Annual CMDR COE Academic Advisory Board and Steering Committee meetings
Date: (26-10-2023)
The Academic Advisory Board (AAB) and annual CMDR COE Steering Committee (SC) sessions are the venues where the Framework Nation and Sponsoring Nations set out all required prerequisites to be provided by the CMDR COE every year.
The AAB was led by the Chairperson Prof. Dr. Sc. Eng. Mitko Stoykov who presented a report on the supported activities 2023, and together with the members of the Board offered their contribution to the upcoming events settled in the Program of Work 2024. The AAB members assist the CMDR COE in its future academic activities and methodology for course evaluation.
The Steering Committee is the strategic governing body, responsible for the approval and management of the Centre's Programme of Work and the shared budget. The session of the Steering Committee was opened by the Chairperson of the SC, Lieutenant General Mihail Popov, who welcomed the representative from the Framework Nation, the Republic of Bulgaria, the representatives from the Sponsoring Nations, namely the Hellenic Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Poland, and Romania, as well as the observer from the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye.
The CMDR COE SC members acknowledged the presented CMDR COE activities for 2023, discussed the Financial Budget, noted the proposed changes on the structure and the main documents. A report on a new CMDR COE Strategic Perspective 2024-2028 was delivered to the participants at the meeting. Considering the proposed Program of Work for 2024, the Steering Committee members allocate the priorities of the activities and then task the CMDR COE Director with managing the programme execution.
These important for CMDR COE meetings were once again marked by fruitful discussions and constructive deliberations. The members have been provided with multiple examples which demonstrate the CMDR COE’s readiness and preparedness to continue advancing its work in support of NATO’s overall transformation, especially in the CMDR domain.
News

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First group of certified gender focal points at NATO Allied Command Operations.
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CMDR COE in support to Krasno Selo and Sixth District of Fire Safety and Civil Protection Service (FSCPS), Sofia Municipality
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A virtual symposium of NATO Modelling & Simulation Group
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The CMDR COE with its first NATO-certified Gender Focal Point course online
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CMDR COE co-organization and participation in an exercise for implementation of the contingency plan of the Municipality of Belene
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The CMDR COE continues to spare no effort in establishing cooperative partnerships.
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CMDR COE continues to explore the different aspects of the pandemic situation
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Closing an internship period (22 June – 3 July 2020 )
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The first edition of 5-day course delivered in Advanced Distributed Learning Format
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CMDR COE Director responds to the inquiries of NATO’s Youth Ambassadors on crisis management
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The CMDR COE and the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS) join forces under a Framework Collaboration Agreement.
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CMDR COE encoureged our partners to support the European Commission′s Joint Research Centre, in cooperation with University College London, who has recently launched a European-wide study to understand perceptions, needs and priorities of the public affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency.
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Adapting to the requirements of а global pandemic, the CMDR COE leveraged on modern technology to transfer its annual Conference on Interagency Interaction in Crisis Management and Disaster Response to an online environment
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Virtual conference from Tuesday (May 12) continuously until Thursday, (May 14).
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For first time the 2020 Annual CMDR COE Conference will be conducted on-line.
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Soon publish newly elaborated definitions
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Prevention and containment: CMDR COE cancelling public activities, continuing daily business under strict measures
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