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In cooperation with the Armaments and Acquisitions Section of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, Jagello 2000 – NATO Information Center organized the fourth national armaments conference, the aim of which was to present changes in the field of military armaments in times of crisis. The conference was held as part of the professional accompanying programs of the NATO Days in Ostrava and under the auspices of the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic.…

As part of the NATO Days in Ostrava, the NATO Information Center prepared an annual public informal debate with the participants of the NATO Days in Ostrava. This year, pilots of the alliance’s Global Hawk unmanned aircraft and German logisticians visited the Ostrava House of Books for the first time, as well as pilots of the American B-52 aircraft and Czech firefighters who intervened in the fires in Hřensko using foreign aircraft technology.…

On the Friday before the event, we prepared an informal excursion for schools in the vicinity of the airport area in Mošnov, the venue of the NATO Days in Ostrava, during the height of preparations for the weekend show. One hundred and twenty children from three schools had the unique opportunity to see the grounds and equipment before the visitors arrived.…

Domestic and foreign pilots participating in the NATO Days in Ostrava met hundreds of pupils and students at twelve secondary and elementary schools during intensive three-day visits to cities in the Moravian-Silesian region. This year, for example, a German crew from a Sea Lynx helicopter or American crews from four aircraft, namely C-5, C-17, B-52 and KC-135, visited the schools.…

A series of six talks on the functioning of the non-governmental organization Jagello 2000 and its projects such as NATO Days in Ostrava took place on May 21, 22, 27 and 28, 2022 for students of the first and second years of the Ostrava-Poruba Business Academy as part of the Basics of Social Sciences course . “We learned a lot of interesting things about gripens, tanks, the security policy of the Czech Republic, the Czech army and much more,” the school said on its Facebook page.…

Shortly before the start of the NATO Days in Ostrava, we organized traditional visits and discussions of foreign participants of the show with pupils and students in the Moravian-Silesian Region, and this time also in the Zlín region. Crews from the USA under the auspices of the IC NATO Joint Sky project visited ten schools and one scout club, where there were lively debates, as well as presentations of schools and Czech cities to foreign guests.…

As part of the professional accompanying program of the NATO Days in Ostrava, Jagello 2000 – IC NATO organized a seminar with representatives of key institutions on three main topics. The security system of the Czech Republic and crisis management in a pandemic crisis in the sense of summarizing the main lessons with regard to the functionality of the security and crisis system.…

As part of the Joint Sky project, the NATO Information Center has prepared an annual public informal debate with participants in the NATO Days in Ostrava. This year, pilots of American C-5 aircraft and the MQ-9 Reaper drone, as well as Czech firefighters who intervened in fires in Greece, visited the Book House in Ostrava for the first time.…

A business breakfast on the future of the Czech Army was held as part of the professional accompanying program of the NATO Days in Ostrava, where the changes of the army during the last decades and challenges for the future were discussed. Apart from the change in the state’s defense doctrine, the most significant events include the depoliticization of the army, the professionalisation that accompanied the abolition of basic military service, and the modernization of technology, armaments and equipment.…

For schools in the vicinity of the airport in Mošnov, the venue of the NATO Days in Ostrava, we prepared an informal excursion on the Friday before the event during the peak preparations for the weekend show.
Participating schools and photo galleries:
Elementary school and kindergarten Sedlnice,
Elementary school and kindergarten Albrechtičky,
Children’s group Monty…

Thanks to the NATO Days in Ostrava, after a many months of covid break, we were able to hold this year’s first “Meet NATO” study excursion. The excursions are being prepared for pupils and students by the NATO Information Center in Prague in cooperation with the Moravian-Silesian Region. Four school took this exceptional opportunity to see US Air Force and U.S.…

On April 2, 2021 the historically first online broadcasting of NATO Days took place in Ostrava, a half of year before the next edition of NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days, where we will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The special broadcast on Good Friday let you in to the preparational phase of the event, brought iteresting guests, and exclusive addresses from partners and participants as well as details about the upcoming edition.…