Dhaka, 01 February: Defence Services Command and Staff College Bangladesh, in collaboration with Joint Forces Command and Staff College, U.K. organized an International Conference on Professional Military Education with the participation of Commandants of the Staff Colleges of the South Asian Countries from 01 to 02 February 2022. Commandants of the Staff Colleges of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, U. K and observers from Maldives Staff College participated in the conference.
The aim of the conference was to discuss and exchange views on various aspects of recent professional military education and to enhance mutual cooperation in matters related to military education. The commandants of the participating countries exchanged their ideas on Delivering Education in the 21st Century, Critical Thinking, Blended Learning, Leaders of the 21st Century, Human Dimensions, Information Operations, Cyber and Research Hubs followed by plenary sessions.
Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, SGP, psc, Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division inaugurated the conference as Chief Guest during the opening ceremony.