Centre of Excellence
- 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 - 23 February 2022
Maurice Stette - Internship experience
Each year, several interns are supporting the CCOE within our main branches. Alongside their studies, the students can gather valuable information and experience to use in their thesis work. And, of course, we appreciate their input and efforts as we[...]
» 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 - 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 - 25 January 2019
Centres of Excellence
NATO Centres of Excellence are nationally or multi-nationally funded institutions accredited by NATO. They train and educate leaders and specialists from NATO member and partner countries, assist in doctrine development, identify lessons learned, imp[...]
» Read more - 17 February 2017
Prospects for a J 11 Function in NATO?
There might well be yet another NATO staff function in the works. And it does have the potential to shape operational and strategic decision
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making in the future.
Following the establishment of J 9 (CIMIC) in the 1990s, which introduced the humanita[...] - 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 - 10 December 2015
Centers of Excellence relevance for NATO
Picture: Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), General Denis Mercier and CCOE Director Colonel Roel Been/ Source: CCOE/ Stiegler Centers of Excellence (COEs) have a high collective potential for NATO’s evolution. Although being outside [...]
» Read more - 12 October 2015
Federated and growing in (men) power – NATO Centres of Excellence
Picture: Conference Room/ Source: CCOE/ Kaminski 24 NATO Centre of Excellence (COE) Directors and about 20 NATO representatives met for a conference from 05 to 08 October 2015 in The Hague. The 2015 COE Directors Conference has been hosted by the Civ[...]
» 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[...]
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