Dirk is responsible for the communications and marketing activities around PEGI (Pan European Game Information), the age rating system that helps parents make informed decisions about the type of games their children play. He leads various projects aimed at raising awareness about PEGI and games among different audiences (government, consumer, education, business).

One of the current communication projects concerns Games In Schools, a recently completed research project about game-based learning in cooperation with European Schoolnet. By disseminating the results of this analytic study, ISFE hopes to share best practices on a wide scale and to increase the understanding of the way games can support or facilitate the learning process.

Dirk earned his degree in Germanic languages (Dutch-English) at the Catholic University of Brussel and the University of Antwerp. He has ten years working experience as a senior communications consultant for Porter Novelli, as an editor for The Associated Press in Amsterdam and as a copywriter for The Reader’s Digest.