The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство просвещения Российской Федерации) is a
ministry
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Government
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of the
Government of Russia
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responsible for
education
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.
The Ministry of Education oversees
schooling
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and
school accreditation
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, the establishment, maintenance, and closures of
state school
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s, and controls the curriculums therein. It provides the procedural guidelines for
interpersonal communication
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Inter ...
s between schools, parents,
legal guardian
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s, and students, particularly in instances of unexpected or extenuating circumstances, such as the school closures or
misconduct
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of school employees. It also governs institutions of professional and
vocational education
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. It is headquartered at
Tverskaya Street
Tverskaya Street ( rus, Тверская улица, p=tvʲɪrˈskajə ˈulʲɪt͡sə), known between 1935 and 1990 as Gorky Street (russian: улица Горького), is the main radial street in Moscow. The street runs Northwest from th ...
11 in
Tverskoy District
Tverskoy District ( rus, Тверско́й райо́н, p=tvʲɪrˈskoj, a=Ru-Тверской.ogg) is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population:
The district extends from Kitai-gorod north ...
,
Central Administrative Okrug
Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug (russian: Центра́льный администрати́вный о́круг, ''Tsentralny administrativny okrug''), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow, Rus ...
,
Moscow
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.
CONTACT
." Ministry of Education and Science. Retrieved on 1 November 2011. "''Address'': Tverskaya street, 11, Moscow, 125993"
Address in Russian
: "ул.Тверская, д.11, г.Москва, ГСП-3, 125993"
The Ministry of Education was established on 17 May 2018 after the Ministry of Education and Science was split into two parts, with the departments for universities
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and scientific institutions forming the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
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A Ministry of Higher Education is a government department that focuses on the provision or regulation of institutions of higher education. In some countries these exist as ministries compounde ...
. Its first minister was Olga Vasilieva, the minister of the previous ministry. The name of the Ministry of Education is sometimes translated into English as the "Ministry of Enlightenment" or "Ministry of General Education."
Sergey Kravtsov has served as the Minister of Education since 21 January 2020.
Ministers of Education
* Olga Vasilieva (18 May 2018 — 21 January 2020)
* Sergey Kravtsov (21 January 2020 — present)
References
External links
* Parent Ministry site
Ministry of Education and Science
Study in Russia
Education in Russia
Education
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Russia
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Russia, Education
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