CCOE
- 22 June 2022
Change of Command
On 22 June 2022, the CCOE welcomed several international guests to today’s Change of Command, from Colonel Frank van Boxmeer to Colonel Andreas Eckel. Together with the members of the CCOE Coordinating Committee, Colonel Mattia Zuzzi, as the Chair,[...]
» Read more - 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[...]
» Read more - 10 December 2021
CCOE Seminar Series - A platform for Civil-Military dialogue
By blurring the line between war and peace, Hybrid Threats have become a growing challenge in recent years. Therefore, the CCOE dedicates two webinars of its well-established seminar series to the pressing topic of Hybrid Threats. The seminars ‘A [...]
» Read more - 23 April 2021
Euro-NATO CIMIC Familiarisation Course
In April 2021, the second iteration of the Euro-NATO CIMIC Familiarisation Course as a virtual training for US Civil Affairs (CA) colleagues, was taking place in the CCOE. US CA personnel is given a basic understanding of NATO CIMIC procedures, doct[...]
» Read more - 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.[...]
» Read more - 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[...]
» Read more - 21 September 2020
The CCOE is back online
The CCOE is again online for the execution of a class! Under the lead of Course Director Major Ivan Ermenc, the CCOE, together with the support of contracted specialists, executes the CIMIC Functional Specialist Course in the virtual world. Aim of t[...]
» Read more - 01 June 2020
NATO CIMIC Awareness Course
Current measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted NATO’s Education & Individual Training, including the CIMIC & CMI (Civil-Military Cooperation & Civil-Military Interaction) training landscape. As a result, the CCOE i[...]
» Read more - 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[...]
» Read more - 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[...]
» Read more - 10 April 2019
HCSS Model NATO 2019 Conference
In cooperation with the NATO Centre of Excellence for Civil-Military Cooperation (CCOE) and The Municipality of The Hague, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies invites you to a 3-day simulation of the NATO North Atlantic Council (NAC), in celebrati[...]
» Read more - 12 December 2018
CCOE donating for a good cause
Christmas time is a time of thoughtfulness, of unhurriedness and the family. Children get their presents and the adults enjoy their time among the family and relatives. Unfortunately not every child spends their Christmas days in that manner. Beginni[...]
» Read more - 28 November 2018
The new AJP 3.19 on the road
CCOE’s mobile education training team (METT) performed the first “roadshow” on the new AJP-3.19 in Budapest, Hungary. Three members from the Concepts, Interoperability, Capability Branch were invited to inform and educate the wider Hungarian [...]
» Read more - 15 November 2018
Allied Joint Publication for civil-military cooperation handed over to the Director CCOE
The first copy of the new NATO doctrine on CIMIC, Allied Joint Publication for civil-military cooperation (AJP-3.19) was handed over by the custodian to the Director of the CCOE Colonel Wolfgang Paulik. The AJP-3.19 was promulgated on the 9th of[...]
» Read more - 12 July 2018
Analysis Makes the Difference Workshop
The CCOE will host the Analysis Makes the Difference Workshop, in The Hague, Netherlands, from the 16-18 October 2018. Syndicates The workshop consists of three independent syndicates: Comprehensive Analysis;CIMIC Lessons Learned;Civil-Military Info[...]
» Read more - 04 July 2018
Independence Day: US West Point Cadets at CCOE
Today two US Cadets are celebrating their flag day – the Independence Day 4thof July – in The Hague/ The Netherlands. Cadet Sam Jones is a First Class Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York / United States of Americ[...]
» Read more - 11 May 2018
The Hague meets Nienburg : Partners in Civil-Military Cooperation!
CCOE supports Zentrum Zivil-Militärische Zusammenarbeit der Bundeswehr in Nienburg/Germany On Thursday May 3rd Major Etien Lavalette (NLD-A) had the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences about NATO CIMIC with 16 German CIMIC operators who [...]
» Read more - 09 May 2018
First CIMIC Information Management Systems Workshop
CCOE’s Lessons Learned and Analysis Branch hosted, from the 2nd until the 4th of May, the first CIMIC Information Management System Workshop. This event gathered practitioners and developers of CIV MIL Information Management Systems, in order to ge[...]
