BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR BILDUNG WISSENSCHAFT UND FORSCHUNG

In Austrian politics, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (German: Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung, Bildungsministerium, historically also Unterrichtsministerium) is the ministry in charge of schools, universities, and arts policy. The current head of the Ministry is Heinz Famann. The ministry was first created in 1848 as the Ministry of Public Schools (Ministerium für öffentlichen Unterricht). As of 2018, the agency&s;s official name is Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung or BMBWF).