27.01.2025.
14th Class commences Advanced Security and Defence Studies
A ceremony marking the beginning of the Advanced Security and Defence Studies for the 14th class that will be attending the course was held today at the lecture theatre of the “Field Marshal Radomir Putnik” National Defence School in Belgrade.
On that occasion, State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence Mile Jelić said that the Advanced Security and Defence Studies were well organized and skilfully conducted at the National Defence School and that they had met expectations.- Security and defence tasks are classified as some of the most complex activities carried out by government apparatuses of modern states. Besides expectations that such high level training implies, the trainees are entrusted with the task of always being ready in their future work to act in the best interest of their countries, i.e. the national security system of the Republic of Serbia. The “Field Marshal Radomir Putnik” National Defence School and the Defence University as a whole have the necessary capacity to provide quality education and training for officers and other students – said State Secretary Jelić.
Equipping the Serbian Armed Forces is a guarantee for the overall development of our country, he added.
- The primary purpose of equipping the military is to strengthen the security of all citizens of Serbia, and that is certainly the reason why they continue to trust it the most. On the other hand, we must not ignore the importance of developing human potential. Without man, we cannot expect a response to regional and global challenges and threats. We need capable and well-trained people, decision makers, officers, and this is where a concerted effort by the Defence University and its National Defence School and Serbia’s best scientific facilities and professors can contribute the most. If all state structures and national security actors unite in an effort to establish a unified defence and security policy, success is guaranteed – stressed State Secretary Jelić.
Addressing the 14th class, Acting Head of the National Defence School Colonel Zoran Jekić said that the Advanced Security and Defence Studies were the highest level of training in the military education system, and that they were interdisciplinary in nature.
- Students from Serbia and partner countries attending the Advanced Security and Defence Studies are preparing to take on senior-level roles in the national security system. During their studies they analyse the contemporary security environment and assess long-term political and security trends. Over the past 13 years, 196 people have completed the Advanced Security and Defence Studies, of which 159 from the Republic of Serbia and 37 from partner countries. The course is not only recognized in the security and defence system of the Republic of Serbia, but also in the region and the world - said Colonel Jekić.The 14th class, consisting of 25 students, includes members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, representatives of the National Assembly, the Government, government ministries, the Security and Information Agency, government institutions, as well as representatives of Republika Srpska and members of the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Arab Emirates and Namibia.
The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, Lieutenant General Tiosav Janković, Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Nebojša Nikolić, Rector of the Defence University, Brigadier General Boban Đorović, Ph.D., and the Head of the Training and Doctrine Department, General Staff, Brigadier General Muharem Fazlić.