» Read more - 05 March 2018
Printer, Laptop, Beamer, W-LAN – CCOE’s CIS Section
IT-Soldiers work all around the globe in missions. Facing rough circumstances, they manage to always fulfil their task, keeping the connection to the Homefront. Less spectacular – but nonetheless challenging – are the tasks and duties of our smal[...]
» Read more - 02 March 2018
Baltic CIMIC Challenge Simulation
Eyes on the prize: why are we training? During our last NATO Field and Staff Worker Course, students have experienced the challenges of CIMIC work in the Baltic States. In the framework of NATO Eastern Flank, CCOE´s Training and Education Branch pro[...]
» Read more - 21 February 2018
Experimentation of NATO CIMIC
CIMIC Modelling and Simulation (M&S) is currently developing the prototype of NATO Strategic Direction South wargame. As part of the testing phase, CCOE has hosted a meeting with Johns Hopkins University expert – Dr. Chad Briggs – on simulations [...]
» Read more - 16 January 2018
NEW DUTCH LIEUTENANT COLONEL TAKES THE LEAD OF THE TRAINING & EDUCATION BRANCH
Some weeks ago the CCOE said farewell to Rudolph Keijzer. The Dutch Lieutenant Colonel served for three years as Chief of the Training & Education Branch (T&E). It’s now time to say welcome to Jan Brouwer, the new Dutch officer, who has just replac[...]
» Read more - 04 December 2017
JALLC collaborates with NATO Centre of Excellence for Civil-Military Cooperation
The Deputy Director of the Civil−Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) Colonel Johan Wagner visited the JALLC on 15 November for a very fruitful discussion on how the two organizations could usefully work together. In particular, Colone[...]
» Read more - 30 November 2017
Sharing knowledge and experience
Sharing knowledge and experience through participation and visualization during the United Nations Civil-Military Coordination live eCourse (UN-CMCoord live eCourse). 16 participants from Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sudan [...]
» Read more - 22 November 2017
CCOE and Academia: Common Goals – Common Projects – Common Solutions
Since February 2017 a closer cooperation between the CCOE and the Technical University in Delft is ongoing. The common aims are the recognition of complex problems and innovative approaches for their solutions.The university´s Department of Technolo[...]
» Read more - 16 October 2017
Rob Nickolson – Beeing a Syndicate Coach at the CCOE CIMIC Liaison Course
This was my 2nd time acting as a Syndicate Coach during the CCOE’s NATO CIMIC Liaison Course. Having previously served at the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) at Fort Bragg/ US as the First Sergeant[...]
» Read more - 11 October 2017
CIMIC COE 10th Anniversary Celebration – 2017 CIMIC Awards of Excellence bestowed
Marking the 10th Anniversary of its full accreditation by NATO, the CIMIC Centre of Excellence celebrated its first decade of operations and bestowed the 2017 CIMIC Award of Excellence on October 10th at its headquarters in The Hague. H.E. the Pres[...]
» Read more - 04 October 2017
CCOE Lessons Learned and Analysis: Workshops on Federated Mission Networking
The CCOE in The Hague hosted an workshop on the topic of Federated Mission Networking (FMN). Mission Partner Environment (MPE)/ Civilian Military (FMCM) and Information Sharing were also mentioned and looked at during the intense talks and construc[...]
» Read more - 16 August 2017
Being an intern at the CIMIC COE?
Looking back at my time at the CCOE: experience and network By Monica De Astis If you are considering to apply for an internship in some international organizations in The Hague, do not forget to add the CCOE on your check-list! For those who do not [...]
» Read more - 03 August 2017
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation visits ccoe
On July 27th, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), General Denis Mercier, visited the CCOE in The Hague. During his tour of several military Institutions in Europe, he was also introduced to the CCOEs actual scope and future CIMIC[...]
» Read more - 10 July 2017
Benefitting from the CCOE’s NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course
“Sometimes, the soldiers are more civilian than us!” The second NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Courses of 2017 ended last week. For two weeks during the Dutch summer, military and civilian students from nine different nations, together wit[...]
» Read more - 16 May 2017
Interview with Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen
Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, the President of the cultural heritage protection organization Blue Shield International, will be a key note speaker at the 10th Anniversary of the CCOE on October 10th this year. Here are some key excerpts from his ex[...]
» Read more - 04 May 2017
Improving CIMIC and CMI Information Management
Following the 2016 Civil-Military Interaction (CMI) workshop report, the Allied Command Operations (ACO) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe J9 established a working group with the task to collect and prioritize ACO CIMIC and CMI requirements f[...]
