Filip Van Depoele, Head of the Higher Education Unit of DG EAC as of 01/10/2026

Filip Van Depoele will take up his new post as Head of the Higher Education Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) on 01/10/2026.

News Tank learnt on 10/09/2026 that Van Depoele, currently Head of Unit for International Cooperation at DG EAC, will replace Susanne Conze.

Having obtained a Master’s degree in European Economic Integration from the College of Europe, followed by a Master’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University, he began his career at ING. He then joined the European Commission, first as a European Social Fund (ESF) Desk Officer, then as a Policy Officer in the Employment Department and as a Case Handler in DG Competition.

He continued his career at DG EAC, where he successively held the posts of…