Annual international conference „Clearing House on Defense Education” for Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP)

Between 19-24 June 2022, COL eng. Cezar VASILESCU, professor, PhD, together with the representatives of “Carol I” National Defense University, participated in the 11th edition of the annual international conference „Clearing House on Defense Education” for Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) hosted by the Italian Ministry of Defence at the the Center for Higher Defence Studies (CASD) in Rome.

The activity was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Defense and Defense Education and Training Institutions from NATO States, along with representatives of the NATO Defence Institution and Capacity Building Directorate/Operations Division/International Staff, Allied Command Transformation, Allied Command Operations, George C. Marshall Center and PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes.

At this event there were discussed the current state of assistance to NATO partner countries in Defense Education Enhancement programs, the needs of their armed forces to transform the military education system related to the assistance offered by participating institutions and structures. During the debates, Romania's contribution to the implementation of action plans decided at the level of the Political and Partnership Committee (PPC) for the development of military educational institutions in NATO partner countries was appreciated.

With the support of the experts from approximately 75 security and defence education institutions in NATO member states and partner countries providing tailored practical support in developing and reforming the military education institutions seeking to become academic interoperable with the Alliance, DEEP assists host countries to respond to the most pressing requirements for modernisation and educational reform.