1. International Military Academic Forum
Identification of opportunities and threats connected with potential implementation of international semester
International Military Academic Forum
Komorní Hrádek
19 – 23 June, 2017
The Strategic Partnership Project „Creating international semester regarding military education needs for future
Officers in Europe” has been financed by the European Commission in the frame of Erasmus+ Programme

2. Method Threats and opportunities in three aspects:
Personnel (i.e. academics/teachers/lecturers)
Educational and legal system (incl. accreditation system)
Infrastructure

3. Potential threats and opportunities to
Institution
Threats
Opportunities
Austria
Theresian Military Academy
Personnel: Not all academics have Stanag 3, Cyber Security;
Infrastructure: IT generally (in case of special software needed).
Czechia
Faculty of Military Leadership, University of Defence
Personnel: Basic Military English (no military experience among English teachers); Cyber Security; Electronic Warfare (possible support of Faculty of Military Technology), Military Leadership C (no STANAG 3 among P.E. teachers);
Legal/educational system: accretion process (not before 2019/2020);
Germany
Helmut-Schmidt-University
Personnel: Interoperability, Military Leadership A-C (generally all modules dealing with military topics, no academics-military men).
Personnel: could be conducted in Officer School of the Army;
Legal/educational system: possibility to split international semester to be partially in academic and career-course level; university level of accreditation vs. officer education (easier to conduct)
Greece
Hellenic Air Force Academy
Personnel: Basic Military English (no ground forces terminology), Cyber Security
Legal/educational system: Does not fit into study programme, possibility to implement only respective modules
Hungary
Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training, National University of Public Service
Personnel: not all of academics with Stanag 3.
Legal/educational system: possibility to change study programme during its valid, possibility to revise and internationalize existing study programme;
Infrastructure: O.K.
Italy
Air Force Academy
Personnel: Basic Military English (no ground forces terminology);
Legal/educational system: Does not fit into study programme, possibility to implement only respective modules; study programme to be discussed with university level
Portugal
Military Academy
Personnel: Stanag 3
Conclusion
Personnel: Stanag 3, respective modules (Cyber Security, Military Leadership)
Legal/educational system: does not fit for air force academies; different levels of higher education institutions and of the legal demands; long accreditation process
Infrastructure: software for Cyber Security.
Legal/educational system: possibility to implement at least respective modules for air force (and naval) academy (Greece, Italy)
Infrastructure

4. Conclusion Personnel Educational and legal system Infrastructure
Not assured English language skills on level 3 (NATO STANAG 6001)
Not assured competency for some common modules (Basic Military English, Cyber Security, Military Leadership)
Educational and legal system
Long and complicated accreditation process, different standard for institutions of higher educations (e.g. academic vs. practical study program; Fachhochschule vs. Hochschule etc.)
International semester (as specified) does not suit to air-force academies (possibility of implementing respective modules)
Infrastructure
No problem

5. Thank you for your attention!
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