🇪🇺 The 22nd High Level Course launched in Brussels 🎓

The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) is proud to open the 22nd CSDP High-Level Course 2026-2027, bringing together senior civilian and military officials, diplomats, and police officers from EU Member States, candidate countries, EU institutions and agencies, and CSDP missions and operations. 🤝

Over the coming months, four residential modules will take participants across Europe:

📍 Brussels (5–9 October 2026) EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations and Royal Higher Institute for Defence

📍 Madrid (23–27 November 2026) CESEDEN

📍 Tartu (5–9 April 2027) Baltic Defence College

📍 Vienna (21–25 June 2027) Landesverteidigungsakademie, Ludovika University of Public Service and Cyprus Security and Defence Academy

Named in honour of 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘀, this edition pays tribute to a visionary of European integration and enlargement. 🕊️ A firm believer in the transformative power of enlargement for both new and existing EU Member States, he combined political realism with a modern European perspective, serving as Secretary of European Affairs (1984–1989), Deputy and Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs, and as a Member of the European Parliament (1995–1997).

The course examines the essential policies, developments, and trends shaping the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, fostering in-depth debate on current and emerging challenges, from the European security architecture and the integrated approach to EU crisis management and emerging global threats. 🌍

We are proud to see such a dedicated community of professionals shaping the future of the Common Security and Defence Policy, and we look forward to keeping you updated as the course unfolds. 🛡️

📸 Royal Higher Institute for Defence