» Read more - 03 May 2017
RIGA 2017: CIMIC & CMI ANNUAL DISCIPLINE CONFERENCE
Over 50 representatives of the CIMIC & CMI community from across the NATO alliance will gather in Riga, Latvia, from May 15th through 16th, for the 2017 NATO CIMIC Annual Discipline Conference (ADC). Organised by the CCOE and hosted annually by chan[...]
» Read more - 19 April 2017
Protection of Civilians
Experiment Main Planning Conference at CCOE The Protection of Civilians frames one of the two cornerstones of the upcoming 10th Anniversary event of the CCOE on October 10th this year. As much as this goal is one of the guidelines determining the[...]
» Read more - 05 April 2017
Welcome “Paddy”: US Civil Affairs at the CCOE
Mr. Patrick “Paddy” Considine (34, USA) began his CCOE internship at the Concepts, Interoperability, Capability (CIC) Branch in March 2017. There he will be supporting the syndicate Development and Planning of the Community of Interest (COI) c[...]
» Read more - 23 March 2017
Hard work: The book finally taking shape
It is one of the first warm days in The Hague. Yet a team of the two responsible editors, different CIMIC experts and graduate students from Leiden University shun sun and daylight to keep one of the most ambitious projects of the CCOE on track. Th[...]
» Read more - 21 March 2017
In the West, the North-East or the South – this is CIMIC in 360 degrees
Q: “How was the NATO Multi-National CIMIC Group established?” A: “Everything started in the late Nineties, when NATO urged nations to establish CIMIC units. Italy established its own one and then other Nations joined: this formed the basis for[...]
» Read more - 16 March 2017
Lithuania: Welcome to my country!
In late 2016, a ranking delegation from the CCOE visited Lithuania and the other Baltic republics, to advance the Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative. This spring, it is the Lithuanian Army Joint HQ Head of CIMIC Department, who visits The Hague. While par[...]
» Read more - 02 March 2017
CCOE 10th Anniversary October 10th, 2017
With the motto “From the Protection of Culture to the Protection of Civilians”, the CIMIC Centre of Excellence will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on October 10th, at its premises at Brasserskade in The Hague. The date highlights the initial fu[...]
» Read more - 01 March 2017
Red Cross trains aspiring lawyers at CCOE
With the CCOE training experienced civilian and military experts in the due application of humanitarian standards in complex crisis situation, the Red Cross is taking similar approach with aspiring, future lawyers. For the tenth year already, the Net[...]
» Read more - 28 February 2017
New Danish Lieutenant Colonel takes the lead of the Lessons Learned Branch
Some weeks ago the CCOE bid farewell to Lars Cramer-Larsen. The Danish Lieutenant Colonel served for two years as Chief of the Lessons Learned & Development Branch (LL/Dev). It’s now time to say welcome to John Varmark Jakobsen, the new Danish offi[...]
» Read more - 15 February 2017
Two new interns arrived at the CCOE
Ms. Lala Mustafazade (29, Baku, Azerbaijan) began her CCOE internship at the Concepts, Inter-Operability, Capability (CIC) Branch in February 2017. She will research the role, the responsibilities and the challenges faced by NATO CIMIC in response t[...]
» Read more - 09 February 2017
Deepening the academic outreach
In a further extension of academic partnerships already existing with the Helmut-Schmidt University in Hamburg and the Jagiellionen University in Krakow, the CCOE just signed a strategic agreement with the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft)[...]
» Read more - 07 February 2017
CIMIC in 360 degrees at the Atlantic
Civil-Military Cooperation may come in many different forms, depending on a global region and its particular geographic and demographic challenges. This became again very evident, when CCOE Deputy Director Colonel Johan Wagner gave a presentation on [...]
» Read more - 26 January 2017
New Regional Hub Concept to leverage CIMIC excellence
On January 17-19th , Director Wolfgang Paulik visited the General Staff, the Joint Force Command, the NFIU in Hungary and the National University of Public Service in Hungary to present the CCOEs Regional Hub concept. Commencing with the Sponsoring [...]
» Read more - 18 January 2017
From the High Mountains to the Seashore
With seaside temperatures closing in on the high mountain climate at this time of the year, a four person delegation from the Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (MW COE) from Poljce, Slovenia, is currently visiting the CCOE. As a recent addition t[...]
