On 26th of October, Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) conducted a Faculty Development session that is a part of Faculty Development Programme (FDP). FDP is designed to promote a culture of continuous improvement and support the Quality Management System. The programme covers all Professional Development activities throughout the academic year. Read more...
On the 26th of October, Professor Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of Tartu (UT), our strategic partner, paid a visit to the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL). He was accompanied by Ms Olga Bogdanova, the Deputy Head for Academic Affairs, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies. Read more...
Today, on 23rd October, in a cloudy early morning our Baltic Defence College members gathered around the Anne Kanal in Tartu to commemorate the fallen Lithuanian soldiers. “In Memoriam” charity run has been organized by the Lithuanian faculty and students from the Joint Command and General Staff Course for a sixth time this year with the aim to remember and support the families of passed-away Lithuanian soldiers. Read more...
On October 20, 2020, the Baltic Defence College held an online debate with Mr Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff (Vice President and Director of the Berlin Office, the German Marshall Fund of the United States) and Dr Volker Perthes (former Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and Executive Chairman of the Board of SWP). Read more...
The students of the Joint Command and General Staff Course (JCGSC) visited the capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as part of their annual Baltic Defence Study Trip. This annual Study Trip has been an integral and important part of the course curriculum, providing the students with an opportunity to stay connected to realities of regional security and defence matters. Unfortunately, in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, this year the study trip was conducted virtually. Read more...
On 21st September, the second edition of the Command Senior Enlisted Leaders’ Course (CSELC) kicked off. CSELC is designed for filling the educational gap the Nations have, and to prepare Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSELs) for the service in the National and Multinational environment on the strategic level. Read more...
On 2nd October, the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) had a privilege to host the visit by General Claudio Graziano, the Chairman of the EU Military Committee and his entourage. The high-level guest was welcomed by the Commandant, Brigadier General Ilmar Tamm, Colonel Jean Trudel, the Deputy Commandant and Chief of Staff, Col (ret) Dr hab Zdzislaw Sliwa, the Dean and College Sergeant Major Peeter Einbaum. Read more...
On 22nd-23rd September 2020, the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) conducted 11th Baltic Military History Conference in partnership with the Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum and the Estonian Military Academy. In light of COVID-19 pandemic, most of the guest speakers and external guests were using the opportunity to participate online. Read more...
The Baltic Defence College inaugurated book titled “Visions cannot be neglected – compilation of General Pēteris Radziņš writings” by Mr Art Johanson as a part of a broader project to popularize the Baltic nations’ military leadership and history. Read more...
After the successful Command Senior Enlisted Leaders’ Course (CSELC) pilot project during the previous academic year, the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) conducts it’s second CSELC this Autumn, starting from today, which will be completed at the beginning of December. Read more...
