PLTCE lead in NATO language testing workshop
Austrian armed forces Lt. Gen. Erich Csitkovitis (second from left), commandant of the Austrian National Defence Academy, hosted the 2014 Bureau for International Language Coordination Testing Workshop Sept. 8 ... More
Marshall Center library’s newest donation showcases maritime piracy
Portuguese Marinha (Navy) Lt. Estela Parreira (left), head of the English Language Department at the School of Naval Technologies in Lisbon, presents “The World of Maritime Piracy: The Last Two Decades” to Marc... More
Valentina Eneva (center), senior instructor at the
Valentina Eneva (center), senior instructor at the Foreign Language Department at the Bulgarian National Military University Vasil Levski and workshop facilitator , checks on how participants Manon Meeuwsen (le... More
Dr. Matt Rhodes, professor of National Security Studies
Dr. Matt Rhodes, professor of National Security Studies and director of Central and South Eastern Europe at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, presents Transatlantic Security Relations... More
Fifteen participants from as many countries started
Fifteen participants from as many countries started this English Language Enhancement Course for the Program on Countering Transnational Organized Crime March 3 and will graduate April 5. They will join 72 part... More
Fourteen participants from 13 countries graduated Aug.
Fourteen participants from 13 countries graduated Aug. 9 from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s (PLTCE) English Language Enhancement Course (ELEC) during a ceremony at the George C. Marshall Europea... More
Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (right),
Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (right), shows his enthusiasm Nov. 18 during “Marshall Center Minute” as part of the English Language Enhancement Course at the George C. Marshall European Cent... More
Maj. Khayal Iskandar, chief of testing at Foreign Language
Maj. Khayal Iskandar, chief of testing at Foreign Language and Partnership Training Center in Azerbaijan, asks a question during the Partner Language Training Center, Europe’s Language Standards and Assessment ... More
Professor Carlos Manuel Capurro Fernández, from the
Professor Carlos Manuel Capurro Fernández, from the Instituto de Altos Estudios Estrategicos in Paraguay, speaks for his class during the Partner Language Training Center Europe English Language Enhancement Cou... More
Family and Profession Refocused after Trip to Bataan
Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language Program Department at the George C. Marshall European Center’s Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE) addresses a language class. Garza recently traveled to ... More
Language instructors from 13 NATO and partner nations
Language instructors from 13 NATO and partner nations work in a three-week Advanced Language Testing Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Partner Language Training Center Euro... More
Columbian army Maj. Yeferson Giovani Guarin Peralta,
Columbian army Maj. Yeferson Giovani Guarin Peralta, standardization officer at the Joint Special Forces Command in Bogota, talks about how the English is the global language to fight terrorism around the world... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Gheorghe
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Gheorghe Badia, deputy head of On-site Banking of the Supervision Division at the National Bank in Moldova, talks about how his confidence in speaking English i... More
Marshall Center Participants Enhance Their English Language Skills for...
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Sept. 4, 2018) – 1st Lt. Edwige Nama, desk officer with the Ministry of Defense in Burkina Faso, tells German Col. Carsten Treder, the course director for the Program on Applied... More
Force Education, Training DASD Sees Firsthand Marshall Center’s Role i...
A team of U.S. Defense Department language and education officials visited the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ programs and events during a visit here Sept. 27 and 28. Pictured (left): ... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Oct. 29, 2018) – Khatuna
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Oct. 29, 2018) – Khatuna Okroshidze, counselor with the Department of Europe for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Georgia, asks a questions during the Partner ... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 12, 2019) – Professor
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 12, 2019) – Professor James Wither, Marshall Center’s professor of national security studies, provides an introduction to terrorism to seven participants from that many cou... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Sonja
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Sonja Sretenovic (left), STANAG 6001 test writer from Base Aerienne 705 in Tours, France, makes a point during the discussion with her classmate, Ivana Mlynceko... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Five diplomats from
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Five diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia and Ukraine will graduate from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s Language for Diplomacy Course Apri... More
Dr. Gabriella Kiss, director of the Foreign Language
Dr. Gabriella Kiss, director of the Foreign Language Training Centre of the Faculty of Military Sciences and Officers’ Training, National University of Public Service in Hungary and workshop facilitator, talks ... More
Dr. Valbona Zeneli, professor of security studies and
Dr. Valbona Zeneli, professor of security studies and deputy director of the Central and Southeast European Program at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, discusses issues of economic s... More
Brazilian army Maj. Gustavo Lima talks about transnational
Brazilian army Maj. Gustavo Lima talks about transnational organized crime concerns in Brazil during the English Language Enhancement Course for the Program on Countering Transnational Organized Crime April 1 a... More
Beninese Armed Forces Lt. Mathieu Zanmassou (center)
Beninese Armed Forces Lt. Mathieu Zanmassou (center) graduates from Partner Language Training Center Europe’s (PLTCE) English Language Enhancement Course (ELEC) during a ceremony at the George C. Marshall Europ... More
Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (center),
Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (center), company commander with the Caserne Gendarmerie Royale in Morocco, graduates Nov. 29 from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s English Languag... More
Roxanne Harrison, program manager at the English Language
