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The Ministry of Education has established an advisory group on national minority education.

On July 3, the Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Raminta Popovienė, signed a regulation establishing an advisory group on national minority education. The group’s goal is to analyze and
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Concerns Over Supplementary Exams in Polish University Admissions — “There Is Hope”

As previously reported by Kurier Wileński, some Polish universities do not recognize the results of the Polish language Matura exam taken in Lithuania. This means that Lithuanian graduates are obliged
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Vilnius: Diplomas for Polish language pedagogy graduates

Thousands of pages of reading, years of practice and exams behind them At the Vilnius Academy of Education of Vytautas Magnus University, diplomas were awarded to graduates of Polish Language
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Will there be more Lithuanian language lessons in Vilnius schools at the expense of Polish

The Vilnius City Municipality has presented a concept for more intensive teaching of the Lithuanian language in minority schools. However, hygiene regulations do not allow for additional class hours. Therefore,
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Ministry of Education Holds Its Ground – More Lithuanian Language Lessons Ahead

Plans by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport to expand Lithuanian language teaching in national minority schools are facing unexpected challenges. “We have submitted a letter to the Ministry
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High school graduates took their Polish language exam

High school graduates from Polish schools in Lithuania passed the second part of the national exam in their native language and literature of national minorities. Walery Jagliński says that last
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Sejm Committee on Human Rights will consider the spelling of female surnames ending in -a.

Will women in Lithuania be allowed to use a surname ending in -a? On Wednesday, the Seimas Committee on Human Rights resumed consideration of this issue.   “Society holds rather
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Compulsory “immersion” in Lithuanian. Will Polish schools be an exception?

On April 2nd, members of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) party submitted amendments to the Education Act aimed at expanding the use of the Lithuanian language in
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Lithuania: Amendment Allowing Minority Languages for Official Use Removed from Parliamentary Session Agenda

The draft amendment to the Law on National Minorities prepared by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance (AWPL-ZChR) has been removed from the agenda of
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A group of Members of Parliament has once again proposed legalizing the use of non-Lithuanian

A group of Members of Parliament will once again attempt to legalize the use of diacritical marks in non-Lithuanian surnames. Such a legal regulation would address the issues related to
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