Filip Van Depoele

European Commission, Belgium

Filip van Depoele is an economist by training (University of Leuven, Belgium) and subsequently studied European Economic Integration (College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium) and International Relations (Johns Hopkins University, Bologna, Italy). He worked for a number of years in the private sector (banking) before joining the European Commission in 1997. Filip held several positions in the Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs and the Directorate General for Competition before moving to the Directorate General in charge of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. After having managed the Policy Coordination unit for 5 years, he is currently heading the International Cooperation unit.

Vanja Drljević

National Erasmus+ Office in Montenegro, Montenegro

Vanja Drljevic has been the head of National Erasmus + Office in Montenegro since 2015. She possesses long-standing experience in EU affairs, regional cooperation, project management and international relations in general. 
During her working history, international cooperation has always been very much in the focus of her work. She possesses vast experience in higher education policies and international relations. She managed to influence some decisions at the national level, and impact changes at the level of higher education development, thus making impact at the society on the whole. She has worked for many years in the Ministry of Education and Science, being responsible for EU programmes. 
Coordinating the biggest EU programme in the field of education made her liaise with not only educational institutions, but also with business sector organizations, various regional and international organizations, public and civil society organizations. 
Her current position implies coordination and promotion of Erasmus + programme in the field of higher education, VET, youth and sport, consequently implying cooperation with various local, regional and EU partners in all, but primarily in HE field. 
 

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