Fadila Boughanemi
International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Deputy Head of Unit International Cooperation Asia, Africa, Middle East and external relations
Fadila works for the European Commission DG in charge with Research and Innovation, where she is Deputy Head of Unit for Cooperation with Asia, Africa, the Middle East and external relations.
She is responsible for promoting research and innovation cooperation with international partners, and support EU’s external policies, including sustainable development.
Fadila joined the European Commission in 1996, and serves with the international cooperation programme since 2004. Between 1996 and 2004, she served with the targeted socio-economic research programme of DG Research & Innovation where she was in charge of research on social exclusion and social integration.
Fadila obtained two Master Degrees in Philosophy and in English from the University of Aix-Marseille, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Institute of Political Science of Aix-en-Provence, France.