Group photo with the course participants
EU Integrated Crisis Management Course,18-23 September 2022, Helsinki
The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) had the honour of co-organising the EU Integrated Crisis Management course together with the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre and the Crisis Management Centre CMC Finland.
The course was successfully held in Helsinki, Finland, between 18 and 23 September 2022, with active participation and excellent outcomes. The aim of the course was to enhance knowledge and understanding of crisis management in the context and culture of the EU Integrated Approach to External Conflicts and Crises.
The first day of the course was dedicated to CSDP missions and strategic planning processes, including the EU Global Strategy, conflict prevention and conflict analysis.
The second day of the course was dedicated to cross-cutting issues in CFSP and CSDP, while the third day’s main theme was CSDP military and civilian capabilities and financing CSDP.
The fourth day was dedicated to cooperation with International Organisations, and NGOs and a strategic decision making exercise while the fifth and last day was dedicated to wrapping up the course.
The course also focused on practical aspects based on concrete case studies and a scenario-based exercise.
We would like to thank all the keynote speakers for their excellent contributions and the very high quality speeches and lectures they provided.
The content of the presentations and the extremely relevant topics relating to crisis management that were addressed triggered very fruitful discussions between the participants and the experts.
We would like to thank all 22 participants for their trust in the ESDC, and we promise to continue providing training to the highest standards.
