The International Staff Officers' Course (ISOC 11) officially started by opening ceremony ,on the 9^th of September 2013 within the Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš.

    The course was opened by rector of Armed Forces Academy Brigadier General Assoc. Prof. Boris ĎURKECH Ph.D who highly appreciated organizing of the International course at the Armed Forces Academy and highlighted the need of the course for their future military career .

    There are 20 officers in ISOC 11 in ranks of First Lieutenant, Captain and Major from Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Slovakia who will enhance their military cabalitities in order to work within multinational environment.

    The exercises will be focused on decision making and planning of defensive and offensive operations. Since the Armed Forces Academy is one of the 24 Partnership Training Centers within NATO, the general idea of the course is to increase the interoperability within the NATO and PfP Countries concerning to training and education.

    The ISOC 11 will finish on the 14^th of November 2013.