PDT as a “final cut briefing”

Training is a shared responsibility between Member States, Brussels and the Field The PDT is a “final cut briefing” complementing national preparatory training activities   The PDT (blue field of the training cycle) is a “final cut briefing” complementing national preparatory training activities (grey field of the training cycle). It provides participants with the latest
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The Head of ESDC highlighting the importance of  EU-UN cooperation in the field of Mission and Operation training, during the EU-UN-Regional Organisations cooperation seminar, on May 23, 2019

On May 23, 2019, the Head of the ESDC, Mr Dirk Dubois delivered a speech during the EU-UN-Regional Organisations Cooperation seminar, highlighting the importance of  EU-UN cooperation in the field of Mission and Operation training. The event took place in the Trustsheep Council room of the UN. Mr Dubois explained that EU and UN Missions
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ESDC was there

On 16th of May 2019, the 5th International Conference of NATO Cyber Defence Smart Defence Projects was held in Amadora, at the Military Academy. In the presence of His Excellency the President of the Republic, speakers from the most prestigious organizations on the international cyber defence and cybersecurity scene, including the ESDC, attended the event,
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EU Participates in European Association for Peace Operations Training Centres

The EEAS (SECDEFPOL.2 and ESDC) participated in the Seventh Annual Meeting of the European Association for Peace Operations Training Centres (EAPTC) which took place in Belgrade on 16-18 April. The EEAS representatives spoke on both the opening session on the UN-EU Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management (SECDEFPOL.2) and under several of the panel
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ESDC Climate Change and Security Course – 1st standard iteration

Climate change impacts security… our security, as individuals; this statement is becoming more and more of a truism. But beyond its political clout and the global response it demands, climate change forces us, as individuals, to change our behaviour. There could be no better message at the end of a collective learning experience, such as
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Two new ESDC pilot courses to test the training requirements for logistics – a critical enabler for CSDP missions and operations.

A few years ago, the Multinational Logistics Coordination Centre (MLCC) was appointed by the EU Military Committee as discipline leader of “Multinational Logistics in the CSDP context” and was invited to analyse the training requirements for logistics in CSDP military operations and missions. From the outset, together with EU Military Staff, the MLCC extended the
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ESDC Core Course on SSR

The ESDC Core Course on Security Sector Reform (SSR) took place at the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) in Stadtschlaining, Austria, from 3 to 11 April 2019. The course was organised by the ASPR and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence within the framework of the Academic Programme of the European Security
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eLSE conference 2019

The eLearning and Software for Education Conference organized by the Romanian Advanced Distributed Learning Partnership Center under the patronage of Carol I National Defence University and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), held its 2019 edition at the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest (UPB), Romania. The purpose of the annual international scientific conference  was to
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ESDC Advanced Modular Training – an integrated approach to civilian and military training

The end of the CSDP Operations Planning Course, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, brings to a close the first iteration of the Advanced Modular Training (AMT) pilot course. Having brought together a large number of participants, trainers and mentors from the EU Member States (MS), institutions and EU Operations Headquarters (OHQ), the AMT proved its relevance
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Dialogue on Sustainability and Institutional Knowledge Management

Since its inception in 2011, ENTRi – Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management – has had a major impact on the capacity-building landscape. ENTRi’s aim has been to enable staff working in crisis management and stabilisation missions to work more efficiently and effectively. Through its consortium of training institutions, ENTRi has developed a
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