On 21 March, the leadership of the Extreme Light Infrastructure European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ELI ERIC) visited the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. The leaders of the organisation and the representatives of the Ministry discussed further cooperation.

The Minister of Education, Science and Sport Jurgita Šiugždinienė and Lithuanian sports federations and organizations signed a joint declaration against the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international sports competitions.

A renewed programme for cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture, youth, and sports for 2023-2026 was signed between the governments of Lithuania and Israel in Jerusalem on the 2nd of March.

On February 23rd, the Minister of Education, Science and Sport Jurgita Šiugždinienė met with Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Czechia and Slovakia‘s sports ministers and other officials in Warsaw, Poland, to pressure international sports organizations not to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into ...

The Sports Ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland condemn the efforts of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bring back the athletes of the aggressor countries, Russia and Belarus, into international competitions. 

The Government has decided to allocate EUR 38 million to the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport to finance the education needs of Ukrainians who have come to Lithuania because of the war.

Tens of millions of euros have been invested in digital teaching tools and the digitisation of education in Lithuania. The state and municipalities are providing funds to schools.

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation, together with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, brings together the strongest science and business sectors to tackle society's most pressing problems.

Today, the meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was held. The main topic of the discussions was creation of inclusive and equitable society through education.

The changes implemented in Lithuania – the Programme of Millennium Schools, changes in the achievement assessment system can reduce achievement gaps, exclusion of rural area and cities, inequal opportunities to pursue quality education.

Minister of Education, Science and Sports Jurgita Šiugždinienė met with High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Kairat Abdrakhmanov. It is their second meeting, the first was held online.

The Minister of Education, Science and Sport Jurgita Šiugždinienė has met with EIT Manufacturing CEO Klaus Beetz to discuss partnership in enhancing the entrepreneurial skills at higher education and science institutions of Lithuania and innovative business engagement with education and science.