Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung Unterrichtsministerium Bildungsministerium
Ministry overview
Formed	1848
Jurisdiction	Austria
Headquarters	Palais Dietrichstein-Ulfeld Minoritenplatz 3 Vienna 48°12′33.3″N 16°21′47.2″E / 48.209250°N 16.363111°E / 48.209250; 16.363111
Minister responsible	Martin Polaschek
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Education (German: Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung, Bildungsministerium, historically also Unterrichtsministerium) is the government ministry of Austria in charge of public schools and academic institutions.

The current head of the Ministry is Martin Polaschek.

The ministry was first created in 1848 as the Ministry of Public Schools (Ministerium für öffentlichen Unterricht). As of 2018,^[update] the agency's official name is Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung or BMBWF).^[1]