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New Gender Advisors ready for operations 15 March 20132:40 PM

Between the 6th and 15th of March twenty-eight students from thirteen Nations has been participating in the Gender Field Advisor course conducted by NCGM at SWEDINT.

Women of SHAPE briefed by NCGM on gender in conflict 8 March 20133:54 PM

On Thursday, 7 March, SHAPE hosted the first Women’s Seminar on gender issues in conflict. This initiative was launched by a group of spouses of SHAPE-NATO personnel and was open to all interested...

SWEDINT participated in discussions on the new NATO E&T concept 7 March 201310:00 AM

Between 25–28 February SWEDINT participated in the first Partnership Training and Education Centre Working Groups (PTEC WGs) of 2013. 14 of 24 PTECs gathered at the Swiss Armed Forces International...

NCGM established as NATO Department Head 28 February 20135:16 PM

The 22nd of February, was a historic day for the cooperation between NORDEFCO (Nordic Defence Cooperation) and NATO ACT/SHAPE (North Atlantic Treaty Organization both strategic Headquarters). Sweden,...

Change of Command at SWEDINT 16 January 20138:15 AM

Colonel Lena Persson Herlitz took command over the Swedish Armed Forces International Center - SWEDINT - January first, 2013 which was manifested by a change of command ceremony today.

Sunk WWII Soviet submarine found 8 January 201312:27 PM

In the autumn of 1941, a number of Russian submarines left their bases to patrol the Baltic Sea. Some of them never returned. One of them has now been found, exploded in large pieces, southeast of...

NATO and NCGM hosting NATO Political-Military Seminar 20 December 201212:14 PM

Over 50 nations were represented at the Swedish National Defence College when NATO in liaison with the Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (NCGM) organized a seminar on UNSCR 1325 in...

Professional staff officers from PfPJSOC 30 November 201212:49 PM

29 students from six different nations have been studying at the NATO/PfP Junior Staff Officer Course at SWEDINT since 19th November and they will continue until 7th December. The course is the last...

Visit by the Cdt BUSA 13 November 201210:40 AM

Today, 13 November, the Brigadier General Heinz Niderberger Commendat of BUSA, Switzerland, visit SWEDINT togheter with LtCol Daniel Jurt, Switzerlands defence attaché in Stockholm.

NCGM and NATO Workshop in Norfolk, USA 18 October 201212:46 PM

During the week 08-12 October Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (NCGM) and NATO, ACO and ACT, conducted a joint workshop regarding several gender related topics.