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“Multinational education is both efficient, in terms of pooling and sharing resources, and vital in developing the mutual understanding necessary for coalition operations. The complexity of the environment we operate in and the need to get the most we can from stretched defence budgets require us to invest in our people. Education should be a core effort for our armed forces and the civilians they work with,” commented Mr Ott Keerberg of the Higher Command Studies Course (HCSC) of the Baltic Defence College directing staff during their visit to NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 13 October.
The Baltic Defence College is a good example of a multinational approach in the field of military education. The College has proved its effectiveness by educating Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian officers and civilians, as well as students from various other NATO and partner countries. For almost 10 years the College, established and financed by the three Baltic Countries and other supporting nations, has provided a variety of courses.
The HCSC has been accredited by NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and is included in the NATO Courses Catalogue.
The aim of the HCSC is to prepare senior military and civilian defence officials to be ready to initiate, lead, and implement transformation in the defence institutions of their own states, NATO and the EU in the context of current and future military operations.
LtCol John-Edward Mead Carey-Hughes, a visiting student, stressed, “Understanding national perspectives and context, building relationships and developing trust are some of the key foundations, but also the challenges, of coalition operations. The sooner these are achieved, the greater the chance of successful interoperability and coordination. It is imperative therefore that the opportunity to study and prepare in such a multinational environment be seized and encouraged whenever possible,” he said.
The visit to NATO was part of a week-long HCSC study trip which this year included a visit to Georgia as well as to various institutions in Brussels, Belgium.