The Ministry of Education and Culture is a
Cabinet
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position in the
governments
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of several nations. In some nations the
Ministry of Education
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and the
Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
*Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
*Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
*Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
* Minister for the Arts (Australia)
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are separate departments; in others, the Ministry of Education and Culture also includes Arts, Science, Sports, etc.
The Ministry is politically responsible for
education
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and promoting and protecting
cultural expression.
Ministries of Education and Culture by country
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Cyprus)
This is a list of Minister of Education and Culture for the Republic of Cyprus since the independence in 1960.
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External links Official list on the Web site of the Ministry
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland)
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Israel)
The Ministry of Education ( he, מִשְׂרָד הַחִנּוּךְ, translit. ''Misrad HaHinukh''; ar, وزارة التربية والتعليم) is the branch of the Israeli government charged with overseeing public education institutions i ...
A position that existed in 1949–1977, 1984–1990, 1992–1993, and is now the ''Ministry of Education''.
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Mozambique) The Ministry of Education and Culture is a Cabinet position in the governments of several nations. In some nations the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture are separate departments; in others, the Ministry of Education and Culture als ...
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Philippines)
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A position that existed from 1978-2001 and is now the ''Department of Education''.
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Spain)
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A position that existed from 1996-2000 and is now the ''Ministry of Education''.
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Somalia)
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Tanzania) The Ministry of Education and Culture is a Cabinet position in the governments of several nations. In some nations the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture are separate departments; in others, the Ministry of Education and Culture als ...
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay)
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Ministry of Education (Austria)
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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland)
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Indonesia)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Indonesian: ''Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi,'' abbreviated ''Kemdikbudristek'') is a government ministry of the Indonesian government responsible for educat ...
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Sports (Mongolia)
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Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)
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Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (Sweden)
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Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture (Zimbabwe)
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See also
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Right to science and culture The right to science and culture is one of the economic, social and cultural rights claimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related documents of international human rights law. It recognizes that everyone has a right to freely parti ...
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Human rights
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Right to education
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for ...
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Right to an adequate standard of living
The right to an adequate standard of living is a fundamental human right. It is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was accepted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 1948.United Nations''Universal Decla ...
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Welfare rights
Welfare rights means the rights of people to be aware of and receive their maximum entitlement to state welfare benefits, and to be treated reasonably well by the welfare system. It has been established in the United Kingdom since 1969 and has als ...
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Right to education
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for ...
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Economic, social and cultural rights
Economic, social and cultural rights, (ESCR) are socio-economic human rights, such as the right to education, right to housing, right to an adequate standard of living, right to health, victims' rights and the right to science and culture. Econ ...
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Culture minister
A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizati ...
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Cultural genocide
Cultural genocide or cultural cleansing is a concept which was proposed by lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944 as a component of genocide. Though the precise definition of ''cultural genocide'' remains contested, the Armenian Genocide Museum defines ...
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Education minister
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Ministry of Culture and Tourism (disambiguation) Ministry of Culture and Tourism may refer to:
*Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Ontario), Canada
*Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
* Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ethiopia)
* Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Indo ...
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