Institutional responsibility

First, study and formulate educational principles and policies; Draw up a draft education law.

Two, study and put forward the education reform and development strategy and national education development plan; To formulate policies for educational system reform, as well as the focus, structure and speed of educational development, and guide and coordinate their implementation.

Three, the overall management of the Department of education funds; Participate in the formulation of principles and policies for raising education funds, education appropriations and education infrastructure investment; Supervise the collection and use of national education funds; To manage foreign educational aid and loans to China in accordance with relevant regulations.

Four, study and put forward the establishment standards, basic teaching requirements and basic teaching documents of various schools in primary and secondary schools; Organizing the examination and approval of textbooks compiled by primary and secondary schools; Guide the education and teaching reform of secondary and below secondary education; Organize the supervision and evaluation of popularizing nine-year compulsory education and eliminating illiteracy among young people.

Departments and institutions

1. Office: responsible for the daily operation of the message, conference, confidential, archives, finance, assets and other organs, as well as government affairs publicity, news release, letters and visits, security and confidentiality.

2. Policy and Regulation Department: study the strategy of education reform and development and conduct policy research on major issues; Drafting comprehensive education laws and regulations; To undertake the related work of legal system construction and administration according to law in the national education system; To undertake the legality review of relevant normative documents of this organ, and undertake relevant administrative reconsideration and administrative litigation.

3. Ministry of Development Planning: drafting the national education development plan; To undertake the related work of the management system reform in colleges and universities; Formulate enrollment plans for higher education and standards for setting up institutions of higher learning in conjunction with relevant parties; Participate in the formulation of school construction standards at all levels; Review the establishment, cancellation, renaming and adjustment of institutions of higher learning in conjunction with relevant parties.

To undertake the statistics and analysis of basic education information; To undertake the infrastructure management of directly affiliated institutions of higher learning and directly affiliated units; To undertake the overall planning, comprehensive coordination and macro-management of private education; Undertake the reform and management of safety supervision and logistics socialization in colleges and universities.