On June 12th, Rector of the University of Tartu Professor Alar Karis and Commandant of the Baltic Defence College Brigadier General Gundars Ảbols signed the agreement of academic cooperation.

The ceremony took place in the Senate Hall of the University of Tartu and was attended by the senior leadership of both institutions, faculty members as well as representatives of the ministries of defence and armed forces of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The agreement establishes a framework for academic and educational exchange as well as joint activities in research. It is part of the BALTDEFCOL strategy to develop a network of academic partnerships in the Baltic States, in order to create new professional and educational opportunities for the College\'s faculty, students and graduates. Both organisations - the University of Tartu and the BALTDEFCOL - also see each other as natural partners in maintaining international character of their research and education. The two institutions will now proceed with developing specific cooperation initiatives and projects at the level of institutes and departments.