» Read more - 12 December 2016
A new CCOE Events Calendar
picture1The CCOE has published a new Events Calendar. The latest “Events Calendar” for the period January – March 2017 is available.
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It includes the upcoming CCOE- and external events as well as the upcoming courses. You can find the Events[...] - 01 December 2016
Brigadier General Pavel Adam visited the CCOE
Picture: Brigadier General Pavel Adam, the Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) J 9 at the Headquarter Allied Joint Forces Command Brunssum (JFCBS) is welcomed by Director Wolfgang Paulik at the CCOE. / Source: CCOE/ Herter During his inaugural visit to t[...]
» Read more - 22 November 2016
Taking “Domestic CIMIC” South
Following the initial steps of the Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative in the North-East, the CCOE is now also extending its focus to the South-Eastern regions of the Atlantic Alliance. In order to better acquaint himself with all the regional environment o[...]
» Read more - 16 November 2016
A new Annual Course Calendar for 2017
The CCOE has published a new Annual Course Calendar for 2017. The calendar includes all courses for the upcoming year. We would like to inform you that we adjusted the name and the objectives of the formerly known UN-SHARED Course (Supporting Humanit[...]
» Read more - 15 November 2016
Initial Review of NATO CIMIC Doctrine underway
A new security environment is calling for the review of the NATO CIMIC Doctrine. From today on, the CCOE will be hosting the first “Writing Team Meeting” to initiate the process of reviewing the NATO Civil-Military Cooperation Doctrine (the new A[...]
» Read more - 11 November 2016
Passing the Chair – CCOE CC Meeting
LT / COL Wrobel, POL assumes chairmanship of the CCOE Coordinating Committee from COL Groeneveld, NLD. During the two-day meeting, the Sponsoring Nations approved the full operationalization of the CCOE’s Vision 2020 for 2017. The presented concept[...]
» Read more - 11 November 2016
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and its achievements
Picture: The ICTY in The Hague, NLD Source: Monica de Astis The CCOE visits the ICTY, shortly before the end of its mandate. Staff members of the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and students of the NATO CIMIC Functional Specia[...]
» Read more - 07 November 2016
Transatlantic NATO Partner Cooperation.
The mutual exchange of instructors in support of CIMIC courses has already been established for a long time, from which students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have greatly benefited. In some areas globalisation is being perceived as a threat, p[...]
» Read more - 31 October 2016
Supporting CIMIC training in Ukraine
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» Read more - 28 October 2016
CIMIC in Collective Defense presented in Poland
Picture: Seminar CIMIC Perspective / Source: Multi-National Corps North-East Lars Cramer-Larsen, CCOE branch chief for Lessons Learned, recently presented perspectives on NATO CIMIC in collective defense at the Multi-National Corps North-East (MNC NE[...]
» Read more - 24 October 2016
Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative – Reviewed
The Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative 2016 had been conceived in the aftermath of the Warsaw Summit 2016, and has been strongly endorsed by NATO and the Sponsoring Nations of the CCOE. On the conclusion of the initial part of this Baltic NATO CIMIC Init[...]
» Read more - 21 October 2016
Milan University: Expanded Internship Harvest for CCOE
Ms. Giorgia Grechi (23, Italy) launched her CCOE internship within the Lessons Learned and Development Branch (LL/Dev) in October 2016. Her main tasks will be the preparation, execution and evaluation of the Lessons Learned workshop for tactical CIMI[...]
» Read more - 22 September 2016
Cyber-Wizards at the CCOE
Picture: Cyber and Technology/Source: pixabay.com tim-schleimer_michael-rhein_2500pxl Lance Corporal Michael Rein (left) and Captain Tim Schleimer (right) Going up against a Warcraft-3 World Champion, or completing a Masters’ with a 1.7 mark in Mat[...]
» Read more - 19 September 2016
Towards to new horizons – 3. CIMIC Messenger of 2016
picture1On September 27th, 2016 the third CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current issues [...]
» Read more - 09 September 2016
Rocks, pebbles and sand – or what is really important
Picture: “Muster Kiesel”/ Source: commons.wikimedia.org The world is changing constantly and almost in a breathtaking tempo. Not only civil companies have to adjust their strategies and planning processes to the continual changing world. Even for[...]
