The 12th ESDC Course on Comprehensive Protection of Civilians

The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) is a network college, currently composed of more than 100 training institutes. The Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) is one of the longest standing ESDC training partners with an extensive experience in several areas of training among which protection of civilians in armed conflicts.
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A new group of Political Advisors attends the first module of the annual Advanced Course for Political Advisors in EU Missions and Operations in Brussels

This 9th edition of the Advanced Course for Political Advisors in EU Missions and Operations is a three modular course co-organised by the Brussels-based Egmont Institute, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the Austrian National Defence Academy, between February and June 2020. Module 1 was held in Brussels from 24th to 28th February
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Would you like to work for the ESDC?

The application procedure is now open for two Seconded National Expert post in the College. Follow the below link for more information Job Opportunities/Internships at the ESDC  
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Training-of-Trainers Course: 5 days of creative learning experience

5 days of creative learning experience and revelation of concepts such as Blooms Taxonomy – BOPPPS Model – VAK – Constructive Alignment – KSA*   Following last year’s successful course experience, the Department for International Police Missions of the LAFP in NRW (Germany) repeated the “Training of Trainers” course in co-operation with the European Security
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ESDC CSDP Orientation Course – for the first time in Sarajevo

Properly defining the role of the CSDP within the complex EU external action toolbox was the primary objective of this course, which was attended by 30 participants from the Western Balkans, EU Member States (MS) and institutions and third states. Among other topics of interest, such as the EU Global Strategy, EU crisis management architecture
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Global Strategy PhD Prize 2019 Awarded to Antonio Calcara

Egmont and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) have the pleasure of announcing that the 2019 edition of their annual Global Strategy PhD Prize has been awarded to Dr Antonio Calcara for his desseration on: The Decision-Making Dilemma of Arms Procurement Policy. Dr Calcara defended his dissertation at the LUISS “Guido Carli” School of
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Climate Change & Security on the ESDC Agenda

Nobody needs to be convinced that climate change affects our very existence and security. However, experts are interested to know how climate change affects security at a global level and what the EU can do in that regard. This was the main aim of the ESDC Climate Change and Security Course co-organised by the French
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PM²: the EU’s Project Management Methodology, in support of CSDP Missions and Operations

The ESDC had the honour of co-organising, together with LAFP, a tailor-made course on the use of the European Commission’s PM² Project Management Methodology to support CSDP Missions and Operations. LAFP is a well-known training provider with vast experience of delivering high-quality, structured training to Missions and Operations personnel. The entire course was run as
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Training course ‘Integration of a gender perspective in CSDP’

From 24 to 26 September, the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) held a training course for military and civil personnel with the focus on the integration of a gender perspective in CSDP. The course was conducted under the aegis of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). Personnel from EU missions in Rafah, Iraq, Georgia, the
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Training “sur mesure” – ESDC provides a tailor-made in-mission-training on “Monitoring and Advising in EU Civilian Crisis Management” to EULEX Kosovo

Upon special request by EULEX Kosovo, the German Federal Police and the ESDC jointly delivered a tailor made in-mission-training on “Monitoring and Advising in EU Civilian Crisis Management” from 9th to 13th September 2019 in Pristina. This in mission training has been delivered within the ESDC network to EUAM Ukraine in 2018 and to EUPOL
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