The Institute for Higher National
Defence Studies (IHEDN)
This Institute is attached to the Prime Minister of France.
Its missions :
- Give to French personnalities, from different
sheres of activities,
elaborate information on important matters relating to defence,
- Sustain the activities of the Auditors in their group or associations in their respective sphere,
- Conduct studies or research relating to defence,
- Participate with the Ministry, universities or
other educational, information,
studies and research associations, in the defence matters,
-Receive the
personalities or foreign institutes or colleges visiting France officially,
and inform them about France’s national defence policy.
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The
Auditors are chosen among higher civil servants, senior officers
of the army and officials from different spheres of activities of the nation.
The
Auditors are appointed by a decree of the Prime Minister
and is published in the "Journal Officiel",
After
their formation, the IHEDN auditors are grouped
in a national association and thirty regional associations.
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The head office is located at the Military school in Paris.

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The goals of the autitors and their association are the following :
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Facilitate the establishement and development of ties
between participants of the IHEDN network (Officials and Auditors),
- To make sure the studies about defense’s problems are ongoing,
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Help the IHEDN to accomplish its work,
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Maintain and develop the spirit of defence in the Nation.

Alain CHEBROUX is Auditor for the IHEDN.
Auditor’s
diploma from the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies

The
Class of 1991 in front of the Sorbonne
where the studies of the 105th session were held in 1991.

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Alain
CHEBROUX is a member of the Regional Association of the Alsace Auditors
(AR 22) which has its head office in Strasbourg.
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The first picture of the Military School and the logo are courtesy of the IHEDN.

Website of the IHEDN : www.ihedn.fr


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