​On 24 June 2016 the 2nd OC-Course found its end in Bratislava by handing over the certificates to the participants of the Course.

This further training was co-financed by the European Union under the umbrella of the ISEC-Project "Central European Police College Online Website and Organized Crime Course English".

In the presence of high-ranking guests off all CEPA Member States the closing ceremony of the 2nd OC-Course took place in the premises of the Police University in Bratislava. 

23 police officers, originating from the seven CEPA Member States who are tasked with matters of criminal police, had the opportunity to participate in this Course, held from 30 Mai until 24 June 2016, taking place in four locations; Brdo – Slovenia, Prague – the Czech Republic, Budapest – Hungary and finally Bratislava – the Slovak Republic.

The focus of this course was laid on the acquisition of additional expertise and the deepening of knowledge about strategies on investigations and combatting crimes related to its cross-border and international forms, which went hand-in-hand with the enhancement and improvement of the police co-operation in the regional context.

During the Course the participant had to deal with issues concerning "Joint Investigation Teams – JIT). The results of the workshops had to be elaborated in written and were presented at the closing ceremony before a forum of high-ranking international experts.

The written results of the workshop will be made available for criminal investigators of all CEPA Member States, thus enabling police officers did not have the opportunity to participate in this Course to take profit from this event. Furthermore, the findings of the can be downloaded on the website of the CEPA – www.mepa.net

The Chief Criminal Director from the German Police University of Munster and Member of the Board of Directors of the CEPA – Germany, Mr. Matthias Zeiser, highlighted in his speech the importance of the CEPA in the context of criminal police co-operation.

The spokesperson of the Course, Mr. Rainer Lienhard (Germany) mentioned in this closing speech the uniqueness of the CEPA and expressed his sincerest thanks to all persons responsible for the execution of this Course.

The Rector of the Police University of Bratislava and Member of the Board of Directors of the CEPA – Slovak Republic, Doc. Dr. Lucia Kurilovská, PhD, handed over the certificates to the participants who  passed the Course successfully.

In the context of the closing ceremony the meeting of the Course Leaders of the CEPA Member States was also held. Beside the evaluation of the results of the recent OC-Course the experts analyzed the training events of the years 2015 and – held so far – in 2016.