Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo ir mokslo ministerija
Ministry overview
Formed	November 11, 1918 (1918-11-11)
Jurisdiction	Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Headquarters	A. Volano g. 2/7, Vilnius, Lithuania 54°40′58.45″N 25°17′29.1″E / 54.6829028°N 25.291417°E / 54.6829028; 25.291417
Employees	271 (June 2013)
Minister responsible	Jurgita Petrauskienė
Child Ministry	Several
Website	www.smm.lt/en

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo ir mokslo ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the President and Prime Minister, and laws passed by the Seimas (Parliament). Its mission is to prosecute state administration functions and realize state policy in education, science, studies branches. The current head of the Ministry is Dainius Pavalkis.

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