The 13^th International Staff Officers’ Course held in the Armed Forces Academy (recognized PfP Training Center) finished on the 27^th of November 2014 after eleven weeks of officers’ preparation conducted in English language.

    Twenty-two officers in ranks of 1st Lieutenant up to Lieutenant Colonel from nine NATO and PfP countries (-Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Ukraine and Slovakia) attended the training to be prepared for staff work within multinational teams in the area of planning and conducting of military operations. Under the guidance of the Slovak instructors they participated at several exercises focused on the Operational planning process during the defensive and offensive operations.

    The closing ceremony was attended by Brigadier General Assoc. Prof. Boris Ďurkech Ph.D. (Rector of the Armed Forces Academy of general Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Commander of PfP Training and education centre), Director of Lifelong Education Centre Colonel Tomáš Novotný, Commandant of the International Staff Officers’ Course Lieutenant Colonel Jozef Wesselényi, Defense Attache of Azerbaijan Lieutenant Colonel Kamil Guliyev and Defense Attache of Germany Lieutenant Colonel Rüdiger Heinrich.

    They congratulated to all graduates after successful accomplishment of the course. The best student of the course, Capt. Anja Blümel from Germany was awarded by the ISOC Commandant LtCol Jozef Wesselényi.