The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture-Iceland

The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture operates in accordance with Act No. 115/2011 on the Icelandic Government. Pursuant to the Law the Minister pronounces the division of the Ministry into Departments and Offices in accordance with tasks.

The Ministry's structure in general is as follows:

The Permanent Secretary directs the Ministry under the Minister's ultimate authority, who appoints him with a letter of official duty regulations. The Minister assigns one Director of the Ministry as Deputy Permanent Secretary.  The Minister is assisted by the Political Adviser to the Minister and by various consultants on specific projects as appropriate.

Each Department or Office of the Ministry is directed by a Director and each Division is directed by the Head of Division under the supervision of the Permanent Secretary.

Specialists operate within each Department or Office. The same applies for other staff members. The Directors are appointed with a letter of official duty regulations but the Head of Divisions and specialists work according to terms of reference.