Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (Faroe Islands)

Ministry of Education, Research and Culture
Agency overview
Mentamálaráðið

Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Faroe Islands
Headquarters	Hoyvíksvegur 72, FO-110, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Agency executive	Rigmor Dam, Minister
Website	www.mmr.fo

Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (Faroese: Mentamálaráðið) in the Faroe Islands is responsible for education, research and culture in the Faroe Islands. The Ministry is also responsible for the pedagogical part of the day care, the ecclesiastical affairs and other, the Radio and TV broadcasting and sports.^[1]

History

The ministry of Culture was established in 1963 as the Ministry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools (Faroese: Kommunu-, menta- og skúlamálaráð) and has been a ministry with different names since then, except for 1979-81, when culture was not mentioned in any of the names of the minsteries.

The current minister is Rigmor Dam from the Social Democratic Party. The current Permanent Secretary is Poul Geert Hansen.

Location

The Ministry of Education, Research and Culture is located in Tórshavn on Hoyvíksvegur 72.

Institutions

Altjóða Skrivstovan^[2]
Fólkakirkjan
University of the Faroe Islands
Kringvarp Føroya
Listasavn Føroya
Mentanargrunnur Landsins
Granskingarráðið
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Søvn Landsins
- Føroya Fornminnissavn
- Føroya Landsbókasavn
- Føroya Landsskjalasavn
- Føroya Náttúrugripasavn
Tjóðpallur Føroya

Fólkaskúlin
Frítíðarundirvísingin (Evening school)
Føroya Fólkaháskúli
Føroya Musikkskúli
Húsarhaldsskúlin
Sernámsfrøðiligt virksemi (schools and institutions for handicapped children)
Nám
Fiskivinnuskúlin
Føroya Brandskúli
Handilsskúlar (Business schools)
Heilsuskúli Føroya
Vinnuháskúlin
Sjónám
Føroya Studentaskúli og HF-Skeið
Technical schools
Yrkisdepilin (Responsible for the vocational educations)
Studni

References

↑ "Ministry of Education, Research and Culture". The Government of the Faroe Islands. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Stovnar undir Mentamálaráðnum" (in Faroese). Ministry of Education, Research and Culture. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

The Ministry's official website

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