Introduction by the Commandant
30.03.2015 20:43
Introduction by the Commandant
The National Defence Academy(NDA) is the carrier of security-political research and
instruction in the field of military science in Austria. The Academy effectively fulfils its
function as the supreme training, education and research institution of the
Austrian Armed...
Headquarters Division
30.03.2015 21:36
Headquarters Division
The Headquarters Division is the central organisational element for routine duty at
the Academy, including, among others, personnel management, military security
and training planning. Moreover, it is in charge of supply, quartermaster and motor
transportation services. Public...
Institute for Higher Military Command
30.03.2015 21:44
Institute for Higher Military Command
The Institute for Higher Military Command is the most senior institute at the National
Defence Academy. Its main tasks comprise instruction of, and research in, the military
core sciences, such as military strategy, operations, tactics, military command...
Strategic Leadership Course
30.03.2015 21:50
Strategic Leadership Course
A special education opportunity is the Strategic Leadership Course offered at the
National Defence Academy. It is directed towards leaders and decision-makers from
the key sectors of society (political, economy, media, public administration
representatives, etc.),...
Institute for Strategy and Security Policy
30.03.2015 21:54
Institute for Strategy and Security Policy
The Institute for Strategy and Security Policy deals with long-term topical, overall
and partly strategic issues with a distinct security-political and contemporary-
historic component. The main objective of the Institute is to increase security
awareness...
Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management
30.03.2015 21:58
Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management
The Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management, which was founded in 1999,
is the centre of excellence for conflict analysis and international crisis management
within the Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports. Its findings are derived...
Institute for Human and Social Sciences
30.03.2015 22:02
Institute for Human and Social Sciences
The Institute for Human and Social Sciences considers itself to be the human and
social sciences research and instruction facility of the Austrian Armed Forces. Its
core competences comprise: the principles and the factors of the fields of tension
of the...
Central Documentation & Information
30.03.2015 22:08
Central Documentation & Information
The Central Documentation & Information is the centre of excellence for knowledge
management in the Austrian Armed Forces. Its task is to continuously document
relevant open information from among various data bases, the internet, newspapers
and other...
Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute
30.03.2015 22:11
Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute
The Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute is responsible for all language-related
issues of the Austrian Armed Forces. Its core competence lies with specialist
languages relevant to armed forces. The objective of all activities carried out within
the...
Österreichische Miltärische Zeitschrift
30.03.2015 22:14
Österreichische Miltärische Zeitschrift
The Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift (ÖMZ) is an Austrian military-scientific
specialist journal issued every other month. Its task is to inform about relevant
security-political and military-strategic developments, research findings, deductions
and...
Obligation to Science
30.03.2015 22:16
Obligation to Science
The tertiary education sector in Austria and all over Europe is undergoing a significant
change. Instruction, which is driven by science, is the central element of military
education at the National Defence Academy. A particular matter of concern to the
Academy is to offer the...