Welcome to the official Web Site of the Hellenic Multinational Peace Support Operations Training Center (MPSOTC).
Hellenic MPSOTC was founded in 1998 and since May 2000 is a certified PfP (Partnership for Peace)training center by NATO. In addition, it has been recognized as a training center by the UN to conduct UN Military Observers Courses as well as courses in relation to the Common Security and Defense Policy, as a member of the network of the European Security and Defense College (ESDC).
Since 2019 the Center has received unconditional quality accreditation from NATO, which reflects the high standards of the education provided.
MPSOTC forges ties with the Academic community through cooperation with Universities (Aristotle University, University of Macedonia, International University of Thessaloniki),cooperates with International Organizations (ESDC, OSCE , Frontex, NATO School Oberammergau, CIMIC COE, StratCom COE, RACVIAC) and International Educational Centers as well as other training centers from the Partnership Training and Education Centers (PTECs) Community.
The aim of this extensive network of cooperation is to provide up to date training to the participants through the completion of important training and educational activities such as international courses, seminars,conferences and Mobile Training Teams (MTTs).
The Hellenic MPSOTC plays an important role in the training of the Hellenic Armed Forces by providing specialized training in a multitude of fields, as well as training for the Hellenic Peacekeeping Forces, before their deployment.
The professionalism, dedication and commitment of the MPSOTC staff ensures that the education provided exceeds any expectations of the students, as well as any requirements for harmonization with the PSO’s standards.
We must be ready to cope with new training challenges that emanate from new linear / nonlinear threats, the current Ops and the LL/LI from the past. This demands that we fully leverage our Education and Training (E&T) capabilities,enhance collaboration with other training centers, organizations, and partners, and be ready to project our training assets in response to national or international (allied) needs.
Closing, believing strongly that “Knowledge enables capability”, I’m delighted to welcome you at one of the Center’s upcoming Courses,which are inspired by the following ancient saying: “As the ground, is unable to produce something without cultivation, so the human mind cannot give the expected results without education”. (Plutarch, Ancient Greek historian, 46-119 AD)
Dimitrios KARATZAS
Colonel (GRC-A)
Commander