Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

The Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC; formerly the Directorate-General for Education and Culture) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission.

The Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Directorate-General is responsible of policies in the field of education, youth, culture, languages, and sport.

Structure

DG EAC is divided into 5 "directorates":

• Directorate A : Policy Strategy and Evaluation
• Directorate B : Youth, Education and Erasmus+
• Directorate C : Innovation, International Cooperation and Sport
• Directorate D : Culture and Creativity
• Directorate R : Performance Management, Supervision and Resources

It oversees the European Union's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), which handles most operational programmes on DG EAC's behalf.

See also

• European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
• Education in the European Union
• European Higher Education Area
• Bologna process
• Erasmus programme
• Cultural policies of the European Union
• European Capital of Culture
• Culture of Europe
• Town twinning