In his speech, the head of the SMD emphasized that "today's students must have skills superior to those required of past colleagues because they must confront a world that is now globalized in which the solution to a problem is never merely military , but it is political, diplomatic, economic and social ". 
The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Errico, addressing the students of the Academy reiterated how "with the solemn act of the oath you are about to become, fully, members of that group of commanders who were trained in the centuries in this glorious institute, a life turned to a very specific professional commitment, that of command, which constitutes a supreme responsibility "-" look with optimism to the future that opens up before you, because you will always have the reference to the oath taken and the values and the example of those who preceded you! ". The 196 "Certezza" course consists of 198 official students, of which 26 women, 8 are foreign visitors from Albania, Jordan, Lebanon, Niger, Senegal, Somalia and Thailand. The Military Academy of Modena, established the 1 January of the 1678 under the name of the Royal Academy is today the university-based military training institute responsible for the initial formation of future weapons officers and doctors of the normal role of the Italian Army and of the Carabinieri in a course of study that will lead to a degree in Strategic Sciences, Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary or Pharmaceutical and Law.
Source: Army General Staff
