The Austrian National Defence Academy [Landesverteidigungsakademie] is the highest military training and research institution of the Austrian Armed Forces (AAF). It acts the "brain trust" of the AAF, and serves the forces and the MoD with:

• approx. 240 employees, including 35 conscripts,
• approx. 2,000 students, including 100 international students,
• 150 courses,
• 5-10 international events,
• 200 individual lectures, and
• more than 10,000 teaching units p. a.

Tasks:

Research and Training

Basic training for higher officers is offered in:

• General Staff Course,
• Higher Quartermaster Officers' Course, and the
• Course for Higher Military Services.

Staff officers' training (career and reserve)

• Training for leaders
• Teaching, research, and lectures in the fields of security, defence, and military politics
• Research and development in the fields of military strategy, operations, and tactics
• Teaching, research, and lectures in the field of security policy considering aspects of humanities and social sciences.
• Language training of the AAF

Additional Materials from Austrian National Defence Academy: Books | Working Papers