1. Common modules – why do we need them and where do we go from here? Division External Relations LtKol SBH DUBOIS Dirk

2. Agenda Common Modules Why What When How Who/where

3. Common Module – why? Difficult to engage in long-term exchange Evaluation (individual) Allows teacher exchanges Benchmarking between academies: exchange good practices Converging curricula (long term)

4. Common Module – what? All military training is aimed at making a robot out of you! Who else – in his right mind – would run towards somebody who is shooting at him (Ben Bova)

5. Common Module – what? Common interest; Can be organized by ≠ MS Academic OR vocational Short-term exchange (anywhere between 3 days to two weeks) Modular OR integrated in semester

6. Existing modules CSDP CSDP Olympiad How to meet the media PSO LOAC Maritime leadership Leadership and agility in complex environment (pilot) Train-the-trainer Basic Military English

7. Common Module – when? Announce during IG meeting and/or ESDC SC Plan sufficiently up front to allow for budget planning European month/period? Best suited: Oct/Nov or March to May (avoid exam periods) Preferably not earlier than 3rd Bachelor year

8. Common Module – how? ECTS Language Descriptors Evaluation Details but no details

9. Common module - who Any military higher education facility (or MOD) as long as participation is open to all EU Member States

10. Ceterum censeo Carthaginem delendam esse (Cato) QUESTIONS