International Conference «Considering Gender Issues in Academic Programs of Institutions of Higher Education of Security and Defense Sector»

March 19-20, Deputy Commandant of NDU for academic affairs major-general Serhii Salkutsan and representatives of the university participate in the work of the international conference «Considering Gender Issues in Academic Programs of Institutions of Higher Education of Security and Defense Sector».

The conference is held with the aim to create a platform for experience and approaches exchange between representatives of institutions of higher education of security and defense sector of Ukraine and topic experts from the EU, NATO and neighboring countries on issues of consideration gender matters in the academic programs meeting the requirements of the National  Plan of Actions for the implementation of the Security Council resolution UN 1325 "Women, Peace, Security" for the period up to 2020.

The participants of the conference had a chance to exchange the best practices and techniques on gender balance in the educational process and implementation training of professionals considering assurance of different needs of men and women in the sphere of defense and security, and also the importance of institutionalizing the gender problematics in the academic programs.