» Read more - 30 August 2016
Colonel Johan Wagner (NLD A) joins CCOE as Deputy Director and Chief of Staff.
On August 29th, Colonel Wagner, 51, was introduced at the CIMIC Centre of Excellence in The Hague. Following a distinguished Military career, which originated as an Engineering officer, and further key career steps as a field officer in Seedorf, (DEU[...]
» Read more - 30 August 2016
Start of the enrollment process for the Master of Arts degree: “Civil-Military Interaction”.
The CCOE proudly announces the start of the enrollment process for the Master of Arts degree: “Civil-Military Interaction”. The degree is a joint venture by the Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the German Armed Forces, in Hamburg and the [...]
» Read more - 23 August 2016
Major Laine den Hollander awarded German Cross of Honour
Picture: DIR CCOE Colonel Wolfgang Paulik, Major Laine den Hollander and his wife Gail
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Source: CCOE/ Dube Due recognition for faithful service in and exemplary military duty.Laine den HollanderEhrenkreuz der Bundeswehr_14 This is what our former “M[...] - 12 August 2016
Charming batch of summer interns at the CCOE
Picture from left to right: Lt. Stephan Lehnert, Aspirant Florence B., Lieutenant Hendric Petersohn Throughout the year, the CCOE accepts qualified advanced military and civilian academic students as interns in The Hague. During their internships, st[...]
» Read more - 29 June 2016
The CCOE changes its commander: Germany takes the lead
The commandership of Colonel Roel Been (NLD) at the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence has come to an end. On Thursday 30 June 2016, Colonel Been will handover his responsibility to Colonel Wolfgang Paulik (GER). Previously Chief of[...]
» Read more - 26 June 2016
International media price for CCOE Introduction Video
Picture: Jan Suiskens, Creative Director Corporate Trailer (left) and Tilman Engel Public Affairs Officer CCOE
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Source: CCOE/ Monica de Astis At the prestigious World Media Festival in Hamburg 2016, the ccoe-introduction-video-screenCCOE Introductio[...] - 20 June 2016
Learning from each other – 2nd CIMIC Messenger in 2016
Picture1On June 18th 2016 the second CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current issues pertain[...]
» Read more - 16 June 2016
Special Ops meet CIMIC
Picture: Graham Townsend during his speech/ Source: CCOE/Dube On June 16th, sixteen participants of the Special Operation Forces (SOF) Leadership Course “Catalyst for Change”, representing thirteen countries, met with the CCOE to share their expe[...]
» Read more - 09 June 2016
Great Success, Excellent host and outstanding achievements Annual Discipline Conference (ADC) 2016
The NATO CIMIC/CMI Annual Discipline Conference (ADC) 2016 took place in Vienna, Austria 17-19 May 2016. The audience existed of more than 50 representatives from the NATO Command Structure, multinational Headquarters, CCOE Sponsoring Nations, NATO N[...]
» Read more - 01 June 2016
CCOE at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey
Picture: Cultural presentation with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Turkish president Recep Erdogan as part of the closing ceremony / Source: CCOE/ Kerkkamp-de Rijcke This summit was intended as a call to action by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Mo[...]
» Read more - 11 May 2016
The Chairman for all the CoEs is about to change
Picture: (from left) Colonel Roel Been, General Denis Mercier, Colonel Gintaras Bagdonas, Admiral Manfred Nielson Colonel Roel Been, the current COE spokesperson and Director of the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and Colonel G[...]
» Read more - 29 April 2016
The Turkish Air War College recently hosted in Brasserskade
From Turkey to The Netherlands to visit the CCOE The CCOE has been recently visited by the Turkish Air War College. On April 28, a delegation of about 60 militaries came to The Hague to spend one day at the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excell[...]
» Read more - 11 April 2016
“To be ready, when the call comes” – CCOE Director’s welcome adress
Director’s speech – Community of Interest Seminar 2016 “To be ready, when the call comes.” Welcome address: Dear guests – we are delighted to have you here to participate in the 2016 COI Seminar at the CIMIC Centre of Excellence in The Hag[...]
» Read more - 30 March 2016
Updating the CIMIC Library – 1st CIMIC Messenger in 2016
messenger BildOn March 30th 2016 the first CIMIC Messenger for 2016 has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current[...]
