On the days 1-2 February 2023, the PfP Consortium ADL Working Group met in Skopje, North Macedonia, to reflect on “ADL In War: Training While we Fight – Lessons from Ukraine.”
In partnership with the Allies at the Military Academy of North Macedonia, this event gathered experts from NATO and military organizations from Azerbaijan, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO DEEP eAcademy was represented by Ms. Justyna Kowalczys, Deputy Director for English Language Training, who delivered the presentation: “NATO DEEP eAcademy Update – January 2023”.
The conference was opened by the Macedonian Minister of Defense and by the Dean of the Military Academy. The focus of the meeting was on a situational brief from Ukraine, reforms in process, efforts at e-learning solidarity, future reform directions, transforming military education in Ukraine, and the research concept: “Use of ADL in War – lessons from Ukraine”.
The goals of the event have been achieved. The joint effort was made to prepare a PfPC ADL WG white paper on the subject: “Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) in War: Training While We Fight in Ukraine, lessons and future projects”, which covers three perspectives: 1. Teach the teacher/Faculty & Course; 2. Hardware & Software; 3. Coordination & Policy. The above-mentioned observations and recommendations will allow taking further steps in ADL development.
