general INFORMATION

The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) is an EU body embedded in the External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union (EU) that provides training and education at EU level in the field of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), which is part of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

The ESDC was created as a networking college and therefore relies on authorized national entities. The ESDC is currently composed of more than 160 national training and education institutions with different areas of expertise and basics.

Military Technical Academy “Ferdinand I” has become part of the prestigious network of the European Security and Defence College in July 2020. 

The European Security and Defence College (ESDC)  is organised in a four structures:

1. The Steering Committee responsible for the coordination and direction of the ESDC training activities;
2. The Executive Academic Board (EAB) ensures the quality and coherence of the ESDC training activities and is supported by the following domain specific configurations:
            (a) Military Erasmus Initiative;
            (b) Doctoral School on CSDP;
            (c) Sectoral Qualification Framework for the Military Officer Profession (SQF MILOF);
            (d) Cyber;
            (e) Security Sector Reform (SSR);
            (f) Working Group on CSDP Missions and Operations related Training (WG MOT).
3. The Head of the ESDC is responsible for the financial and administrative management of the ESDC, as well as assisting the Committee and the Board in organising and managing ESDC activities;
4. The ESDC Secretariat assists the Head of the ESDC in fulfilling his tasks.