» Read more - 11 March 2016
NATO CIMIC FIELD AND STAFF WORKER COURSES 2016-01 AT THE CCOE
On Monday 15 February 2016 the NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course (NCFWC) and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) started at the CCOE in The Hague. The courses were opened by the Director CCOE Colonel Roel Been and the Course Director Captain Vera Bek[...]
» Read more - 07 March 2016
A new CCOE Events Calendar
Picture1The CCOE has published a new Events Calendar. The latest “Events Calendar” for the period April – June 2016 is available.
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It includes the upcoming CCOE- and external events as well as the upcoming courses. - 21 January 2016
Visit of Finnish Defence Force International Centre
The recently appointed Commander of the Finnish Defence Force International Centre – FINCENT Jukka-Pekka Schroderus, visited the CCOE on January 20th. FINCENT, known until 2001 as the UN Training Centre, was founded in 1969 as the first peacekeepin[...]
» Read more - 12 January 2016
High American award for CCOE staff member
CCOE’s branch Chief Training and Education, Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf Keijzer, Royal Netherland Marine Corps, received the US Meritorious Service Medal. This award was handed out by the US Ambassador Timothy Boas at the US Embassy in The Hague on D[...]
» Read more - 17 December 2015
Sharing Knowledge – Surveys & Conferences – 4th CIMIC Messenger in 2015
On December 17th 2015 the fourth CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Picture CIMIC Messenger 04-2015 Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relev[...]
» Read more - 02 December 2015
Ukrainian CIMIC – Quo Vadis?
Ukrainian armed forces are developing CIMIC capacities to face current challenges in Eastern Ukraine. The CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) just recently supported the Civil-Military Mobile Training Team (MTT) lead by Joint Force Command Brunnsum (JF[...]
» Read more - 21 October 2015
CCOE goes Academia – 3rd CIMIC Messenger in 2015
CIMIC Messenger 2015-03_CCOE goes Academia On October 21st 2015 the third CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about[...]
» Read more - 25 September 2015
Enhancing interaction with SWEDINT
Colonel Peter Fredriksson, Commander of SWEDINT, visited the CCOE from 24 to 25 September 2015 in The Hague. Intent of the visit was to discuss opportunities for strengthening the cooperation between SWEDINT and CCOE. Colonel Fredriksson was accompa[...]
» Read more - 27 August 2015
Last Seats for the upcoming UN-CM Coord SHARED Course available, 05 – 08 Oct 2015
Hollander_Laine_den_newsThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) signed a Cooperation Agreement on 14 May 2014. The Agreement outlines that both p[...]
» Read more - 05 August 2015
Joined public Webinar with UN OCHA on August 14th at 11:30 am CET
“The future of Humanitarian Relief and the role of Civil-Military Interaction” Josef Reiterer, Chief of the Civil-Military Coordination Section (CMCS) at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), will discu[...]
» Read more - 10 July 2015
Coordinating a 36.000 participant Exercise
Over 600 participants met from 06 to 10 July in Valencia (Spain) in order to coordinate NATO’s biggest exercise in the last decades called “Trident Juncture”. The Final Coordination Conference (FCC) was organized by the Spanish NATO Rapid Deplo[...]
» Read more - 10 July 2015
Staff Duty Change at CCOE
Colonel Martin Braterschofsky, Deputy Director (DDIR) / Chief of Staff (COS) and German Senior National Representative (SNR) at the CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) requested his repatriation for personal reasons. Germany accepted his request and wi[...]
» Read more - 03 July 2015
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the CCOE
jean-jacques On July 1, Jean-Jacques Gacond, the ICRC Delegate to NATO and Armed Forces in Europe, visited the CCOE in a regular update meeting. Both institutions continuously brief each other on relevant NATO training and doctrinal issues to develop[...]
» Read more - 19 June 2015
The first Master of Civil-Military Interaction
CCOE Director Colonel Roel Been agrees on further cooperation with Prof. Dr. Wilfried Seidel, the president of the Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the German Armed Forces, Hamburg. The CCOE and the Helmut-Schmidt-University are further foste[...]
» Read more - 15 June 2015
Implementation Vision 2020 – 2nd CIMIC Messenger in 2015
Messenger 2015-02On June 15th 2015 the second CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current iss[...]
» Read more - 08 June 2015
New team working on the CMI Survey for the MC 0411/2 update
My close working sponsor, John van Benthem, introduced me to the CCOE Concepts, Interoperability, Capabilities Branch when I arrived at the CCOE in September 2014. Together we took on the new task of operationalizing NATOs Policy MC 0411/2 which star[...]
