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unusual facts about Ministry of Education, Science and Technology



Al-Bassel High School for Outstanding Students

The Ministry of Education created a school in each province, dedicated for high achieving students; each school includes middle and upper levels, starting with the academic year (1998–1999) according to specific criteria for admission.

Christianity in Korea

In 2012, following pressure from STR, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) announced that many high-school textbooks would be revised to remove certain examples of evolution, such as of the horse and the dinosaur Archaeopteryx.

CINECA

Cineca is a non profit consortium, made up of 54 Italian universities, two National Research Centers, and the Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), and was established in 1969 in Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna.

Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

The Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) is an organization of the Brazilian federal government under the Ministry of Education, devoted to funding and evaluation of graduate education in the country.

Corpus Christi massacre

On May 30 the governor of Nuevo León, Eduardo A. Elizondo Lozano, resigned as part of the settlement of the Ministry of Education.

Dalian University of Technology

It is also one of the national key universities administered directly under the Ministry of Education of China.

David Passig

He has consulted the Ministry of Education, Bank Hapoalim, and the Israeli Air Force.

Four Modernizations

The Four Modernizations were goals first set forth by Zhou Enlai in 1963, and enacted by Deng Xiaoping from 1978, to strengthen the fields of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology in China.

Genji Matsuda

On July 8, 1934, he became Minister of Education under the Okada administration.

Giuliano Amato

He was appointed as President of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies on 21 February 2012 by the Academic Senate of Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies and by a Decree of the Minister Francesco Profumo of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (Italy).

J. D. Chesswas

Chesswas spent 19 years in the education service of Uganda, predominantly as Provincial Education Officer, Buganda, and finally as Officer in Charge of the Educational Planning Unit within the Ministry of Education.

Lawrence Wong

He is also formerly a Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communications & the Arts, and Member of Parliament (MP) representing the West Coast Group Representation Constituency.

Lim Chuan Poh

After retiring from the military in 2003, Lim served in the Ministry of Education as a Permanent Secretary until 2007 before assuming the position of Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Liu Shueh-Shuan

Upon invitation by The National Chinese Orchestra under the Ministry of Education, Liu composed “Song of the Tsou Tribe” based on Taiwanese aboriginal folk music and toured throughout Europe.

Masaharu Nakagawa

Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives), member of the Japanese House of Representatives and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the cabinet of prime minister Yoshihiko Noda

No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser

Sold to Ministry of Education on 29 May 1948.

Rainy River District

As of 2013, the Rainy River District School Board has partnered with the Seven Generations Education Institute, the Ministry of Education, and local First Nations’ communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the Ojibwe language.

Rashtrapati Niwas

The Rashtrapati Nivas Estate was transferred to the Ministry of Education to be handed over to the Indian Institute of Advanced Study.

Satsue Mito

Satsue's father sent a letter to the Ministry of Education (now the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) asking the ministry for the investigation of the island of Kōjima.

Seven Generations Education Institute

As of 2013, the Seven Generations Education Institute has partnered with the Rainy River District School Board, the Ministry of Education, and local First Nations’ communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the Ojibwe language.

Supreme Court of Japan

When decisions have been rendered on such matters as the constitutionality of the Self-Defense Forces, the sponsorship of Shinto ceremonies by public authorities, or the authority of the Ministry of Education to determine the content of school textbooks or teaching curricula, the Court has generally deferred to the government.

Ugetsu Monogatari

Staff members were also awarded Art Encouragement Prizes by the Monbushō and the David O. Selznick Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Vungwi Primary School

It is along the road between Cha Cha Cha Township or, Donga Town Ship and Tongogara High School in Shurugwi Rural Areas under the chieftainship of Chief Nhema.The school was known for its academic excellency during the late 80s and early 90s when it was used to attain a pass rate of 100% on the national grade 7 examinations set by the Ministry of Education, Zimbabwe.

Yokohama Dreamland

In 2005, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology allowed the newly established Yokohama College of Pharmacy to occupy the site of the former amusement park.

Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council

The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council is a parastatal under the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, responsible for the administration of public examinations in Zimbabwean schools.


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