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  • Visit from the Defence Institution Building School of Georgia

    Visit from the Defence Institution Building School of Georgia

    For the fourth consecutive year, trainees from the Georgian Defence Institution Building School visited Rakovski National Defence College. The guests were introduced to the mission, structure, tasks, and activities of Rakovski National Defence College by…

  • Official Starting of the First Strategic Course of 2026 at Rakovski National Defence College

    Official Starting of the First Strategic Course of 2026 at Rakovski National Defence College

    Today, 5 January 2026, the Deputy Commandants of Rakovski National Defence College, Colonel D.Sc. Petar Marinov and Colonel Anton Bankov, PhD welcomed the officers participating in the first Strategic Course of the year – a…

  • Happy Epiphany!

    Happy Epiphany!

    On Epiphany, the army and the flags are sprinkled for strength, courage, and invincibility.

  • We marked 178 years since the birth of Hristo Botev

    We marked 178 years since the birth of Hristo Botev

    On January 6 2026, a ceremonial commemoration was held in front of the bust monument of Hristo Botev in Borisova Garden, marking 178 years since the birth of the great Bulgarian poet, publicist, public figure,…

  • Conducting a training seminar in Tunisia

    Conducting a training seminar in Tunisia

    An Operational Planning Workshop (COPD) under NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) was held at the War College of Tunisia. Col. Assoc. Prof. Petrana Kokudeva, PhD Deputy Dean of the Command and Staff Faculty, and…

  • Divisional Staff Training Course Design

    Divisional Staff Training Course Design

    At Rakovski National Defence College, the first Divisional Staff Training Course Design was conducted with the participation of 30 service members from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. The event was jointly planned…

  • Participation in an International Conference

    Participation in an International Conference

    Senior Lecturer Tanya Necheva from the Department of Language Training took part in the international conference “Language – Security – Technologies” held at the University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic, where she presented a…

  • Erasmus+Training Mobility in Bodrum Institute

    Erasmus+Training Mobility in Bodrum Institute

    During the period October 17–21, 2025, representatives of Rakovski Nationaol Defence College took part in a course on AI-assisted presentation and effective communication in English, titled “AI-Assisted English Proficiency for University Administrators and Staff.” The…

  • Participation in the commemoration of the 113th anniversary of the first combat flight of the military aviation

    Participation in the commemoration of the 113th anniversary of the first combat flight of the military aviation

    Today, on behalf of the leadership of Rakovski National Defence College, Deputy Commandant for Administration and Logistics, Colonel Anton Bankov, PhD took part in the laying of wreaths at the monument of the Bulgarian aviator…