European Security and Defence College (ESDC)

Since 2003, the European Union has played a central role in crisis management through its Common Security and Defence Policy and has proved its readiness to respond effectively and in timely fashion to emerging challenges through its missions and operations.

The ESDC provides EU institutions and Member States with strategic training and education in the field of the Common Security and Defence Policy. This contributes to the development of human resources and the creation of a pool of crisis managers in order to build a European security culture.
Established in 2005, it is now a network of about 140 civilian and military institutes, colleges, academies, universities, institutions and other actors dealing with security and defence issues in the EU.

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Cultural Property Protection Course

The "Cultural Property Protection Course" was developed and piloted in 2022 by the Center for Cultural Property Protection in cooperation with the National Defence Academy and the Amt für Kultur of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The curriculum is composed of e-learning and on-site training.

Following official approval, the curriculum was integrated into the ESDC training programme and has since been conducted by international network partner organisations under the auspices of the ESDC.


The "Cultural Property Protection Course" aims to raise awareness of the need for cultural property protection in EU activities and to highlight various activities and efforts in this area.
The course offers an integrated approach to the protection of cultural property in crisis situations and provides best practices. Participants will identify and analyse challenges and develop tools to address them. Additionally, a network of professionals in the field of cultural property protection will be established.

 

 

Effective crisis management requires a combination of adequate capabilities and well-trained personnel.

 

 

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Course Content

 

  • Raise awareness of the importance of cultural property protection in the EU
  • Understand the complexity and diversity of cultural property protection
  • Gain insight into activities and measures for the protection of cultural property
  • Identify appropriate measures for the preservation and protection of cultural property
  • Active participation in the protection of cultural heritage
  • Foster cooperation with professionals in cultural property protection

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Course Methodology

 

  • Interdisciplinary and holistic approach to protecting cultural property in crisis situations
  • Best practices for planning and implementing effective measures through case studies and exercises
  • Understanding challenges through interdisciplinary expert lectures
  • Interactive discussions to analyse challenges in cultural property protection
  • Tools for managing and applying theoretical concepts to real scenarios
  • Active participation and knowledge exchange on an equal footing

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Course Objectives

 

  • Gain a broad understanding of heritage protection
  • Build capacity to take action to protect cultural heritage
  • Develop the ability to cooperate in national and international crises
  • Foster the protection of cultural property through cooperation

 

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Target Audience

 

  • Professionals in the field of cultural property protection
  • Members of the military
  • Police and customs officers
  • Anyone interested in the protection of cultural property, aiming to improve their knowledge and skills in this field and make a significant contribution to the protection and preservation of our cultural heritage

The "ESDC Cultural Property Protection Course" is an excellent opportunity to gain a better understanding in the filed of Cultural Property Protection, to contribute to the further development of a European Security Culture as well as cooperation between the EU and non-EU partners.

 

 

Participation and Registration

Each EU Member State has a number of national contact points or nominators who are responsible for registering selected candidates from that Member State for ESDC courses. If you are interested in attending the Cultural Property Protection Course, please ask your superior to contact your relevant national nominator via e-mail.

As part of the Certificate Program "Cultural Property Protection and Disaster Response" and the Micro-Credential Program "International Cultural Property Protection", the Center for Cultural Property Protection offers a limited number of seats in the ESDC courses held at the University for Continuing Education Krems. These courses are also exclusively open to civilians and members of emergency organisations.


 

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