▁Taiwan ▁Normal ▁University . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Yang ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁from ▁National ▁Taiwan ▁Normal ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Yang ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁commence ▁gradu ate ▁studies , ▁first ▁ear ning ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁then ▁doctor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Yang ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁teaching . ▁Yang ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Ark ansas . ▁After ▁Yang ▁returned ▁to ▁Taiwan , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Taiwan ▁Normal ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Yang ▁entered ▁politics ▁as ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁become ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Research , ▁Development ▁and ▁E valu ation ▁Commission , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education . ▁After ▁leaving ▁office , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Ku om int ang . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Ex am ination , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁H sing ▁Y un ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Fo ▁Gu