Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence


The Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence is an international military organization founded to support NATO's transformation program. As part of the NATO Centres of Excellence programme the CCOE was established in 2001.

CIMIC

CIMIC describes the cooperation of military and civilian actors in the different theatres, which is becoming more important after the end of the Cold War.

Mission and task

The Mission of the CCOE is, to collect and concentrate expertise concerning CIMIC from all parts inside NATO to find and implement new approaches. For this the CCOE cooperates with different actors like the Helmut Schmidt University of the Bundeswehr in the City of Hamburg and its German counterpart the Multinational CIMIC Command.

Structure

The CCOE is led by a Directorate. The Concepts, Interoperability and Capabilities Branch creates studies, analyses and advises in regard to NATO CIMIC, contributes to the further development of NATO CIMIC policy and delivers Subject Matter Expertise. The Training and Education Branch conducts courses and supports customers in the field of education and training Support Branch enables the other Branches to deliver their products and gives internal support.