The Ministry of Education and Merit (in or MIM) is the ministry of the Italian government for the national education system, the Italian universities and research agencies. The current Italian Minister of Public Education is Giuseppe Valditara and the Italian Minister of University and Research is Anna Maria Bernini.
History In 1988, the Ministry of University and Research was split off from the Ministry of Public Education. In the first Prodi cabinet the two were merged back into the Ministry of Education, University and Scientific and Technological Research, then as the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) in the second and third Berlusconi cabinets. The two were re-separated in the second Prodi cabinet of 17 May 2006, but then re-merged in the fourth Berlusconi cabinet of 7 May 2008.
In 2019, the ministry drafted a policy combining evaluation of grants to research institutions with a requirement to publish research outputs in open access mode.
Structure
National level Department for ministerial planning and for ministerial management of the education budget, human resources and information Department for education Department for the universities, higher education establishments in art, music and dance,
The three Departments carry out policies dictated by the Ministry and form the body which directs and programs educational policy.
Local level Regional education "uffici", which are autonomous administrative centres, carrying out the instructions of the Departments, directly supporting individual schools, and articulating the policies on the ground.
Ministers
Since 2001 Name(Born-Died) Portrait Term of Office Party Cabinet Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR)The Public Education ministry was subsumed into the Ministro dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca Letizia Moratti 11 June 2001 17 May 2006 Forza Italia Berlusconi IIBerlusconi III Minister of Public Education Giuseppe Fioroni 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 The DaisyDemocratic Party Prodi II Minister of University and Research Fabio Mussi 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 Democrats of the LeftDemocratic Left Prodi II Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Mariastella Gelmini 8 May 2008 16 November 2011 The People of Freedom Berlusconi IV Francesco Profumo 16 November 2011 28 April 2013 Independent Monti Maria Chiara Carrozza 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 Democratic Party Letta Stefania Giannini 22 February 2014 12 December 2016 Civic ChoiceDemocratic Party Renzi Valeria Fedeli 12 December 2016 1 June 2018 Democratic Party Gentiloni Marco Bussetti 1 June 2018 5 September 2019 Lega Nord Conte I Lorenzo Fioramonti 5 September 2019 25 December 2019 Five Star Movement Conte II Minister of Public Education Lucia Azzolina 10 January 2020 13 February 2021 Five Star Movement Conte II Patrizio Bianchi 13 February 2021 22 October 2022 Independent Draghi Giuseppe Valditara 22 October 2022 Incumbent League Meloni Minister of University and Research Gaetano Manfredi 10 January 2020 13 February 2021 Independent Conte II Maria Cristina Messa 13 February 2021 22 October 2022 Independent Draghi Anna Maria Bernini 22 October 2022 Incumbent Forza Italia Meloni
See also Ministry of University and Research Ministry of Public Education (Italy)
References
External links
Official site of the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione Ministry's official forum