Training & Education News

  • Veritas et Libertas!
    24 May 2023

    Veritas et Libertas!

    As proof of the close cooperation between the NATO Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellenc (CCOE) and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in the USA, the CCOE's Training and Education Branch (in Person Major Rob Ebbers, NLD[...]

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  • Proof of the Concept! The first NCAAC concludes
    02 May 2023

    Proof of the Concept! The first NCAAC concludes

    Last Friday 13 students representing seven NATO countries graduated from the first regular iteration of the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC) held at the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) in the Hague, The Netherl[...]

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  • Wing Commander Iain Warren Shares his thoughts on the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course
    25 April 2023

    Wing Commander Iain Warren Shares his thoughts on the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course

    To many people within the realms of academia, military and numerous civilian organisations, the civil environment and how the military instrument of power relates within it and in support of it, is a hugely complex subject and extremely challenging t[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course Hungary
    24 April 2023

    NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course Hungary

    Thirty participants from seven nations began the NATO CIMIC Fieldworker and Staffworker Course on 17 April 2023 at the Centre for Cyber and Information Operations (HDF CIOC) in SZENTENDRE, Hungary. Participants also included the United Nations Office[...]

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  • Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) meets OSINT and AI
    21 April 2023

    Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) meets OSINT and AI

    The NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC) currently held at the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) in the Hague is progressing. Yesterday, while exploring the collection phase of the CIMIC A&A workflow, the students we[...]

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  • The First NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course begins!
    18 April 2023

    The First NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course begins!

    The New Kid On The Block! Yesterday the director of the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE), Colonel Andreas Eckel, welcomed the students of the very first NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC). From now on, this course[...]

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  • Good-Bye Jan Gerrit
    03 April 2023

    Good-Bye Jan Gerrit

    The NATO Civil-military cooperation Centre of excellence (CCOE) said goodbye to LTC Jan Gerrit Brouwer on Thursday 30 March. LTC Brouwer has spent a distinguished career in the Dutch Armed Forces for more than 43 years and has made an invaluable [...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Liaison Course in 2023
    31 March 2023

    NATO CIMIC Liaison Course in 2023

    This week from March 27th to 31st the CCOE conducted the first interaction of NATO CIMIC LIAISON COURSE in 2023 under the direction of Maj. (ITA A ) Francesco D.G. Civilian and military participants from Czech Republic, France, Germany , Italy, Leba[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course in Kielce
    23 March 2023

    NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course in Kielce

    On 20 March 2023 the NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course  (NCFWC) and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) started in front of 22 students from four nations (POL, ESP, USA, CZE) at the Military Training Centre for Foreign Operations (MTCFO) in Kielce,[...]

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  • United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination 2023
    20 January 2023

    United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination 2023

    On January 20, 2023, the UNOCHA Civil-Military Coordination Service jointly with the NATO Civil-Military Cooperation Center for Excellence (CCOE) held its one-week United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) training course [...]

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  • CCOE’s Mobile Training Team meets General Thompson at Fort Wadsworth, New York
    05 December 2022

    CCOE’s Mobile Training Team meets General Thompson at Fort Wadsworth, New York

    On Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Vogt and Captain Dyka from CCOE’s Mobile Training Team got to meet with Brigadier General Thompson at Fort Wadsworth, New York to discuss the upcoming course starting today at the 353rd Civil Affairs Command (CACOM). T[...]

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  • NATO Tailored CIMIC Liaison Course for NATO Troops in ART 4 / 5 in Liepaja / Latvia
    21 October 2022

    NATO Tailored CIMIC Liaison Course for NATO Troops in ART 4 / 5 in Liepaja / Latvia

    By presenting the course certificates, Course Director Major (OF-3 ITA A) F. Di Giampietro closed CCOE's CIMIC Liaison Course, executed from 17-21 October at the Naval Training Centre in Liepaja, Latvia.
    This course focused on CIMIC Liaison activitie[...]

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  • Visit from NATO HQ Sarajevo
    21 September 2022

    Visit from NATO HQ Sarajevo

    Two staff members of NATO HQ Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina visited CCOE to explore possibilities for cooperation. Main theme was organizing training events for Bosnian military and civilian. LTC (US A) Raines Warford, current J2 and Ms. Lidra Zegali[...]

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  • Job well done, Gunter!
    09 September 2022

    Job well done, Gunter!

    Chief Warrant Officer Gunter Helsen, usually serving in the Belgian Civil-Military Engagement Group (Ci-MEG), is one of the lecturer in our currently conducted course. With his remarkable experience gained in 16 missions, international support as a c[...]

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  • NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course starts
    05 September 2022

    NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course starts

    The NATO CIMIC community just got richer with 23 students from 11 nations starting their NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course at the CCOE, welcomed by our Deputy Director Colonel Joachim Miller. Our Training & Education Team around Course Directo[...]

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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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  • Modelling and Simulation in 2020
    01 June 2020

    Modelling and Simulation in 2020

    Since last year it was a bit quiet around this topic. One of the reasons was a switch in personnel. Our former colleague and contractor Natalia Wojtowicz finalized her posting in the CCOE and handed the M&S torch to LTC Vogt. One of the latest news r[...]

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  • Field/Staff Worker Course: Live feed with daily updates
    29 September 2019

    Field/Staff Worker Course: Live feed with daily updates

    The CCOE offers a wide landscape of courses and in this arcticle you will find daily news to our Field and Staff Worker course. The NATO CIMIC Field Worker and Staff Worker courses are the foundation to achieve a succesfull carreer in the wide field [...]

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  • CIMIC Mozaic: teaming-up for the challenges of NATO Functional Specialist Course
    22 July 2019

    CIMIC Mozaic: teaming-up for the challenges of NATO Functional Specialist Course

    During the last NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course in the Hague, Training and Education Branch provided a new teaching method for the students: the CIMIC Mozaic. The introduction game has focused on creating cooperative teams for the challenges[...]

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  • Innovative research in the field of CIMIC
    19 June 2019

    Innovative research in the field of CIMIC

    Since 2017, the CCOE has been cooperating with the Technical University in Delft to ensure the success of CIMIC Modelling and Simulation project. Ms. Natalia Wojtowicz is leading the research at the University in Delft on the topic: Introducing Civi[...]

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