The developments witnessed by the armed forces at the national level necessitated the establishment of a scientific and knowledge center that would be responsible for qualifying selected elements to be among the future leaders of the state’s agencies and institutions, refining and developing their knowledge of the topics of national strategy and national security, and familiarity with the principles, tools and concepts of strategic leadership in addition to the requirements and tools of planning at the strategic level.

His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, attended the graduation ceremony 

The National Defense College organized a ceremony to award master’s degrees and postgraduate diplomas in strategic and security studies to the eleventh National Defense Course

The graduates also delivered their speech in which they expressed their thanks and gratitude for all the efforts and energies that the National Defense College was keen to provide and harness for them during their enrollment in the National Defense Course Program, appreciating the care, attention, follow-up and cooperation provided by the college leadership and all its employees, pledging to the wise leadership of the UAE to exert energy, effort and dedication in work in order to correctly apply those sciences, studies and concepts that they studied during their academic journey at the National Defense College.