Article 9 · Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/3116

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Article 9Executive Academic Board#

1.The Executive Academic Board (EAB) shall be composed of senior representatives from civilian and military institutions, and other relevant actors identified by Member States, as determined by the Steering Committee, ensuring an appropriate reflection of the civilian-military balance in its composition and configurations.

2.Representatives of the EEAS and the Commission shall be invited to attend the meetings of the EAB.

3.Academic experts, and senior officials from Union institutions and Member States may be invited to attend the meetings of the EAB, as observers. When appropriate, and on a case-by-case basis, academic experts and senior officials who represent organs outside the network may be invited to participate in the meetings of the EAB.

4.The tasks of the EAB shall be to:

(a)support the implementation, through the network and the Secretariat, of the ESDC annual work programme;

(b)support the general coordination of ESDC training and education activities among all participating training institutes;

(c)review the standards of the training and education activities undertaken in the previous academic year, and feed into the development of quality assurance through standardisation and certification;

(d)ensure the systematic evaluation of all ESDC training and education activities, in particular through the streamlining of course evaluation and reporting; and,

(e)develop a tailored, needs-based approach for the implementation of a new quality assurance system, the scope of which should be assessed and decided upon by the ESDC Steering Committee.

5.To fulfil its tasks, the EAB may meet in various project-focused configurations, supported by the ESDC Secretariat as appropriate. The EAB shall draw up the Terms of Reference of those configurations, for approval by the Steering Committee. Each configuration shall report on its activities to the EAB at least once a year. On a proposal by the EAB or by the ESDC Secretariat, the Steering Committee may decide to extend or terminate the mandate of specific configurations.

6.The Rules of Procedure of the Steering Committee shall apply mutatis mutandis to the EAB and to any specific configurations.