Minister of Education and Science

Education minister handed in resignation past week

Minister of Education , Science and Sport Gintautas Jakštas last week tendered his resignation , Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said Monday.

Kindergarten education becomes compulsory in Lithuania (1)

The Seimas (parliament) has adopted an amendment to the Law on Education that has made kindergarten education compulsory in Lithuania. Fifty-nine...

Lithuanian students invited to apply for internship with NASA

Lithuania's Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) has launched a competition for students to complete an internship with NASA Ames Research...

Lithuanian pre-primary school teachers' salaries to grow

On 23 December, the Government approved the proposal put forward by the Ministry of Education and Science to increase the salaries of the lowest earning...