Higher Education training activities in international environments for developing skills of civil-military cooperation

The educational environment and the panorama of training in the digital age and after the Covid pandemic are dotted with numerous elements and objects, from the traditional to the innovative. In some situations, we see a return to face-to-face teaching, with the teacher identified as a public speaker and facilitator at the same time; in others, we see the creation of specific IT structures for the management of all blended and online teaching. The scenarios in which officers work with civilians have also changed considerably, as they are expected to work together in the context of hybrid warfare. It is important to understand what is the best practice in security and defence education given today's needs. The answer lies in the need to create some learning processes that are usable and flexible in certain contexts, such as laboratories for experimenting with new forms of learning and innovative pedagogies. In Security and Defence education, this is even more important because civilian and military graduates are expected to face ever-changing challenges and to be able to work together. This paper explores how civil-military cooperation skills can be developed in an international context during the basic training and education at Higher Education. Blended and collaborative learning using a digital environment were the key methodologies for an international school involving civilian and military students.