Events & Workshops

  • Initial Planning Conference for upcomming ACFC 2024
    14 March 2024

    Initial Planning Conference for upcomming ACFC 2024

    Together with our partners from #SHAPE and #ACT, we have taken a further step forward by conducting the Initial Planning Workshop (IPC) for the upcoming Annual CIMIC Foresight Conference 24 (#ACFC24). The #ACFC24 aims to discuss and work on the prese[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Fieldworker Course in Liepāja
    14 March 2024

    NATO CIMIC Fieldworker Course in Liepāja

    Exciting news from the Latvian Navy Training Centre! At the request of the Latvian Naval Training Centre, the CCOE is conducting the NATO CIMIC Fieldworker Course for the first time on site in Liepāja, Latvia from March 11 to March 22.
    With 16 stude[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Liaison Course 01-2024
    12 March 2024

    NATO CIMIC Liaison Course 01-2024

    This week, under the direction of Major F. Di Giampietro, the NATO CIMIC Liaison Course started at CCOE, involving participants from 9 different countries  - CAN, CZE, ESP, ITA, NLD, SGP, UK, UKR, USA. Two qualified syndicate coaches from AUT and th[...]

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  • International Women's Day
    08 March 2024

    International Women's Day

    CCOE is celebrating International Women’s Day!  The women of CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) visited the iconic Vredespaleis (Peace Palace) in The Hague. We are inspired by great women who devoted themselves to realising women’s rights and mor[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Liaison Course Deterrence & Defense 2024
    08 March 2024

    NATO CIMIC Liaison Course Deterrence & Defense 2024

    An exciting opportunity is coming up to enrol in the upcoming NATO CIMIC Liaison Deterrence & Defence Course taking place in Kielce, Poland. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to Article 4/5 scenarios and their impact on internatio[...]

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  • Second CIMIC Handbook working group
    28 February 2024

    Second CIMIC Handbook working group

    It is said that "Content is king", and for this purpose the second session of the working group for the revision of the CIMIC-Handbook took place at the CCOE this week. The team, made up of members from the CCOE, the MNCG, Landcom, DEU MN CIMIC Cmd, [...]

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  • CIMIC Handbook working group
    28 November 2023

    CIMIC Handbook working group

    From the 28th Nov to the 30th Nov the 1st Session of the Working group for the revision of the CIMIC Handbook is conducted. Hosted by the CCOE, Members of the MNCG, LANDCOM, DEU MN CIMIC CMD, NLD 1st CMI CMD, and POL MTCFO are working together with C[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course 03-2023
    27 November 2023

    NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course 03-2023

    On Monday the NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course started. Students from 5 countries take part in that course and they will be challenged with multiple tasks to gain a profound understanding of CIMIC in NATO and of his/her work as a Functional Sp[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 03-2023
    24 November 2023

    NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 03-2023

    On 24th of November 8 Staff workers and 9 Fieldworkers from 10 different countries completed their respective NATO CIMIC Course,
    job well done and success with your CIMIC work!

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  • European Mission Preparation Course
    14 November 2023

    European Mission Preparation Course

    During the period of November 14th through 18th, 2023, the CCOE hosted the first European Mission Preparation Course for US Civil Affairs forces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center in Homewood, Illinois, United States of America. Together with th[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 03-2023
    13 November 2023

    NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 03-2023

    On Monday  13th  November 19 students from 10 different countries from the EU/non EU/Africa started the NATO CIMIC Field- & Staffworker Course to be prepared and trained as field or staff workers to work on the tactical level. A challenging course [...]

