Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)

Ministry of Education and Research
Utbildningsdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed1968 (1968)[1]
Preceding agency
Employeesabout 200
Ministers responsible
Websitegovernment.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-of-education-and-research

The Ministry of Education and Research (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartementet) is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.

Before 1968, the ministry was called the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs.

The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 16 in central Stockholm.

  1. ^ "Utbildningsdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)