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Coat of Arms of East Timor | |
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 2018 (2018) |
Jurisdiction | Government of East Timor |
Headquarters | Av. Gov. Alves Aldeia, Dili 8°33′16″S 125°34′31″E / 8.55444°S 125.57528°E / -8.55444; 125.57528 |
Minister responsible | |
Website | Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture |
Agency ID | MESCC |
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The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture (MESCC; Portuguese: Ministério do Ensino Superior, Ciência e Cultura, Tetum: Ministériu Ensinu Superiór, Siénsia no Kultura) is the government department of East Timor accountable for higher education and related matters.
Functions
The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:
- higher education and qualification:
- science;
- technology; and
- arts and culture.
ANAAA
The ministry oversees the National Agency for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (ANAAA; Tetum: Ajénsia Nasional ba Avaliasaun no Akreditasaun Akadémika), East Timor's national accreditation agency for higher education institutions, established in 2010.
Minister
The incumbent Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture is José Honório da Costa Pereira Jerónimo.
See also
- List of higher education ministries
- List of science ministries
- List of culture ministries
- Politics of East Timor
References
- "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 7 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Akreditasaun Institusionál" [Institutional Accreditation]. ANAAA. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- Martins, Filomeno (1 July 2023). "Xanana Gusmão sworn in as Timor-Leste's new Prime Minister". Tatoli. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- "Structure of the IX Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
External links
- Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture – official site (in English)