Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
The Mombu - Kagaku - shō (Japanese文 部 科学 省, dt " Culture and the Ministry of Science ", abbreviated文科 省, Monkashō; engl Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology MEXT, abbreviated; . Ger " Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and technology " ) is a ministry of the Japanese central government.
The MEXT originated in the restructuring of the Japanese ministries in January 2001 from the merger of Mombu - shō (文部省, " Ministry of Culture "; engl Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, often only the Ministry of Education. ) And the " Office of Science and Technology " (科学 技术 庁, Kagaku Gijutsu - -chō, Eng. Science and Technology Agency, not to be confused with the Shinko Kagaku gijutsu Kiko, " organization for the promotion of science and technology ", Eng. Japan Science and Technology Agency ).
The MEXT is divided adjacent to the Secretariat of the Minister in seven property divisions, three of which are in charge of Sports and Youth for the education system, three for science and technology and a. The agency also is affiliated with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. A number of other agencies and public authorities are under the supervision of the MEXT, including the National Research Institute for Educational Policy (国立 教育 政策 研究所, Kokuritsu Kyoiku Kenkyujo Seisaku ). At 31 March 2009, the Ministry had 2,192 employees, of which 235 in the Department of Cultural Affairs. In fiscal 2005, MEXT has a budget of 5.7 trillion yen ( 34 billion euros ), which were seven percent of the total budget and 11.8% of the appropriate bound volumes.
History
The precursor Ministry of MEXT, the Mombu - shō, played before the end of the Pacific War, in addition to the Ministry of the Interior a central role in the spread of State Shinto. It was also responsible for the education system and thus for the nationalist education during the reign of the Taisei Yokusankai in World War II.
Associated organizations
The Mombu - Kagaku - shō are associated with numerous branch offices, government agencies, and research institutions.
- As a " branch office " ( gaikyoku ) Bunka -chō, " cultural authority ", Eng. Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Nippon Gakushiin, Japanese Academy of Science, Eng. Japan Academy
- About the culture of authority, the Japanese Academy of Arts, English. Japan Art Academy
- Jishin Chosa Kenkyu Suishin hombu the " Department for the Development of Earthquake Engineering ", Eng. Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion
- Nippon UNESCO kokunai iinkai, Eng. Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
- Kokuritsu tokubetsu shien Sogo Kyoiku kenkkyūjo, Eng. The National Institute of Special Education
- Daigaku nyūshi center, engl. National Center for University Entrance Examinations
- Kokuritsu Seishonen Kyoiku Shinko Kiko, Eng. National Institution for Youth Education
- Kokuritsu josei Kyoiku kaikan, Eng. National Women's Education Center, NWEC
- Kyōin Kenshu center, engl. National Center for Teachers' Development, NCTD
- Shinko Kagaku gijutsu Kiko, Eng. Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST
- Nihon gakujutsu Shinkokai, Eng. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Rikagaku Kenkyujo, Eng. RIKEN
- Uchū Koku Kenkyu Kaihatsu Kiko, " Organization for Research and Development in aerospace ," engl. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA
- Nihon Kenkyu Kaihatsu Kiko genshiryoku, Eng. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, JAEA
- Nihon Shinko sports center, engl. National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health, Naash
- Nihon Gakusei shien Kiko, Eng. Japan Student Services Organization, JASSO
- Kaiyo Kenkyu Kaihatsu Kiko, Eng. Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology, JAMSTEC
- Kokuritsu Kōtō Senmon Gakko Kiko, Eng. Institute of National Colleges of Technology
- Daigaku hyōka, gakui juyo Kiko, Eng. National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
- Kokuritsu daigaku Saimu, keiei center, engl. Center for National University Finance and Management
- Kokuritsu kakgaku Hakubutsukan, National Museum of Natural Science, English. National Museum of Nature and Science
- Busshitsu Zairyo, kenkkyū Kiko, Eng. National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS
- Bosai Kagaku Kenkyujo gijutsu, Eng. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, NIED
- Hōshasen Igaku Sogo Kenkyujo, Eng. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, NIRS