Summer University on Security and Strategic Analysis in Regensburg

 

IMSISS 2021-2023 students at OTH Regensburg
From 01 to 12 August 2022, 40 IMSISS students had the opportunity to attend the OTH Regensburg Summer School on Strategic Intelligence Analysis in Regensburg, Germany.

During the two-week course, students learnt about critical thinking, cognitive biases, and structured analytic techniques for intelligence analysis – ranging from Key Driver Identification to Scenario Development (as part of the Cone of Plausibility) and Courses of Action to verify assumptions – taught by LTC Georg Fuchs and Prof. Dr. Markus Bresinsky.

The practical and application-oriented nature of the Summer School required the participants to work together in small teams and prepare a 5–10-year strategic outlook for one of the countries of the G5 Sahel, Sudan, and Libya.

Throughout this process, the students received constant support and feedback from the entire OTH Regensburg team. A series of expert talks and social events further enhanced the Summer School experience.