Roxanne Harrison, program manager at the English Language Programs Department of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Partner Language Training Center, Europe, writes one of the testing ... More
Jose Delgado (center), a language test developer from
Jose Delgado (center), a language test developer from Spain, listens to his colleague Sandrine Plantec during a presentation during a three-week Advanced Language Testing Seminar at the George C. Marshall Europ... More
Dr. Ion Nastas, head of Strategic Analysis Division
Dr. Ion Nastas, head of Strategic Analysis Division of the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption in the Republic of Moldova, asks a question to one of his classmates as part of the final presentat... More
Oman Air Force 1st Lt. Mohammed Murad Kamal Han Murad
Oman Air Force 1st Lt. Mohammed Murad Kamal Han Murad Al-Balushi, a security officer with the Royal Air Force of Oman, tells his fellow graduates that the world has become “smaller, closer and easier” for them ... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Peggy
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language Programs Department for the Marshall Center’s Partner Language Training Center Europe, congratulates 15 participants ... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Oct. 29, 2018) – Diplomats
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Oct. 29, 2018) – Diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia, Republic of Kosovo and Ukraine complete tasks which further their competence in English along diffe... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 12, 2019) – Professor
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 12, 2019) – Professor James Wither, Marshall Center’s professor of national security studies, provides an introduction to terrorism to seven participants from that many cou... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 19, 2019) –
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 19, 2019) – Merit Kompus (left), a course facilitator and Language Testing Expert from the Estonian National Defense College, listens as one of her fellow facilitators giv... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Five diplomats from
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Five diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia and Ukraine will graduate from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s Language for Diplomacy Course Apri... More
Dr. Gabriella Kiss, director of the Foreign Language
Dr. Gabriella Kiss, director of the Foreign Language Training Centre of the Faculty of Military Sciences and Officers’ Training, National University of Public Service in Hungary and workshop facilitator, talks ... More
Dr. Valbona Zeneli, professor of security studies and
Dr. Valbona Zeneli, professor of security studies and deputy director of the Central and Southeast European Program at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, discusses issues of economic s... More
George Andersen, an English Language Enhancement Course
George Andersen, an English Language Enhancement Course for the Partner Language Center Europe, asks a follow-on question to participant during the ELEC for the Program on Countering Transnational Organized Cri... More
Gantuya Bazargur (center), with the Legal Policy Department
Gantuya Bazargur (center), with the Legal Policy Department of Legal Reform Policy in Mongolia, graduates from Partner Language Training Center Europe’s (PLTCE) English Language Enhancement Course (ELEC) during... More
Capt. Tuvshinbat Lkhagvasuren, senior detective with
Capt. Tuvshinbat Lkhagvasuren, senior detective with the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in Mongolia, graduates Nov. 29 from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s ... More
Twelve experienced language teachers and language program
Twelve experienced language teachers and language program managers from nine countries graduated from the Partner Language Training Center, Europe’s Language Standards and Assessment Seminar Dec. 8 at the Georg... More
Colombian army Maj. Armando Duran Salazar, with the
Colombian army Maj. Armando Duran Salazar, with the Colombian Army Special Forces Division, discusses the latest transnational organized crime events with his classmates from the Partner Language Training Cente... More
Sandrine Plantec, a language test developer from France,
Sandrine Plantec, a language test developer from France, gives a presentation during a three-week Advanced Language Testing Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Partner Langua... More
Professor James Howcroft, course director for the Program
Professor James Howcroft, course director for the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, tells the seven graduates from six countries th... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Peggy
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language Programs Department for the Marshall Center’s Partner Language Training Center Europe, congratulates 15 participants ... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Oct. 29, 2018) – Diplomats
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Oct. 29, 2018) – Diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia, Republic of Kosovo and Ukraine complete tasks which further their competence in English along diffe... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 12, 2019) – Stoyan
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 12, 2019) – Stoyan Pavlov Valchev, senior inspector for the Specialized Unit for Combating Terrorism at the Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior, learns about the database at th... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 19, 2019) –
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 19, 2019) – Corina Ispas, a course facilitator and Head of the Romanian National Defense Foreign Language Testing Center, collects assignments from 13 international langua... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Thomas Soule teaches
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Thomas Soule teaches five diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia and Ukraine during the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s Language for Diplomacy Co... More
Portuguese Marinha (Navy) Lt. Estela Parreira, head
Portuguese Marinha (Navy) Lt. Estela Parreira, head of the English Language Department at the School of Naval Technologies in Lisbon and workshop facilitator, talks about military writing July 20 during the fir... More
U.S. Air Force Col. David Johnson, director of the
U.S. Air Force Col. David Johnson, director of the Program of Applied Security Studies at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies, discusses cyber security to six members of the Republic of Kosovo Mi... More
