Remarkable 2024 iteration of a course
Date: (08-11-2024)
The CMDR COE is proud to announce the successful completion of its 2024 iteration of the Resilience through Civil Preparedness Course.
The experienced training audience, composed of 35 senior civilian and military professionals from 7 different NATO countries, operating in the field of Civil Preparedness, Crisis and Emergency Management, were provided with detailed insights into the diverse aspects of resilience across the operational and strategic levels, as well as with a venue for active discussions and a possibility to establish a strong network for multilateral collaboration.
The CMDR COE would like to thank the entire instructors team, which involved highly experienced professionals from SHAPE, E-ARC, NATO HQ – IS, PKSOI, ISG, HQ SACT, EADRCC, JFC – Naples, CMDR COE and academia.
We thank all instructors and participants for their active engagement with the course and we wish them success in their current and future professional endeavours!
News

An intern project on “Social Capacity in Disaster Respond: Enhancing Resilience by Education and Training”
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CMDR COE is proud with the received and focused on further challenges
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On the 10th June 2025 , 20 students from 4 different nations started the 4-day long Building Integrity in Crisis Management and Disaster Response Course.
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CMDR COE serves as the Department Head for the NATO BCM discipline.
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Placing the focus on the arising security challenges
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The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE), in cooperation with NATO and the NATO- Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre, successfully delivered a Mobile Training in Kuwait from 25 to 29 May 2025.
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CMDR COR Participation to the solemn ceremony organized by the Romanian Embassy in Bulgaria.
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Gender Focal Point Course at CMDR COE
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The Final Planning Conference (FPC) for the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) Emergency Management Exercise "BULGARIA 2025" took place from 20 May to 22 May 2025.
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Respect on the occassion of the 75th Anniversary of the fondation of the Scientific Applied Center for Military Epidemiology and Hygiene (NPCEH).
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CMDR COE Intern Mr. Can Uyar participated in an Extensive Disaster Risk Reduction Education Program and OSAKA EXPO 2025 BOSAI Summit
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From 13th to 16th of May in CMDRCOE was conducted Crisis Management in a Multilateral Framework course
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Main Planning Conference of AMMON SENTINEL 2025 exercise
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Titled “Contemporary Crisis Management in Times of Great Power Competition”, 28 April 2025
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End of Autumn Iteration Internship
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CMDR COE staff enjoyed the magic of oil drawing in the Art Academy Studio on 25 APR 2025.
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A Collaborative Initiative with NATO Mission Iraq to Foster Resilience and Preparedness in Emergency Response
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First Prize: Simona Marinova, 12-year old
Second Prize: Damyan Tonchev, 9-year old
Third Prize: Nikol Marinova, 10-year old

Veles, North Macedonia – CMDR COE successfully took part in Exercise SEVEN STARS 25, held from 07 to 11 April 2025.
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Participation of the CMDR COE Director to the third panel: “The Role of Academia in Building National Capacity – Expanding Engagement and Connecting Theory with Practice.”
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From 7 to 11 April 2025 CMDR COE, in close cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts Disaster Response and Consequence Management for a Radiological Incident course.
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Hot Climate Change and Security Topics will be discussed from 01 April to 05 April in CMDR COE.
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CMDR COE Successfully Delivers Mobile Education on Managing Contemporary Crisis in Ethiopia
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CMDR COE celebrates a decade since its accreditation as NATO Centre of Excellence.
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Experts from Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, and the UK met in Athens to discuss energy security and how to best protect critical national Infrastructure.
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Quality Assurance Team of Experts from the NATO Allied Command of Transformation carried out 2-day inspection on Quality Assurance standards.
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