Teachers' strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March.
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Lithuanian teachers are to begin a strike on Monday as government representatives and teacher's unions continue talks about raising wages.
Teachers plan a march of protest and a rally in Vilnius on Monday.
The Ministry of Education is proposing to increase state financed positions at universities for information technology studies by 50% in response to increasing demand for skilled IT professionals in Lithuania's labour market.
After meeting with government officials on Wednesday, Lithuanian teachers' unions announced they would resume strikes, saying the government has failed to show "political will" to meet their demands.
Lithuania's ethics watchdog has decided not to investigate Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė who caused controversy by taking her husband on an official trip to London.
Lithuania’s Ethics Commission will decide whether to open an investigation into the controversy surrounding the Minister for Education and Science, Audronė Pitrėnienė, bringing her husband with her on an official trip to London.
There is growing controversy over Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė taking her spouse Aurelijus Pitrėnas on an official trip to the World Education Forum in London last week.
Lithuanian teachers' unions have called off a planned strike after a meeting with the prime minister on Thursday.
The Lithuanian government announced on Monday that it would scrap 1,290 positions in government agencies from April of next year.
Fifteen Ukrainian children from families that have been affected by ongoing military action in eastern Ukraine are to arrive in Lithuania by the end of the year, BNS reports.
Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius, says a ban to sell alcohol in petrol stations would help reduce alcohol consumption.
Lithuania's Ministry of Education and Science has proposed some changes for curricula in ethnic minority schools.
Indian youth looking for higher education are interested in opportunities of study in Europe. An increasing number of Indian students come to Lithuania, according to timesofindia.com.
Ninety-three foreigners will attend Lithuanian-language courses at five Lithuanian universities during July and August.
Last week, the Commission of the Seimas and the Lithuanian World Community held sittings and adopted a resolution urging the Seimas, parliament, not to approve a referendum on dual citizenship.
On Tuesday, the new Education and Science Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė was sworn in at the Seimas of Lithuania.
Representatives of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party representing Lithuania's Polish-speaking community, as well as of education establishments on Monday held a protest outside the office of the Government of Lithuania, demanding to preserve ethnic minority schools, currentl...
Audronė Pitrėnienė, chairwoman of the Seimas Committee on Education, Science and Culture, has been appointed education and science minister.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday met with Audronė Pitrėnienė, chairwoman of the Seimas Committee on Education, Science and Culture, who has been nominated for the post of education and science minister.