The following responsibilities fall under the purview of the secondary and higher education sectors:

Secondary Education

• Supporting and guiding the school administrations of the Liechtenstein Gymnasium and the Liechtenstein Vocational Maturity School
• Chairing the teaching committees of both schools to oversee teachers in the classroom
• Performance reviews, professional development, and staffing and scheduling in collaboration with the school administrations
• Hiring, orientation, and terminations in collaboration with the school administrations
• Participating in the design and implementation of pedagogical and/or organizational adjustments to align with educational policy objectives, as well as in evaluations
• Handling of problematic cases that cannot be resolved at the school level
• Supervision of instruction at the upper secondary level at Formatio Private School
• Participation in general quality assurance and the development of the schools and the school system

Higher Education Sector

• Participating in the “councils” of Liechtenstein’s higher education institutions (University of Liechtenstein, Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein)
• Processing applications for authorization to operate a higher education institution in Liechtenstein
• Participation in quality assurance and development in accordance with the Higher Education Act
• Coordinating higher education matters with Switzerland (representing the country on the Board of the Buchs University of Applied Sciences [NTB], handling cases related to the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, the Intercantonal Agreement on Universities of Applied Sciences and Universities, etc.)
• Monitoring International Affairs and initiating the necessary processes in Liechtenstein (particularly the Bologna Process)
• National contact and information center for higher education matters
• Point of contact for domestic and international inquiries as a NARIC agency (National Academic Recognition and Information Center) regarding the assessment of the equivalence of high school diplomas and higher education degrees

National EURYDICE Office of the European Union’s “Information Network on Education in Europe.”