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  • 25th Coordinating Committee (CC) meeting held at the CCOE
    09 November 2023

    25th Coordinating Committee (CC) meeting held at the CCOE

    On the 7th and 8th of November, the 25th Coordinating Committee (CC) meeting was held at the CCOE. Sponsoring Nations (SN) and representatives from the two strategic HQs of NATO, ACT and SHAPE, were present to review this year's Program of Work (PoW)[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Analysis & Assessment Course 02-2023
    30 October 2023

    NATO CIMIC Analysis & Assessment Course 02-2023

    Taking the challenge of integrating the Civil Factors of the Operating Environment – Students are exploring the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course On Monday, 30 October 2023, the director of the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellenc[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 02-2023
    27 October 2023

    NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 02-2023

    On the 17th of October 8 Fieldworkers and 17 Staff workers from 11 different countries received their course certificate for successful completion of the NATO CIMIC Field Worker and the NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course, a job well done. Welcome in the [...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 02-2023
    16 October 2023

    NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker Course 02-2023

    On Monday the second iteration of the NATO CIMIC Field- and Staffworker course started. Students from 11 countries take part in that course. The goal is to prepare the students to act as a Field-/Staffworker CIMIC at the tactical level. Throughout th[...]

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  • Cultural Property Protection Scripting Workshop
    04 October 2023

    Cultural Property Protection Scripting Workshop

    With 21 participants from BEL, FIN, FRA, ITA, NLD, GBR, GER, POL, SWE, CAN, USA (from military and civilian Institution) the CPP Scripting Workshop started today in close collaboration with Blue Shield International and  1 CMI Command. In the wake [...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course 02-2023
    04 October 2023

    NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course 02-2023

    Seats available! Looking to enhance your skills in Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Analysis and Assessment and contribute to military decision-making? Look no further than the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC). The NCAAC provides s[...]

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  • NATO Lessons Learned Training successfully carried out
    28 September 2023

    NATO Lessons Learned Training successfully carried out

    From the 26th to the 28th of September 2023, the Advisory and Training Team of the Joint Analysis & Lessons Learned Center successfully conducted a NATO Lessons Learned Training at the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) in [...]

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  • United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination training course.
    25 September 2023

    United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination training course.

    The Civil-Military Coordination Service (CMCS) proudly hosts the upcoming United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) training course. This residential training will be held from the 14th to the 19th of January 2024 at the C[...]

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  • Training for a Complex World
    13 September 2023

    Training for a Complex World

    “Training for a Complex World” is the headline of this year’s NATO Training Technology Conference (NTTC) held in Athens, the Capital of Greece, from 12-14 September 2023.  The NTTC 2023 is organised by Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and g[...]

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  • "iCKLC 2023" ends successfully
    12 September 2023

    "iCKLC 2023" ends successfully

    During  04-07 September 2023 SHAPE J9 and the multinational-sponsored and NATO-accredited CIVIL MILITARY COOPERATION (CIMIC) Centre of Excellence (CCOE) hosted the INTEGRATED CIMIC KEY LEADER CONFERENCE AND CIMIC COMMUNITY OF INTEREST WORKSHOP (iCKL[...]

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  • Intensification of cooperation signed
    11 September 2023

    Intensification of cooperation signed

    On September 6, 2023, the Deputy Commandant of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (SWCS), Colonel Charles Burnett and the Director of the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE), Colonel (GS) Andreas Eckel, signed an[...]

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  • CIMIC AWARD 2023 goes to Latvia
    09 September 2023

    CIMIC AWARD 2023 goes to Latvia

    Congratulations to Ms. Natalja Vecvagare for receiving the CIMIC Award of Excellence at this year's Integrated CIMIC Key Leader Conference held at the CIMIC Centre of Excellence in The Hague. This prestigious award is given annually to individuals wh[...]

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  • The Integrated CIMIC Key Leader Conference 2023 Begins!
    05 September 2023

    The Integrated CIMIC Key Leader Conference 2023 Begins!

    Yesterday, a total of 120 participants arrived at the CCOE (Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence). Following their in-processing for the conference, an icebreaker event was organized to facilitate introductions and connections among partic[...]

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  • NATO Lessons Learned Spring Week 2023
    30 March 2023

    NATO Lessons Learned Spring Week 2023

    This week the NATO Lessons Learned Spring Week 2023 took place in Sofia, Bulgaria with the participation of the CCOE. Major Jeffrey C. and Captain Dominik D. were present at the event organized by NATO Allied Command Transformation and the NATO's Lea[...]

