Ministry of Education and Science Archives

Investigations in Lithuania don’t resolve problems

April 21, 2019 Andrius Kubilius 0

Political investigations in Lithuania […]

Minister of economy after swearing in: I am at no risk of conflicting interests

November 29, 2017 Media Briefing 0

After swearing in at Seimas on Tuesday, “Farmer” Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius says that one of the country’s greatest problems – emigration – could be resolved by the creation of well paid jobs, thus […]

Lithuanian universities consider giving up 10-point marking system

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Changes to the Education and Studies Law that came into power on the last day of summer are to have a large impact on Lithuania’s higher education system. Changes are expected in the way education is financed, how students are rotated and their achievements marked. […]

Lithuanian municipalities to get 35 new school buses

August 10, 2016 BNS 0

Thirty-five new school buses will be distributed among 25 Lithuanian municipalities before the start of the new academic year. […]

NGOs criticize new sexual education programme for dogmatism

August 3, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Several dozen people, rallied by non-governmental organizations, held a protest action outside the Ministry of Education and Science. They are critical of the new sexual education programme that the ministry is to approve on Wednesday, saying it is too conservative and fails to meet the needs of school students.

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Lithuanian education system: ‘Illiterate nation with university diplomas’

August 2, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Dropping admissions to Lithuania’s universities and colleges – 82 study programmes failed to attract any students – have once again put focus on the chronic ills of the country’s education system. […]

Abysmal admission results press for reforms in Lithuanian education system

August 1, 2016 LT Daily 0

This year’s admission results at Lithuanian colleges and universities are pressing the need of radical reforms in the country’s education system. As many as 82 study programmes at Lithuania’s 45 higher education institutions did not […]

Lithuanian universities threatened by dropping enrolment

July 21, 2016 LT Daily 0

This year, 28,000 graduates have applied to study in over 40 higher education institutions in Lithuania, 4,000 fewer than last year. As many as 100 study programs are currently under a threat of discontinuation due […]

Leaked new sex-ed program criticised for focusing on abstinence

May 12, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

An allegedly leaked copy of a sexual education project being prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science has revealed a program which seems to rely primarily on abstinence. […]

Lithuania setting up 10 STEM centres to boost interest in science and engineering

April 26, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania‘s Ministry of Education is planning to set up ten so-called STEAM centres in order to boost school students’ interest in natural sciences, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. […]

Lithuania to use EU funds for informal learning programmes

March 30, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian government has greenlit using money from European Union structural funds to finance informal learning programmes in Lithuanian schools. […]

Education minister: teachers’ wages will not be raised at the expense of children’s education

March 17, 2016 LT Daily 0

Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė said that the state would not take funds to raise teachers’ wages from the financing of non-formal education for children. […]

Government pledges €2m for teachers’ salaries instead of €7m

March 2, 2016 BNS 0

A meeting of Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Minister of Education Audronė Pitrėnienė on Wednesday morning did not produce an agreement to set aside additional €7 million for teachers‘ salaries. Instead, the government has pledged to find €2 million to meet striking teachers’ demands. […]