1. Common Security and Defence Policy
„We are within Time and Time is within us!”
Vassil Levski
4-th CSDP Olympiad 2018
Common Security and Defence Policy
VASIL LEVSKI National Military University Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
MAY 2018

2. COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY OLYMPIAD 2018
“VASSIL LEVSKI” NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY
COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY OLYMPIAD 2018
The aim of the CSDP OLYMPIAD common module is to acquaint our cadets with the basic knowledge on CSDP, providing them with the incentive to study and gain the knowledge necessary to write a paper on a CSDP – related issue, which in turn will be published and circulated within the relevant EU Institutions.
In addition, they will be provided with the opportunity to compete with their fellow cadets from other EU Member States in a CSDP Knowledge Competition. fh

3. “VASSIL LEVSKI” NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY
CONTENT of the CSDP OLYMPIAD module consists of three parts: An Internet – based Distance Learning Course “IDL”. CSDP IDL consisting of 4 Autonomous Knowledge Units (AKUs) AKU1: “History and Context of CSDP” AKU2: “European Security Strategy” AKU4: “CSDP Crisis Management Structures and the Chain of command” AKU7: “Lisbon Treaty and its implications for CFSP / CSDP • Drafting and submitting a paper on a CSDP – related topic. Paper consisting of about 3,500 words with a relevant CSDP title. • A residential CSDP Knowledge Competition. Cadets are going to be divided into teams. Best effort will be made so as each team comprises of cadets coming from different States in order to promote the spirit of solidarity, cooperation and mutual understanding. fh

4. Sending invitations, registration
PERIOD
ACTIVITY
INFO
24 March – 30 August 2017
Sending invitations, registration
 Defining the number of participants / institution or Member States + 1 evaluator
1 June – 30 September 2017
IDL (E-Learning)
IDL Individual Study – IDL TEST. Successful completion of the IDL test is a prerequisite for the participation in the final phase.
NLT 30 September 2017
Choice of the Paper title
1 July – 1 October 2017
Cover Page Design Competition
Cover Sheet Design
1 October – 1 December 2017
Cover Page Voting via internet for the best cover page design
 Website to be created. Voting of IG members only
1 September – 8 December
2017
Paper writing
about 3,500 words
8 December 2017 –
19 January 2018
Papers Correction Phase
9 February 2018
Paper Results / composition of the groups for the preliminary round of paper competition
The ranking of the papers will define the composition of the groups for the presentations during the residential phase
April 2018
Competition preparation and team networking
The participants will be informed about the members of their knowledge competition team
NLT 30 March 2018
Final Registration for the Residential Phase and the IG Meeting
National Military Unversity “Vassil Levski” Bulgaria
21-25 May 2018
Paper Presentation, Knowledge Competition – IG Meeting
This part will be hosted in Veliko Tarnovo (NMU)
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5. Official invitation from the Rector
“VASSIL LEVSKI” NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY
Official invitation from the Rector fh

6. Documents for the Olympiad 2018, published in www.emilyo.eu
“VASSIL LEVSKI” NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY
Documents for the Olympiad 2018,
published in fh

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9. PARTICPANTS IN THE 4-th OLYMPIAD 2018
COUNTRY
TOWN/CITY
INSTITUTION
CADETS
AUSTRIA
Wiener Neustadt
Theresan Military Academy 4
POLAND
Wrocław
The General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military Academy of Land Forces 2
Dęblin
Air Force Academy 1
Warsaw
Military University of Technology
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Liptovský Mikuláš
The Armed Forces Academy of General M. R. Štefánik 3
SPAIN
Zaragoza
Academia General Militar
Spanish Air Force Adademy
Spanish Naval Academy Escuela Naval Militar
ROMANIA
Brasov
"Henri Coanda" Air Force Academy
Bucharest
\"Alexandru Ioan Cuza\" Police Academy
Sibiu
\"Nicolae Balcescu\" Land Forces Academy
HUNGARY
Budapest
National University of Public Service
GERMANY
Hamburg
University of the Armed Forces (Helmut Schmidt University)
ITALY
Torino
Education and Training Command and School of Applied Military Studies; Italian Army
Pozzuoli (Naples)
Italian Air Force Academy
GREECE
Varinas / Athens
Hellenic Military(Army)Academy SSE
Athens
Hellenic Air Force Academy
Piraeus
Hellenic Naval Academy
LATVIA
Riga
National Defence Academy of Latvia
ESTONIA
Tartu
Estonian National Defence College Officer School
CYPRUS
Hellenic Air Force Academy/CY
Hellenic Military(Army)Academy
BULGARIA
Varna
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
Veliko Tarnovo
National Military University " Vasil Levski"
BELGIUM
Brussels
Royal Military Academy
PARTICPANTS IN THE 4-th OLYMPIAD 2018

10. “VASSIL LEVSKI” NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY
4-th CSDP OLYMPIAD – TOPICS OF THE ESSAY
35-th Meeting of the Implementation Group –
Brussels, fh