NATO Field School and Simulation Program

NATO Field School and Simulation Program Experiential learning abroad in diplomacy and security. From SFU 🇨🇦, but open to all NATO nations!

Off-duty moments from Germany 🇩🇪
09/10/2026

Off-duty moments from Germany 🇩🇪

📍 Rome, Italy 🇮🇹🎖️ NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence (NATO SFA COE)NATO Field School students visited ...
09/10/2026

📍 Rome, Italy 🇮🇹
🎖️ NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence (NATO SFA COE)

NATO Field School students visited the NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence, which supports the Alliance in how it trains, advises, and assists security forces in partner countries. Students received briefings on the Centre’s work and the role of Security Force Assistance in NATO operations, before touring the facilities and learning more about how personnel are prepared for different missions. Students also got to take a look at different equipment use at the SFA CE, and has the opportunity to observe a training procedure.

Off-duty moments from Latvia 🇱🇻
09/10/2026

Off-duty moments from Latvia 🇱🇻

📍 Brunssum, Netherlands 
🛡️ Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum)As the second NATO operational command visited du...
09/08/2026

📍 Brunssum, Netherlands 
🛡️ Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum)

As the second NATO operational command visited during the program, JFC Brunssum offered students a valuable point of comparison for understanding how different headquarters contribute to the Alliance’s mission. Through briefings on the command’s area of responsibility and a tour of the site, students explored both the operational role of the headquarters and its place within the local community.

📍 Monte Cassino, ItalyGuided by Colonel Soren Knudsen, NATO Field School students spent the day exploring the historic b...
09/08/2026

📍 Monte Cassino, Italy

Guided by Colonel Soren Knudsen, NATO Field School students spent the day exploring the historic battlefield of Monte Cassino, one of the most significant and hard-fought campaigns of the Second World War. Students hiked to Point 593, the fiercely contested high ground that played a pivotal role in the battle, before paying their respects at the Polish Memorial. The visit also included the Abbey of Monte Cassino, destroyed during the fighting in 1944 and later rebuilt, as well as the Commonwealth War Cemetery.

This week in Rome, the NATO Field School cohort spent an intensive week at the NATO Defence College participating in the...
08/05/2026

This week in Rome, the NATO Field School cohort spent an intensive week at the NATO Defence College participating in the Negotiation, Mediation, and Decision-Making Exercise (NMDX).

Throughout the simulation, students navigated a complex international crisis invovlving negotiation, strategic decision-making, policy briefings, press conferences, and addresses from the Secretary General. The exercise challenged participants to think critically under pressure and build consensus among Allies to ultimately determine a respond to a rapidly evolving developments in a realistic NATO environment.

Congratulations to all of our students for successfully completing this demanding week.

Thank you to Lisa Schumacher () for some of the shots in this post!

📍 Naples, Italy
🛡️ Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples)NATO Field School students spent the day at JFC Naples, receiv...
07/28/2026

📍 Naples, Italy
🛡️ Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples)

NATO Field School students spent the day at JFC Naples, receiving briefings on the command’s role in maintaining readiness across its area of responsibility. Students explored topics ranging from strategic communications and cognitive warfare to security developments in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Sahel.

The NFS was also honoured to receive a plaque from LtGen Peter K. Scott that recognized the ongoing work of the NFS in educating and equipping to become the future leaders in defence and security policy.

📍 Darmstadt, Germany 
🚀 European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)NATO Field School students spent the day at ESA’s Europea...
07/28/2026

📍 Darmstadt, Germany 
🚀 European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)

NATO Field School students spent the day at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), where they explored how missions are planned, launched, and managed throughout their lifecycle. Discussions highlighted the importance of cooperation, the growing value of data, and the precision required to operate spacecraft in some of the most challenging environments imaginable. The visit concluded with a tour of the facility, including the Control Room and Interplanetary Missions Unit.

07/03/2026

📍Brussels, Belgium
Day in the life of two of our NFS Students!

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