設立高等教育部之價值及其問題分析

Analysis on the Value and Problems of Establishing the Ministry of Higher Education

政府為因應國家發展及未來社會趨勢，以提高行政治理效能，乃就現行業務功能和組織架構進行調整，這種組織再造，常成為政府施政改革一環。行政院組織法在 2010 年 2 月 3 日總統修正公布施行後，已逾十餘年，行政院於 2021 年 3月 25 函請立法院審議行政院組織法修正草案，在該草案中教育部並未列入調整部會，然部分立委及學者專家建議應成立高等教育部，以滿足國家人力發展需求。本文乃就設立高等教育部之價值及其問題進行分析，以提供我國設立高等教育部決策之參考，內文也分別就我國和世界主要各國教育行政體制現狀加以詮釋，以了解世界主要各國高等教育部之設置情形。

In order to improve administrative effectiveness in response to national development and future social trends, the government must adjust the current business functions and organizational structure. This kind of organizational restructuring is often part of governance reform. More than ten years have passed since the Organizational Act of the Executive was promulgated and implemented on February 3, 2010. The Executive Yuan sent a letter on March 25, 2021 to the Legislative Yuan to review the draft revision of the Organizational Act of the Executive. The Ministry of Education was not listed in the draft as a target for restructuring. However, some legislators, scholars and experts suggested that the Ministry of Higher Education should be established to meet the country’s human development needs. This paper analyzes the value and problems of the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education in order to provide a reference for the decision-making of the establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education in Taiwan. It also analyzes the current status of the educational administration systems of Taiwan and other major countries to understand how the Ministry of Higher Education can be set up.