CCOPAB strengthens cooperation with the Brazilian Network of Research on Peace Operations (REBRAPAZ)
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - On November 27, 2021, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center - Sergio Vieira de Mello Center -, a Brazilian Army Teaching Establishment, subordinate to the Department of Military Technical Education, welcomed Ms. Maria Eduarda Lopes da Silva Santos, new REBRAPAZ volunteer researcher at CCOPAB.
For the welcoming meeting, besides the presence of CCOPAB’s Commander, the event also counted on the attendance of the Chief of the Doctrine Division of CCOPAB; Professor Dr. Ricardo Oliveira dos Santos, from the Institute of International Relations of the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Teaching Coordinator of REBRAPAZ; and Igor Barreto, also a volunteer researcher at CCOPAB and also a member of REBRAPAZ.
Concerning the Volunteer Research Program, Maria Eduarda is an academic at the Catholic Univeristy, having previously participated in the following courses at Sergio Vieira de Mello Center: The Civil-Military Cooperation Course (CIMIC), in 2020; and the Course for the Preparation of Civilians to Act in Unstable Environments (EPCAAI), in 2021.
The presence of volunteer researchers, besides consolidating the institutional partnership between CCOPAB and REBRAPAZ, strengthens the exchange with national academia, thus improving the teaching-learning process in the activities developed and conducted by CCOPAB.
CCOPAB has been a full member of REBRAPAZ since 2016. Since then, the research network is under the General Coordination of Dr. Eduarda Hamann, dedicated for over 20 years in research and teaching on peace operations.
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