The Defence Attaché of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Lieutenant Colonel Arthur L. Beglinger visited Armed Forces Academy (AFA) on the 11^th September 2012. The main aim of his visit was to get introduction to the AFA and International Staff Officers’ Course (ISOC).

    Armed Forces Academy with ISOC is recognized as one of the 23 Partnership for Peace Training and Education Centers (PfP PTEC) which organize courses and provide preparation for military personnel within NATO and PfP community and this also thanks to support from the Kingdom of Netherlands.

    Lt Col Beglinger received brief information from the ISOC Commandant Lt Col Jozef Wesselényi about the ISOC and he spent some time with instructors discussing about how to advertise the Slovak ISOC within the NATO, EU and PfP environment, about the Dutch – Slovak cooperation and how to be unique and maintain the quality of the course also in the future in the growing community of international courses and training centers.

    The guest took part also at the National Security Course opening ceremony where he was welcomed by AFA Rector Brigadier General Assoc. Prof. Boris Ďurkech, Ph.D. accompanied by Director of Lifelong Education Centre Mr. Michal Chlebec.