Harald Hartung leads the unit ‘Fair Society and Cultural Heritage’ in charge SSH research at DG Research and Innovation.  During his time in DG Education and Culture he held various management positions in charge of citizenship,  culture policy and programme, multilingualism, Jean Monnet Chairs, the European University Institute in Florence, EU Youth Policy and the European Institute of Technology.    Prior to the European Commission, Mr Hartung worked for the EFTA secretariat and the international department of the Federation of Austrian Industrialist. Mr Hartung holds a master degree in history and a postgraduate diploma in international law and economics of the University of Vienna.