» Read more - 03 June 2015
Fieldtrip to the Counter-IED Centre
Counter-IED-promotie-jpeg-2-1024x684Improvised Explosive Devices (I.E.D.’s) are leaving many wounded and dead in conflict zones. On Thursday the 28th, the JASON Institute, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands, organized a[...]
» Read more - 29 May 2015
Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence and The Hague Security Delta to join forces.
Deputy Mayor of the HagueCivil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and The Hague Security Delta (HSD) to join forces. In accordance with its Vision 2020, developing the CCOE as “the preferred network campus to connect people, to shar[...]
» Read more - 21 May 2015
24 international organizations signing Cooperation Statement at Common Efforts 2015
CCOE Director Colonel Roel Been participated at “Common Efforts 2015” taking place in Berlin from 18 to 22 May 2015. At this exercise, intended to build effective interaction between civil and military organizations, German Secretary of Defence, [...]
» Read more - 20 May 2015
Updated version of the NATO CMI/CIMIC Awareness Course (NCAC) is now online
Today the updated version of the CCOE NCAC went online. This unique e-learning training course for civilian and military players in the context of Civil-Military Interaction (CMI) and Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) is the entry to the world of N[...]
» Read more - 29 April 2015
CIMIC Mission Application: On-site training in Poland
CCOE’s Lessons Learned/Development branch conducted the second abroad training and evaluation of the CIMIC Mission Application (App) in KIELCE, Poland from the 21st to 22nd of April. The CCOE was invited by the Polish Ministry of Defense G9 branc[...]
» Read more - 15 April 2015
Intensive discussions and great interaction
22 students from 13 nations participate in the running NATO CIMIC Higher Command Course, held at Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence in The Hague, NLD. The number of students with a practical tactical CIMIC background, including numerous [...]
» Read more - 14 April 2015
Start of NATO CIMIC Courses in Italy, supported by the CCOE
This week the NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course (NCFWC) and the NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) started at the Multinational CIMIC Group (MNCG) in Motta di Livenza, Italy. The courses were opened by the Commander of MNCG Colonel Incisa di Camera[...]
» Read more - 10 April 2015
Interaction – 1st CIMIC Messenger in 2015
meeeeesengerOn April 10th 2015 the first CIMIC MESSENGER has been issued. This Messenger focuses on Interaction. The CIMIC messenger role is to inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners on relevant and current issues within the world of Civ[...]
» Read more - 08 April 2015
Interaction at its best
The CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) just recently closed the latest NATO CIMIC Field Worker and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Courses. These NATO accredited courses are designed to train CIMIC Field and Staff Workers in parallel enabling the participants[...]
» Read more - 22 March 2015
Tailor made – CIMIC Seminar for EU Battle Group
13 attendees from Poland, Sweden and Hungary took the opportunity to join a tailor made CIMIC Planner Seminar (CPS) held in Budapest, Hungary from 13th till 15th of May 2015. The seminar was initiated by Hungary on the occasion of the Visegrád 4 ([...]
» Read more - 25 February 2015
CCOE host the Frits van Kalshoven IHL Competition
The CCOE hosted the Frits van Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition on 25 February 2015. The unique competition on IHL, organized by the Netherlands Red Cross and the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, gives the opportunity to students to ...]
» Read more - 24 February 2015
FIRST NATO CIMIC LIAISON COURSE IN 2015
17 students are participating in the Liaison Course which is currently held at CCOE. The one week course started on Monday 23rd of February. Students from BEL, CZE, DEU, ESP, FRA, NLD, POL and SVN are participating. Syndicate Coaches from BEL, SVN a[...]
» Read more - 18 February 2015
Functional Specialist – understanding implications of CIMIC work
From 09th until 13th February the first NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course in 2015 was carried out at the CCOE. 19 Students have participated. They came from The Netherlands and Austria. The majority of participants were Reserve officers from [...]
» Read more - 09 February 2015
“Connect. Share. Contribute.” First CCOE Community of Interest Workshop in The Hague
The 2015 CCOE Community of Interest Workshop took place for the first time in CCOE premises in The Hague. It was conducted from 3rd to 5th February 2015. More than 60 participants from 21 nations, members from both civil and military organizations [...]
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