Opening of 77e economic and strategic intelligence" cycle
On Tuesday 21 June, Lieutenant General Benoît Durieux, Director of the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale, opened the 77th "economic and strategic intelligence" course at the École militaire. This 7-day course is aimed at 28 executives from the private and public sectors, representing a wide range of [...]
Defence and security education referents seminar
On 20 June, the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) organised a seminar for education, defence and security referents (REDS) at the Ecole militaire, in partnership with the Direction du service national et de la jeunesse (DSNJ) and the Direction générale de l'enseignement supérieur et de l'insertion professionnelle (DGESIP). Participants were [...]
33rd European Session of Senior Armaments Officials (SERA33) - week 4
Today sees the start of the 4th and final week of the 33rd Session Européenne des Responsables d'Armement (SERA33), bringing together some 80 participants from various European countries and institutions. After a first week organised in Paris and successive trips to Germany and Finland, this second French week will start in Lille and end in Brussels.
Closing of 22e IHEDN Forum on the African continent (FICA)
The 22nd session of the IHEDN forum on the African continent (FICA) ended on Saturday 18 June 2022 with the traditional presentation of diplomas in the presence of Lieutenant General Benoît Durieux, Director of the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale and General Marchand, Director of the Directorate of Security Cooperation [...].
Regional sessions auditors' day
For the first time, on 13 June, the IHEDN brought together at the École Militaire the auditors of the regional sessions for the 2021-2022 academic year. More than 130 auditors from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (223rd), Ile-de-France (224th and 227th), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (225th) and Hauts-de-France (226th) attended the event. After a few introductory words [...]
Closing of 227e session in the Île-de-France region
The closing session of the 227th session in the Île-de-France region organised by the IHEDN took place on Friday 10 June in the Salons du Gouverneur militaire in Paris. At the end of a fourth week marked by visits to the Office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales (ONERA), the Northern defence zone headquarters at Versailles-Satory, and the [...]
Launch of the 22e session of the IHEDN Forum on the African continent (FICA) at the Ecole Militaire
The 22nd session of the IHEDN Forum on the African Continent (FICA) opened on Monday 13 June 2022 with a keynote speech by General Durieux, Director of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale) and General Marchand, Director of the DCSD (Direction de la Coopération de Sécurité et de [...]
The 4e and last week of 227e session in the Île-de-France region
On Tuesday 7 May 2022, the fourth and final week of the 227th session of the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) in the Île-de-France region began at the Bergerie nationale in Rambouillet. On the programme were four high-level conferences: the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, by Ambassador Christina [...], the French Presidency of the [...] and the French Presidency of the [...].
IHEDN Scientific Awards 2022
Once again this year, we received a very large number of applications, from a wide range of disciplines and schools all over the country.
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all those who took part.
Visit from a Japanese delegation from NIDS
A delegation from the Japanese NIDS (The National Institute for Defense Studies), led by Captain Yamamoto, visited the École Militaire to meet their counterparts from the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale), from 2 to 3 June. After a working lunch with the IRSEM (Institut de la recherche [...]