Commissioner Zydrunas Velicka, chief specialist and
Commissioner Zydrunas Velicka, chief specialist and liaison office with the Kaunas County Police Headquarters in Lithuania, graduates Nov. 29 from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s English Language ... More
Seventeen participants from 12 nations attend the Partner
Seventeen participants from 12 nations attend the Partner Language Training Center Europe English Language Enhancement Course from April 5 to May 9 at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies... More
Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language-Program
Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language-Program Department for the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE), congratulates seven graduates from... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Professor
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Professor Joe Vann, director of the Marshall Center’s Program on Countering Transnational Organized Crime, welcomes 15 participants from 10 countries to CTOC 18... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Nov. 8, 2018) – Seven
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Nov. 8, 2018) – Seven diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia, Republic of Kosovo and Ukraine graduate from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s Lan... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 1, 2019) – Gendarme
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 1, 2019) – Gendarme Lt. Col. Cyrille Kouassy Yao-Delora, deputy commander of the 1ST Mobile Gendarmerie Legion Abidjan for the Gendarme Nationale and Ministry in Côte d'Iv... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Maria
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Maria Luisa Alia, from the STANAG 6001 Quality Assurance Team at the Military School of Languages in Spain, answers a question April 1 during the Partner Langua... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Thomas Soule teaches
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Thomas Soule teaches five diplomats from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia and Ukraine during the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s Language for Diplomacy Co... More
Portuguese Marinha (Navy) Lt. Estela Parreira, head
Portuguese Marinha (Navy) Lt. Estela Parreira, head of the English Language Department at the School of Naval Technologies in Lisbon and workshop facilitator, talks about military writing July 20 during the fir... More
Dafina Bakija, administrative assistant at the Diplomatic
Dafina Bakija, administrative assistant at the Diplomatic Academy of Kosovo – MFA of the Republic of Kosovo, talks about the Republic of Kosovo’s achievements since proclamation of independence in 2008 during t... More
Peruvian Army Col. Manuel Gustavo Luque Obando, with
Peruvian Army Col. Manuel Gustavo Luque Obando, with the Internal Affairs Department in Peru, graduates Nov. 29 from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s English Language Enhancement Course during a ce... More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Peters, deputy director of the
U.S. Army Col. Robert Peters, deputy director of the Program on Countering Transnational Organized Crime, congratulates 17 participants from 12 nations on graduating from the Partner Language Training Center Eu... More
Seven counterterrorism professionals from six nations
Seven counterterrorism professionals from six nations graduate from the English Language Enhancement Course (ELEC) at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies July 5. (Marshall Center photo b... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Maj.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 3, 2018) – Maj. Heni Ben Youssef, chief of the Intelligence and Investigation Section of the Ministry of Defense in Tunisia, talks about how his confidence in speaking Eng... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 12, 2019) –
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 12, 2019) – Seven security professionals from that many countries graduated from the custom-made, five-week English Language Enhancement Course at the George C. Marshall E... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 19, 2019) –
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 19, 2019) – Thirteen international language proficiency testers from NATO and partner nations graduate from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s Advanced Language... More
Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language Programs
Peggy Garza, chair of the English Language Programs Department at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Partner Language Training Center and workshop facilitator, listens to the Speaking ... More
Dr. Ellie Sonbang (right), division chief for the Research
Dr. Ellie Sonbang (right), division chief for the Research and Documentation at the International School for Security Forces with the Ministry of Interior in Cameroon, conveys strategic-level, decision-quality ... More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Peters, deputy director of the
U.S. Army Col. Robert Peters, deputy director of the Program on Countering Transnational Organized Crime, congratulates 17 participants from 12 nations on graduating from the Partner Language Training Center Eu... More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 12, 2019) –
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 12, 2019) – Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Howcroft, Marshall Center’s program director for the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, hands out the “Combatting ... More
Tatiana Makasarashvili, English language instructor
Tatiana Makasarashvili, English language instructor at the National Defense Academy in Georgia and workshop participant, refers to the Sample Writing Factor Grid in her workbook during the presentation on Speak... More
Sixteen participants from 12 countries graduated Nov.
Sixteen participants from 12 countries graduated Nov. 29 from the Partner Language Training Center Europe’s English Language Enhancement Course during a ceremony at the George C. Marshall European Center for Se... More
Moldovan national army Lt. Col. Ludmila Ianovici-Pascal,
Moldovan national army Lt. Col. Ludmila Ianovici-Pascal, head of the Language Center of the National Army Military Academy, listens to the Speaking versus Writing presentation by Dr. Gabriella Kiss, director of... More
The Partner Language Training Center, Europe is hosted
The Partner Language Training Center, Europe is hosted the first English Teaching Faculty Development Workshop from July 13 to 23 at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies here. The English... More