The Ministry of Education and science, performs administrative and other professional tasks related to:
- Ensuring the implementation of the highest standards of human rights and freedoms established by international acts, constitutions and laws in the areas within the competence of the Ministry;
- Preschool and primary education;
- Middle, higher and higher education;
- Preparation of the proposal for a long-term program of development and conception of educational institutions, adopted by the Cantonal Assembly;
- Adopting curricula and programs for pre-school, primary and secondary education;
- Granting consent to the actual plans and programs of public universities;
- Adoption of pedagogical standards and norms of space, equipment and teaching aids for preschool education, primary, secondary and higher education;
- Keeping a register of educational institutions for pre-school, primary, secondary and higher education;
- Monitoring and enhanced student and student standards;
- Monitoring and development of scientific-research activities and scientific-technical information and communication in the cantonal area;