Ministry Of Education And Culture (Sweden)
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The Ministry of Education and Research ( sv, Utbildningsdepartementet) is a
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in
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responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research. Before 1968, the ministry was called the ''Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs''. The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 16 in central
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.


Organization

The Ministry of Education and Research has a staff of 200. The head of the ministry is the Minister for Education, currently
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( S).


Areas of responsibility

* Education and research


Government agencies

The Ministry of Education and Research is principal to the following government agencies:


Ministers for Higher Education and Research


References


External links


Ministry of Education and Research
official website
Utbildningsdepartementet
official website {{authority control Education and Research Culture ministries
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
Research ministries