EU Education and Culture Commissioner
In her first term as European Commissioner Viviane Reding pushed through the Erasmus Mundus expanding the cooperation between universities and university students of the European Union and the rest of the world. Erasmus Mundus contributed to restoring Europe to a leading position on the international university scene. Among other achievements she has also played a key role in strengthening the Culture 2000 programme and the EU MEDIA programme.
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