secretariat of the KMK

E143959

administrative office organization secretariat

The secretariat of the KMK is the administrative office that supports and coordinates the work of Germany’s Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
KMK Secretariat	2
secretariat of the KMK canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1250345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: secretariat of the KMK
Context triple: [Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany, hasOrgan, secretariat of the KMK]

A. General Secretariat of the Council
The General Secretariat of the Council is the administrative body that provides logistical, legal, and policy support to the Council of the European Union and the European Council.
B. Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties
The Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties is the administrative body that supports and services the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, handling its organizational, logistical, and documentation needs.
C. Secretariat-General
The Secretariat-General is the central administrative body of the European Commission that coordinates its work, ensures policy coherence, and supports the Commission’s decision-making processes.
D. Secretariat of the Council of Europe
The Secretariat of the Council of Europe is the administrative body that supports the Council’s intergovernmental work, headed by the Secretary General and responsible for implementing its decisions and programs.
E. Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is the organization’s chief decision-making body, composed of the foreign ministers of member states or their permanent diplomatic representatives.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: secretariat of the KMK
Target entity description: The secretariat of the KMK is the administrative office that supports and coordinates the work of Germany’s Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.

A. General Secretariat of the Council
The General Secretariat of the Council is the administrative body that provides logistical, legal, and policy support to the Council of the European Union and the European Council.
B. Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties
The Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties is the administrative body that supports and services the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, handling its organizational, logistical, and documentation needs.
C. Secretariat-General
The Secretariat-General is the central administrative body of the European Commission that coordinates its work, ensures policy coherence, and supports the Commission’s decision-making processes.
D. Secretariat of the Council of Europe
The Secretariat of the Council of Europe is the administrative body that supports the Council’s intergovernmental work, headed by the Secretary General and responsible for implementing its decisions and programs.
E. Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is the organization’s chief decision-making body, composed of the foreign ministers of member states or their permanent diplomatic representatives.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative office ⓘ organization ⓘ secretariat ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	German federal states ⓘ
coordinatesWorkOf	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
country	Germany ⓘ
employerOf	administrative staff ⓘ civil servants ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cultural affairs ⓘ education policy ⓘ science policy coordination ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	secretariat of the KMK self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: KMK Secretariat
hasClient	ministries of cultural affairs of the German Länder ⓘ ministries of education of the German Länder ⓘ
hasMainTask	follow-up of KMK resolutions ⓘ information exchange between German Länder in education and culture ⓘ organizational preparation of KMK conferences ⓘ support of international cooperation in education and culture ⓘ technical and administrative support for KMK committees ⓘ
hasRole	administrative support ⓘ coordination ⓘ documentation of decisions ⓘ implementation support ⓘ information services ⓘ preparation of meetings ⓘ
jurisdiction	Germany ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	German ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Germany ⓘ
nativeName	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Sekretariat der Kultusministerkonferenz
operatesIn	federal education coordination ⓘ interstate cultural policy coordination ⓘ
parentOrganization	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
partOf	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
responsibleFor	administrative continuity of KMK activities ⓘ archiving of KMK documents ⓘ communication of KMK decisions to stakeholders ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	secretariat of the KMK self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: KMK Secretariat
subordinateTo	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
supportsWorkOf	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ surface form: Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
worksOn	harmonization of education standards among German Länder ⓘ recognition of school and higher education qualifications ⓘ statistics and reporting on education in Germany ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany → hasOrgan → secretariat of the KMK ⓘ

secretariat of the KMK → shortName → secretariat of the KMK self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Secretariat of the KMK

this entity surface form: KMK Secretariat

secretariat of the KMK → hasAbbreviation → secretariat of the KMK self-linksurface differs ⓘ