The Lithuanian government has lowered the minimum number of students required in national minority schools in the Vilnius, Šalčininkai, Trakai, and Švenčionys districts. Local officials assess that the change may

There are less than three weeks left until September 1 — the school in Paluknys will start the year already as a branch. The Speaker of the Seimas made an

On July 29, the government decided to increase funding for Lithuanian language and literature lessons for students in grades 1–4 in national minority schools, including Polish schools. The number of

A record number of pairs danced the traditional polonaise on Cathedral Square on Wednesday, July 15. This year, for the first time, the event was attended not only by graduates

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), established in Lithuania in 2010 to monitor the rights of national minorities in our country (in particular the Polish minority), has presented to

At the Conference convened by the “Macierz Szkolna” Association a resolution concerning the Polish schools in Lithuania was adopted, to be addressed to the authorities in Lithuania and Poland. “This

Schools’ reorganisation or a step towards the dismantling Polish education in the Vilnius region? The reorganisation of Polish schools in the Trakai District, urged by the local government headed by

On Tuesday, July 15, Cathedral Square in Vilnius was taken over by the traditional polonaise danced by graduates of Polish schools. A record-breaking 163 couples took part. The mayor of

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

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