HQ NRDC-ESP

Students at the Command Post entrance

Crisis management conference

Students in a session

Around 50 students from the Catholic University of Valencia have taken part at the tenth “Communication, Defence and Security” seminar organized by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies of the Catholic University of Valencia, the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Spain (NRDC-ESP) Headquarters in collaboration with the Defense Delegation in Valencia during 20 and 21 May 2021.

Students from diverse specialties such as nursing, psychologist, criminology, economic, information science or law, among others, were in attendance. The main aim of this course is to promote the relationship and improve the mutual knowledge between the students and the NATO community in the area.

The course was divided into two stages. The first one consisted on several lectures given by some experts in communication, security and defense at the Catholic University of Valencia premises. They analyzed the main international threats and challenges facing the Allied Armed Forces, focusing on the southern flank of the Atlantic Alliance.

On the following day, the students moved to the Bétera military base, home of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Spain Headquarters, where they were integrated in a planning group as Subject Matter Experts for a fictitious crisis management scenario. For this activity, the students were assisted by military mentors provided by the Headquarters.

An exhibition on material and capabilities by the Military Police Battalion put an end to this two-day course.