Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland)

Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego

Official governmental wall plaque

Ministerial logotype
Agency overview
Headquarters ul. Wspólna 1/3, Warsaw
Agency executive
  • Jarosław Gowin, Minister of Science and Higher Education
  • , First Deputy Minister
Parent agency Council of Ministers
Website www.mnisw.gov.pl

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Polish: Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego) in Poland was opened on 5 May 2006 by the Minister of Science and Higher Education, in replacement of several parts of the Ministry of Education and Science. The Minister of Science and Higher Education administers governmental activities in science and higher education and has a budget for scientific research provided by State funds. The Rada Nauki (Science Council) acts together with the Minister, in replacement of the Komitet Badań Naukowych (Science Research Council) which was closed in 2005. The headquarters of the ministry are located at ulica Wspólna 1/3, Warsaw.

The current Minister of Science and Higher Education is Jarosław Gowin.

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