•  pre-school, primary and secondary education;

•  education of children of the citizens of the Republic of Srpska working abroad;

•  nostrification and equalisation of foreign education certificates;

•  living standard of pupils;

•  preparation of education programs on cooperation with other states and international organizations and international agreements in the field of education in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Srpska and the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ministry of Education and Culture performs administrative and other specialized tasks in the field of culture which refer to:

•  protection and preservation of cultural, historical and natural heritage;

• work of museums, cultural archives, libraries, theatres, musical, artistic, film and other cultural institutions;

• organizations and associations of citizens in the field of art and culture and technical culture;

• keeping the register of public media;

• preparation of programs and agreements on cultural cooperation in accordance with the Constitutions of the Republic of Srpska and Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina;

• provision of information about its work to media and also performs other tasks in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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