NATO ”Building Integrity” Annual Discipline Conference

Between 06 and 10 June 2024, Ms. CODREANU Aura, associate professor, PhD. participated in the Annual Conference of the NATO Discipline Building Integrity (BI), held simultaneously with the annual conferences of the NATO disciplines Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) and Military Contribution to Peace Support (MC2PS), at the Civil-Military Cooperation Center of Excellence in The Hague, Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The conference goal was to review the Building Integrity Discipline status and further develop Building Integrity Education and Training opportunities (i.e. programs, courses, seminars) currently available for NATO members and partners, and also to provide a common understanding of migration of training requirements regarding Building Integrity in Operations (BIIO) from the BI discipline to the MC2PS discipline (Spring 2024).

Furthermore, new directions and guidelines for education and training in the field were analyzed, and education and training solutions that meet the training needs of NATO and partner countries were presented.

The conference was attended by experts from various NATO command structures (NCS), NATO education and training facilities (ETF), national educational institutions and other NATO partner institutions to discuss current requirements and needs for integrity training and education in NATO.