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Cheng Ying-yao
Taiwanese academic administrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cheng Ying-yao (Chinese: 鄭英耀; born 12 October 1955) is a Taiwanese academic administrator who has served as the Education Minister of Taiwan since 2024.
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Early life and education
Cheng was raised in Penghu.[1] After graduating from the Pingtung Normal College, he worked as an elementary school teacher. He then earned a master's degree in education from National Kaohsiung Normal University in 1985 and earned his Ph.D. in education from National Chengchi University in 1992.[2][3][4] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "A study on elementary school teachers' creative thinking, critical thinking and related factors" (Chinese: 國小教師創造思考、批判思考及其相關因素之研究).[5]
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Academic career
Cheng began his career at National Sun Yat-sen University in 1985,[3] first as a professor and successively serving as the dean of students and social sciences before assuming the university presidency.[6][7] During his presidential tenure, Cheng in 2019 proposed that NSYSU merge with Kaohsiung Medical University.[8][9] The following year, Cheng commented on, then penned an open letter about, the university's handling of plagiarism allegations against alumnae Li Mei-jhen.[10][11] In 2022, NSYSU became the first university in Taiwan to offer mental health leave to its students,[12] and inaugurated the College of Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research.[13]
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Political career
In the mid-2000s, Cheng headed the Kaohsiung City Government's Bureau of Education.[14][15] He later served two terms as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party-affiliated New Frontier Foundation .[16]
Cheng was named Minister of Education in Cho Jung-tai's incoming cabinet on 12 April 2024.[2] At the time of his appointment to the Executive Yuan, Cheng held no party affiliation.[17]
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