This course will help you to gain knowledge and skills in defence and security procurement, its rules and procedures and the changes experienced due to the war crisis in Europe. We will discuss around the European Defence Procurement Directive, the new tool European Defence Fund, capability planning and joint procurement in the EU.

This is a unique opportunity if you want to equip yourself with the tools needed to be abreast of the latest developments in the field, since many are the developments in this area of work.

What will you learn:

At the end of this course you should have a good understanding of:

• The scope and content of the European Defence Procurement Directive
• Key tools to understand the latest developments
• The European Defence Fund
• Capability planning
• Joint procurement in the defence sector

Course methodology

The course will be delivered face to face, in Maastricht with a series of lectures and examples, with enough time to allow participants to ask questions in an interactive way. The participants will gain access to the EIPA Moodle platform, where they will have at their disposal all the presentations used during the course, as well as additional reading materials.