After two successful courses, BALTDEFCOL will conduct its third “Senior Leaders´ Course” (SLC) from 29th November – 6th December 2017 first time outside Tartu, our hometown. This year, the course has moved to Riga, which aims to enhance our presence in the Baltic capitals, making the College and its educational process more visible. It is additionally giving more opportunities for SLC course participants to explore the region.

The aim of this strategic course is to empower senior leaders to better contemplate future challenges by improving their strategic vision and enhancing their capacity to better lead and manage their respective institutions. It will provide a forum for creating and exchanging new ideas and facilitate the establishment of mutually beneficial networks.

The course is designed for flag officers and senior officials from the armed forces and government institutions of the Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, their allies and partners. The Senior Mentor of the SLC 2017 is retired General Hans-Lothar Domröse, the former Commander of NATO´s Joint Forces Command Brunssum. He will mentor 20 participants of nine NATO and EU nations by engaging them into lectures and panel discussions on topics of the future of Western hegemony: Implications for the Wider Baltic. The topics will be presented by high-level political, military and academic representatives.