educational ministry; academic division
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Ministry of Education (late Qing Dynasty)
archaicHistorical term referring to the central educational administration established in 1905 during the late Qing period, responsible for overseeing national education reforms and the abolition of the imperial examination system.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the Ministry of Education promulgated new educational regulations.
After the establishment of the Ministry of Education, the number of schools across the country increased significantly.
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Zhang Zhidong once participated in the preparatory work for the Ministry of Education.
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academic division; faculty; disciplinary division
technicalRefers to the divisional organizational structure of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), organized by academic disciplines (such as Mathematics and Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.) and composed of academicians (formerly called 'division members' or '学部委员') who serve as advisory bodies.
He was elected as an academician of the Division of Mathematics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The academic division serves as an academic advisory body for the academicians.
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The Chinese Academy of Engineering has established nine academic divisions.
The division members put forward suggestions on the national science and technology development planning.