência e Cultura (Portuguese) Ministériu Ensinu Superiór, Siénsia no Kultura (Tetum)
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Ministry overview
Formed	2018 (2018)
Jurisdiction	Government of East Timor
Headquarters	Av. Gov. Alves Aldeia, Dili 8°33′16″S 125°34′31″E
Minister responsible	José Honório da Costa Pereira Jerónimo, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture
Website	Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture
Agency ID	MESCC
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Functions

The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:^[1]

• higher education and qualification:
• science;
• technology; and
• arts and culture.

ANAAA

The ministry oversees the National Agency for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (ANAAA; Tetum: Ajénsia Nasional ba Avaliasaun no Akreditasaun Akadémika), East Timor's national accreditation agency for higher education institutions, established in 2010.^[2]

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture is José Honório da Costa Pereira Jerónimo.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• List of higher education ministries
• List of science ministries
• List of culture ministries
• Politics of East Timor