Ministry of Education and Science (Russia)

Ministry of Education and Science of Russia
Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
HeadquartersTverskaya 11, Moscow, Russia
55°45′38.50″N 37°36′35.21″E / 55.7606944°N 37.6097806°E / 55.7606944; 37.6097806
Annual budget492.5 billion rouble (FY 2011)[citation needed]
Child agencies
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Websiteминобрнауки.рф/lang/en
Building details

Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации or Minobrnauki of Russia) existed from March 2004 till May 2018. It oversaw scientific institutions, education and school accreditation in the Russian Federation. The agency had its headquarters in Tverskoy District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow.[1]

The ministry managed Institutes of Higher Education of Russia, the State educational establishment ("training center of training leaders"), Center of the testing, National Information Center on Academic Recognition and Mobility.

The last Minister was Olga Vasilyeva.

In May 2018 it was decided to split this Ministry into the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

  1. ^ "CONTACT Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Education and Science. Retrieved on 1 November 2011. "Address: Tverskaya street, 11, Moscow, 125993" - Address in Russian Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine: "ул.Тверская, д.11, г.Москва, ГСП-3, 125993"