The opening ceremony of the International Staff Officers' Course (ISOC 15) was held on 21 September 2015 at the premises of the Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš. The ceremony was attended by Vice Rector for Education Assoc. Prof. Dipl. Eng. Jozef Puttera, CSc., Vice Rector for Science Assoc. Prof. Dipl. Eng. Marcel Harakaľ, PhD., Director of The Professional Military Education Centre Colonel Tomáš Novotný, PhD., and Commandant of the International Staff Officers’ Course Lieutenant Colonel Jozef Wesselényi.

    16 officers in ranks of Captain and Major from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Moldova, and Slovakia were nominated into the course. The students from Afghanistan and Georgia are taking part in the course within Defence Education Enhancement Program (DEEP), in which the Armed Forces Academy has been engaged since 2013.

    The course is aimed at developing the theoretical knowledge in the area of operational planning defensive and offensive operations, as well as at enhancing their capabilities in order to be able to work in the multinational environment.

    The ISOC 15 will finish on 26 November 2015.