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The third Field Study trip for SC142 officially started on Monday, 29 May 2023 in Bern, Switzerland, where Course Members were warmly welcomed by the Swiss authorities. High-level presentations, a boat tour on the Thun Lake and an outstanding reception organized at Niesen Kulm will remain impressed in the memories of the NDC delegation.

On 25 and 26 May 2023, the NATO Defense College hosted its 69th Anciens’ Annual Conference and Seminar. The Anciens’ Seminar is the NDC’s principal means to maintain and foster meaningful interaction with former Senior Course members.

The Spanish Minister of National Defence, Ms Margarita Robles Fernández, visited the NATO Defense College on 24 May 2023.

From 15 to 19 May 2023, Senior Course 142 (SC 142) took part in a Negotiation, Mediation and Decision-Making Exercise (NMDX) at the NATO Defense College.

On 11 May 2023, Commandants from NATO and Partner countries gathered for the second and final day of the 52nd Conference of Commandants held in in Tallinn, Estonia. Interoperability, adaptation, innovation and international cooperation in defence education were the primary topics discussed throughout this conference, dedicated to the general topic of online learning.

On 11 May 2023, a delegation of 26 visitors from the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) branch in Padova, Italy, visited the NATO Defense College.

The 52nd NATO Conference of Commandants, jointly hosted by the NATO Defense College (NDC) and the Baltic Defence College, is taking place from 10 to 11 May 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia. The two-day annual conference brings together commandants of national senior defence education institutions from Allied and partner nations, as well as Non-NATO Entities (NNEs) to exchange views on the topic of online learning.

A delegation of 16 visitors from the National Defence University (NDU) of Pakistan visited the NATO Defense College on 10 May 2023. The aim of the visit was to acquire better knowledge of the NDC, its structure, academic curricula and courses as part of the University’s annual foreign tour.

On 5 May 2023, as part Senior Course 142’s Study Period D entitled “NATO Risks and Challenges”, the NATO Defense College held a special day on “The Northern Region including the Arctic” in cooperation with the Royal Danish Defence College.

On 4 May 2023 a student delegation composed of 33 visitors from Roma Tre University and the American University of Rome visited the NATO Defense College.