EU Integrated Crisis Management course, Finish Defence Forces International Centre and CMC Finland,13-17 September 2021

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 on-line between 13 to 17 September 2021, with active participation and excellent outcomes. The aim of the
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17th CSDP High Level Course 2021-2022’Walter HALLSTEIN’

17th CSDP High Level Course 2021-2022’Walter HALLSTEIN’ started on 27 September 2021 with the welcome addresses delivered by: Col Filip BORREMANS (DG RHID), Amb. Hugues CHANTRY (DG Egmont) and Dirk DUBOIS (Head ESDC). The introductory speeches were followed by the lecture on CSDP State of Play and Role of the Council presented by Amb. Sofie
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Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Military Officer Profession (SQF-MILOF). From development to implementation

The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) organised a high-level conference on the Sectoral Qualifications Framework for the Military Officer Profession (SQF-MILOF) – supporting interoperability between the armed forces of the EU Member States on 15 September, in Brussels. In March 2021, the dedicated
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The European Military Secondary Schools Forum (EUMSSF) and its First Essay Writing Olympiad

On 7 and 8 September the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) had the honour of hosting the 7th Meeting of the European Military Secondary Schools Forum (EUMSSF). At the meeting, the three winners of the first EUMSSF Essay Writing Olympiad were presented with their awards. The EUMSSF first Essay Writing Olympiad was launched in
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Pilot Course: Project management in support of PESCO Projects, using PM²

The PM2 Alliance had the honour to co-organise, together with the PESCO Secretariat, under the auspices of the ESDC, a tailor-made course on the use of the European Commission’s PM² Project Management Methodology to support the needs of the Permanent Structure Cooperation Projects. Some words on the Course Organisers 1. The PM² Alliance The PM²
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EU Military Secondary Schools Forum – the Italian Naval Military School ‘Francesco Morosini’ hosts the 1st International Venetian Rowing Course

From 4 to 11 July 2021, at the Italian Naval Military School ‘Francesco Morosini’ in Venice, ten students from various military schools of Romania and five students from the Italian Military School ‘Teulié’ in Milan attended the 1st International Venetian Rowing Course. This first summer school initiative was launched last winter as part of the European
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Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) – Six Years in a snapshot

The reasons why the PDT has been successful Predictability – Availability – Reliability The PDT is defined by the ESDC as a ‘final-cut briefing’ complementing national mission preparedness training activities. It provides participants with the latest relevant information, instruments and policies to enable them to effectively contribute, within a short period of integration time, to
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Advanced Modular Training (AMT) 2021, Honing skills required along the whole conflict cycle – from Conflict Analysis to Concept of Operations

The Advanced Modular Training (AMT) 2021 recently came to a successful end. It proved to be a well-established, adult and interactive learning opportunity for a broad but key range of audiences. This includes civilian and military personnel earmarked to work or working in CSDP–related posts at executive level within the EEAS crisis management structures, national
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Sectoral Qualification Framework – Military Officer Profession (SQF-MILOF) Familiarisation Course. A first step to the implementation of SQF-MILOF at National Level

Through the recent formal validation of the SQF-MILOF Package, the Member States (MS) found the SQF-MILOF very useful and appreciated it as a good opportunity to contribute to the transparency of qualifications and to help improve the interoperability of military officers across the European Union’s armed forces. Moreover, most MS acknowledged that the SQF-MILOF should
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The role of the EU Cyber Ecosystem in Global Cyber Security Stability, 6-8 July 2021, Cyprus

The ESDC course on the role of the EU Cyber cosystem in global cyber security stability took place in Larnaca, Cyprus, from  6 to 8 July 2021. The course was co-organised by the Ministry of Defence of Cyprus (MoD/CY) – Cyprus Security & Defence Academy, the Digital Security Authority (DSA) and the National CSIRT of Cyprus,
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