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  • Successful Signing Ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement Between the CCOE and Leiden University
    02 December 2022

    Successful Signing Ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement Between the CCOE and Leiden University

    On 24 November a High-Level panel discussion on the occasion of the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and Leiden University took place at Campus The Hague. Colonel Andreas[...]

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  • CCOE Participates in ACT’s Strategic Foresight New Realities Workshop
    24 November 2022

    CCOE Participates in ACT’s Strategic Foresight New Realities Workshop

    On the 14th to 16th of November the CCOE participated in ACT’s Strategic Foresight New Realities Workshop. More than 150  participants from the academic world, governmental scientific organisations, national military as well as NATO Command and F[...]

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  • Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) conducted a 2 days seminar to discuss CIMIC issues in the Maritime Domain
    06 October 2022

    Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) conducted a 2 days seminar to discuss CIMIC issues in the Maritime Domain

    Between 04-05 October 2022, the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) hosted a two-day seminar on CIMIC issues in the Maritime Domain in Oeiras, Portugal. The CCOE was represented by the Branch Chief of our Concepts, Interoperability[...]

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  • Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course
    18 July 2022

    Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course

    On 11 - 15 July 2022, the CCOE and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) hosted the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course in Brussels. As a member of the ESDC network, the CCOE was honoured to co-host this course by [...]

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  • CIMIC A&A TNA Workshop
    17 May 2022

    CIMIC A&A TNA Workshop

    From requirements to solutions On the 10th and 11th of May, the CCOE hosted an operational level Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Workshop in The Hague, welcoming participants from twelve organisations working on Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) and C[...]

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  • Wargaming-event by NATO Joint Warfare Centre
    16 February 2021

    Wargaming-event by NATO Joint Warfare Centre

    Our Polish National Senior Representative Lieutenant Colonel Sabiniarz about an intense and valuable week preparing and attending the wargaming-event hosted by NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) beginning of February: "Everything begins with the idea.[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC & CMI Training Requirement Analysis
    12 January 2021

    NATO CIMIC & CMI Training Requirement Analysis

    LTC Rene Daalman, SHAPE ACOS J9In January 2021, under the lead of SHAPE ACOS J9 BG Lebrun and LTC Rene Daalman, the Director of the CCOE, COL van Boxmeer, and the CCOE’s Branch Chief Training & Education, LTC Jan Brouwer, hosted the NATO CIMIC & CM[...]

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  • Command Post Exercise (CPX) MILEX 19
    15 November 2019

    Command Post Exercise (CPX) MILEX 19

    From the 4 Nov to the 15 Nov 2019 the EU Crisis Management Military Exercises MILEX -19 took place at Larissa/Greece. This year also CCOE participate at the EU exercise with its two CIMIC experts. The aim of this exercise is to further enhance the EU[...]

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  • Common Effort Week 2019
    17 October 2019

    Common Effort Week 2019

    CCOE’s Director Colonel Frank van Boxmeer, Deputy Director Colonel Joachim Miller and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hoehl are partictipating in exercise Common Effort 2019 in Berlin; the first exercise of a 3-year approach on the SAHEL G5 region. Next [...]

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  • 12th CIMIC Unit Commanders’ Conference
    27 September 2019

    12th CIMIC Unit Commanders’ Conference

    ‘‘Emerging Opportunities: CIMIC role and responsibilities with regards to Resilience in support of NATO Operations’’ was the topic of the 12th CIMIC Unit Commanders’ Conference in Italy. The Multinational CIMIC Group (MNCG) organized the ev[...]

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  • Three great events on a special day
    10 July 2019

    Three great events on a special day

    With the presentation of the CIMIC Award of Excellence, the Change of Command and the Reunion Day, three events took place at the CIMIC Centre of Excellence in one special day. The CIMIC Award of Excellence is the marque symbol of this institutio[...]

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