{"id":852,"date":"2025-02-17T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsite.ndc.nato.int\/?p=852"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:34:47","slug":"director-academic-plans-policy-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/director-academic-plans-policy-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Director Academic Plans, Policy & Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brigadier General Catherine Bourd\u00e8s<\/h3>

The Director Academic Plans, Policy & Engagement<\/h4>
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Supported by the Academic Plans, Policy & Engagement Division, she\u00a0is responsible for\u00a0the preparation of the long-term\u00a0programme\u00a0for all academic courses and activities, as well as for the development, evaluation and revision of the academic\u00a0objectives\u00a0and curricula for all courses, including the academic material, educational\u00a0methods\u00a0and Faculty training. Among these courses are the six-month Senior Course, several short Modular Short Courses and the Generals, Flag\u00a0Officers\u00a0and Ambassadors\u2019 Course.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

She oversees and coordinates preparations for the Conference of Commandants of National\u00a0Defence\u00a0Colleges and Institutes, the International Week in Kyiv (a one-week on-site course) and the Academic Advisory Board, as well as implementing follow-on actions stemming from them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, she acts as the Executive Secretary to the NATO Defense College\u2019s Academic Advisory Board.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigadier General Catherine Bourdes, French Airforce <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Biography<\/h2><\/span><\/div>
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