The Commission of National Education was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and King Stanisław II August on October 14, 1773. Because of its vast authority and autonomy, it is considered the first education ministry in European history and an important achievement of the Polish Enlightenment.
The Russian ambassador Otto Magnus von Stackelberg was persuaded to accept (in the name of the Empress Catherine II) the law establishing the Commission of National Education
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Vilnius University is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, it is Lithuania's leading research institution.
The Grand Courtyard of Vilnius University and Church of St. Johns
The Grand Courtyard of Vilnius University and the Church of St. John, Jan Kazimierz Wilczyński, drawing, circa 1850
Vilnius University Library courtyard
Franciszek Smuglewicz hall in the Vilnius University Library