DSCU News

Call for Proposals 2025

DSCU Call for Proposals: Submissions to the 2025 Security Cooperation Conference

December 9, 2024

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is pleased to invite submissions to the 2025 Security Cooperation Conference, which will be held in late October 2025 in the National Capital Region. The theme of the 2025 conference is “Learning from the Past to Shape the Future.”

DSCU Competitive Research Grant Program

DSCU Announces Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards 

November 12, 2024

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is pleased to announce its first grant and cooperative agreement awards for security cooperation research. DSCU sponsored these research projects for the first time as part of efforts to fulfill the mandates outlined in Title 10 U.S. Code Section 384.    

Certification 2.0

Certification 2.0 Official Launch

October 2, 2024

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is pleased to announce the next stage of the phased launch of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) Certification 2.0 Program.

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First NCR-Based LES Class Graduates

September 9, 2024

Twenty-six Locally Employed Staff (LES) members recently completed the Defense Security Cooperation University's (DSCU) week-long Intermediate LES Course, held for the first time at DSCU facilities in the National Capital Region.

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SC Conference

August 26, 2024

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) will host the 2024 Annual Security Cooperation Conference, October 27–30, 2024, in Washington, DC. The conference theme is “Building Lasting Partnerships: What Have We Learned?”

The 2024 Security Cooperation Conference will focus on the nature and scope of working more effectively and sustainably with allies and partners. Also, the conference will bring together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to discuss these issues under the Chatham House Rule. The 2024 SC Conference will have no virtual option.

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Fourth SCO Operations Course of FY24 Concludes

August 12, 2024

The fourth iteration of the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) Operations Course recently concluded with the graduation of 41 SCO professionals.