Ministry of Education Policy Objectives for 2021(January–December)
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Extend provision of affordable educare services, continue to increase the availability of public preschools, and strengthen quasi-public mechanisms; gradually increase the amount of childcare for parents of children up to 6 years old to reduce the burden of child-raising; promote uniform provision of high-quality education by senior secondary schools; encourage students to attend a school close to their home, and implement the 12-Year Basic Education Curriculum Guidelines to allow every child to achieve.
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Develop diverse and innovative higher education; continue to promote measures to train, retain, and attract highly skilled people; boost links between industry, education, and research; optimize the practical training environments provided by technical and vocational education institutions; continue encouraging universities and colleges to meet their social responsibilities in practical ways and strengthen links and the sharing of resources within local regions.
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Provide advanced digital learning environments, promote the Taiwan’s Bilingual Nation Policy, and intensify implementation of New Southbound Policy related education and training; expand the scope of young people’s participation in public and community affairs; and enhance the creativity and dynamism of the government’s performance.
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Take steps to prevent bullying on campuses and prevent drugs from entering campuses, improve the earthquake resistance of buildings on campuses, and enhance campus food safety; protect the educational rights of students in rural areas, students whose families are socio-economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, and other vulnerable students; train outstanding, qualified teachers; strengthen provision of safe learning environments in which students can focus on learning, and protection of children and young people; respect ethnic diversity, and encourage different ethnic groups to maintain their own languages and cultures; improve access to ongoing learning and education for all senior citizens, and create a “lifelong learning for all” society.
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Provide safe and user-friendly sports environments, and strongly promote making regular exercise a norm for the entire population; improve national sports training facilities, and support athletes’ competition related requirements; help sports-related organizations to operate soundly and effectively, and support private sector development of Taiwan’s sports and leisure industry; actively participate in different international sports, focus on the comprehensive training of top athletes, and thereby improve Taiwan’s competitiveness in international sporting events.