Relocation plans involve the Financing, General Education and Vocational Education Departments as well as the European Union and International Cooperation Department, reported regional daily Tartu Postimees.

According to the paper's information, the ministry may also eliminate some positions in the course of the move.

The Ministry of Education and Research currently employs over 160 people in two buildings in Tartu, located on Munga Street and in Town Hall Square.

Part of the ministry's reorganization will also involve moving employees currently working at the Town Hall Square location to the building on Munga Street, where an additional floor is being built.