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Closing of the 3^e national session for 282 auditors

After a year of work and visits, the 282 auditors of the 3rd national session of the IHEDN came together for a closing day rich in meetings and events, with a notable speech by Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market.

Clotilde Bômont wins the IHEDN scientific prize

General Benoit Durieux, Director of the IHEDN, awarded first prize in the "theses" category to Dr Clotilde Bômont.

Bourges hosts the 238^e session in the Centre-Val de Loire region

From 28 to 31 May, the town of Bourges hosted the second week of training for the 238th session in the Centre-Val de Loire region, a unique opportunity for the 49 auditors to enhance their knowledge and understanding of contemporary defence issues.

Opening of 144^e IHEDN-Youth cycle in Troyes

For the 144th IHEDN-Jeunes cycle in Troyes, 73 students and young professionals gathered for 1 week to learn about the major issues in national defence and international security.

IHEDN welcomes the 84^e cycle in Economic and Strategic Intelligence

From 28 May to 5 June 2024, the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale (IHEDN) is hosting the 84th Economic and Strategic Intelligence (IES) certification course. This intensive 49-hour course is organised in close collaboration with government departments involved in economic security issues.

Visit to the "Maritime issues and strategies" major in Saint-Nazaire and Nantes

To deepen their understanding of maritime issues, students in the "Maritime Issues and Strategies" major at the national session spent two days in Saint-Nazaire and Nantes.

Chartres hosts the 238^e session in the Centre-Val de Loire region

On Tuesday 21 May, 49 new auditors were welcomed to the Eure-et-Loir Prefecture to take part in the opening of this 238th session in the region. The programme for the next four weeks includes lectures on France's strategic challenges, visits to industrial and military sites and discovery of the institutional players in defence and security.

Mission to Estonia and Finland for the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity major

From 12 to 19 May, students in the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity (SNC) major at the IHEDN national session visited Estonia and Finland. This mission enabled the auditors to become more aware of cyber and digital issues and to gain a better understanding of the new geopolitical configuration of the two countries, imposed by Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The Armaments and Defence Economics major explores the aeronautics and space sector

On 25 and 26 April, the 60th class of the "Armaments and Defence Economics" major of the IHEDN national session travelled to Toulouse for a study mission devoted to the aeronautics and space sector.

35^eEuropean session of Armaments Managers

The European Armaments Managers session is traditionally based around 4 weeks of training, 2 weeks in France and 2 weeks in Sweden. This year they will be travelling to Austria and Sweden. This session brings together 85 auditors from 24 countries and 6 international institutions. The aim of this session is to discuss current European defence issues.