The Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC; formerly the Directorate-General for Education and Culture) is a
Directorate-General
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of the
European Commission
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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+
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' was a s ...
* 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
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(EACEA), which handles most operational programmes on DG EAC's behalf.
See also
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Education in the European Union
In the European Union education is at the responsibility of its Member States and their Ministries of education that they have; in such, the European Union institutions play only a supporting and overseeing role. According to Art. 165 of the Tre ...
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European Higher Education Area
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) was launched in March 2010, during the Budapest-Vienna Ministerial Conference, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Bologna Process.
As the main objective of the Bologna Process since its ince ...
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Bologna process
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Erasmus programme
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Cultural policies of the European Union
European Union culture policies aim to address and promote the cultural dimension of European integration through relevant legislation and government funding. These policies support the development of cultural activity, education or research condu ...
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European Capital of Culture
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Culture of Europe
The culture of Europe is rooted in its art, architecture, film, different types of music, economics, literature, and philosophy. European culture is largely rooted in what is often referred to as its "common cultural heritage".
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Town twinning
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
References
External links
Directorate-General for Education and CultureThe Official European Higher Education Area website 2010-2020
Cultural organizations based in Europe
Education and Culture
European Union youth policy
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