In the framework of the 16-year successful cooperation between the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) and the University of Plymouth, UK, on Friday 26 September 2025, the Commandant of HNDC, Lieutenant General Athanasios Sardellis, awarded the students with the Master’s Degree «MA on Applied Strategy and International Security, which was co-organised by the HNDC and the University, in the presence of the Director of Plymouth Global, Mr Michael Lurie and the Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Sea Power and Strategy (CSS) at the University of Plymouth, Dr. Fotios Moustakis.
At his speech Mr Michael Lurie express his gratitude towards HNDC for this longstanding cooperation, a cooperation that set the example for other similar cooperation and underlined the importance of the knowledge acquired to the graduation.
There has been also a side meeting between HNDC Commander, Mr Lurie and Dr Moustakis in which they conducted an MA review and discussed ways to enhance the two institutions successful cooperation.
