{"id":12052,"date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/nrcc-13-graduation-ceremony-with-an-address-by-ambassador-gunter-mulack\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:12:00","slug":"nrcc-13-graduation-ceremony-with-an-address-by-ambassador-gunter-mulack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/nrcc-13-graduation-ceremony-with-an-address-by-ambassador-gunter-mulack\/","title":{"rendered":"NRCC-13 Graduation Ceremony, with an address by Ambassador Gunter Mulack"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NRCC13_Graduation_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"NRCC 13 Course Members with the Dean, Ambassadors and distinguished guests, Middle East Faculty and Staff at the end of the Graduation Ceremony\" \/><figcaption>NRCC 13 Course Members with the Dean, Ambassadors and distinguished guests, Middle East Faculty and Staff at the end of the Graduation Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The graduation ceremony of the 13th NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC-13) was held today, 8 May. Ambassador Gunter <a class='photo' href='\/images\/NRCC13_Graduation_5_2.jpg'  rel='lightbox' title= \" Ambassador Gunter MULACK delivers the address for the NRCC-13 graduation, also attended by honour guests, NDC faculty and staff.\">Mulack<\/a> (DEU), Executive Director of the German Orient Institute, delivered an impressively wide-ranging graduation address entitled \u201cChallenges and Threats in the Middle East in 2015\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">NRCC-13 brought together 35 participants from 17 countries, highlighting the importance of a collective answer to present-day crises and security issues. Following Ambassador Mulack\u2019s address, NDC <a class='photo' href='\/images\/NRCC13_Graduation_4_2.jpg'  rel='lightbox' title= \"Dr Daria DANIELS SKODNIK addresses NRCC-13, Ambassadors, Italian authorities and other distinguished guests.\">Dean<\/a> Dr Daria Daniels Skodnik (SVN C) and MEF Director Col Giuseppe Morabito (ITA A) presented each participant with their graduation <a class='photo' href='\/images\/NRCC13_Graduation_6_2.jpg'  rel='lightbox' title= \" Senior NRCC-13 Course Member Rear Admiral Fahad Jawhar AL-MOHAMMAD (QAT) receives his graduation diploma from Ambassador Gunter MULACK and Dean Dr Daria DANIELS SKODNIK \">diploma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The NRCC was first run in 2009, within the NDC\u2019s newly created Middle East Faculty (MEF), in order to expand the NATO network of educational activities towards partners in the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. Lasting ten weeks, the course is held twice a year. Its development has undoubtedly provided a crucial contribution to international cooperation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The main purpose is to inform military and civilian personnel from MD, ICI and NATO countries on current and future security challenges that have an impact on the Mediterranean region and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">With its international setting, the course gives an opportunity to develop valuable professional contacts, based on bonds of mutual respect and understanding. The NRCC continues to promote security and stability in a region characterized by continuous tension and crises.<\/p>\n<p><em>NDC Public Affairs Office<br><br \/>\n(Prepared by Ms Michalina Seliga, POL C)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NRCC 13 Course Members with the Dean, Ambassadors and distinguished guests, Middle East Faculty and Staff at the<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_badge":[],"class_list":["post-12052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"modified_by":null,"author_meta":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","trp-custom-language-flag":"","morenews-featured":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":0,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/span>"]}},"relative_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 11 ans il y a","modified":"Mis \u00e0 jour 6 mois il y a"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le mai 8, 2015","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le mai 8, 2015 00:00","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026 09:12"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12052"},{"taxonomy":"post_badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_badge?post=12052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}