A working meeting on the implementation of the L-5 professional military education course into the educational process of the University was held with the participation of NATO experts

On November 12, a meeting was held at the National Defence University of Ukraine named by Ivan Chernyakhovskyi with the participation of foreign advisers on ways to implement the L-5 professional military education course - "Strategic Management and Public Policy Course" into the educational process of the university.

The working visit was attended by foreign delegates from NATO-partner countries, led by Lt. Col. Stasis Paldunas, Adviser on Professional Military Education at the NATO Office in Ukraine. The Ukrainian side, chaired by Volodymyr Myrnenko, Director of the Department of Military Education and Science of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, was represented by specialists from the Defence Policy Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Defence University named after Ivan Chernyakhovskyi.

The representatives of the NDU, including Deputy Commandant of the University for Academic Affairs Major General Serhii Salkutsan and Chief of the Institute of State Military Administration Major General Oleksandr Duz-Kriatchenko presented the Vision of the L-5 course as the realization of the idea of strategic management and public policy in the field of defence.

The University experts noted that the L-5 Strategic Management and Public Policy course is the final stage in the training of senior officers and civil servants. The urgency of the course is due to the need of improving the synergy of state efforts and military administration in the interests of national security and defence capabilities of Ukraine. The main goal is to train military officials, civilian personnel and civil servants who serve at the highest professional level in close connection with the political and administrative level.

It was emphasized that the best scientific and pedagogical personnel of the University, as well as invited state officials in the field of national security and defence will be appointed as supervisors during the L-5 course. Moreover, the training program will include a visit of students to public administration bodies, in particular to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Office of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and ministries responsible for the implementation of the defence policy. It should be noted that such a practice is now actively used in the training of students at the strategic level of education and training.

Foreign delegates praised the work done by the University in developing this course. There was a lively discussion of some important issues that are key to the successful implementation of the L-5 course in the educational process of the University. The advisers of the partner countries also provided relevant recommendations to the Ukrainian side, shared their own experience and vision of creating a truly effective training program for the training of top-level specialists.