title: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
text: # 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.
  
  