Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ; - MBWK MV -
State level	country
position	Supreme state authority
founding	1990
Headquarters	Schwerin
Authority management	Bettina Martin , Minister for Education, Science and Culture Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (since May 22, 2019)
Servants	15370 2019
Budget volume	€ 1,747.2 million 2019 :
Web presence	regierung-mv.de

53.6284842 11.422025Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 42.5 " N , 11 ° 25 ′ 19.3" E

North wing of the Schwerin Marstall from 1842 (architect: Georg Adolf Demmler ), seat of the ministry

The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (short form: MBWK ), based in Schwerin, is one of eight ministries of the state government . It is also known as the Ministry of Culture . The incumbent in the Schwesig cabinet has been Bettina Martin ( SPD ) since May 22, 2019 . Susanne Bowen and Steffen Freiberg are the state secretaries .

history

After the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was founded in 1945, there were initially no traditional ministries, but departments subordinate to the president or vice-president. The Department of Culture and National Education was initially responsible for education , from which the Ministry of National Education emerged in 1946 . This existed until the state was dissolved in 1952.

When Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was re-established in 1990, the Ministry of Education was re-established as the Ministry of Culture . It has had its current name since 1998.

The Ministry is located together with the Ministry for Social Affairs, Integration and Equal Opportunities in the Schwerin Marstall at Werderstraße 124. While the latter is in the south wing of the classical plastered building, which was built from 1838 to 1842, the Ministry for Education, Science and Culture is housed in the north wing .

organization

The ministry is divided into five departments:

Department 1: General Department
Department 2: Educational Planning and School Development
Department 3: Science and Research, Universities
Department 4: Culture
Department 5: School supervision ( state school board at the top) and vocational training

The departments are divided into unit groups and units - as the smallest organizational unit.

tasks

The areas of responsibility range from promoting educational opportunities from childhood to adult education through to university funding and supervision. Furthermore, the culture must also be promoted and strengthened.