Armed Forces Academy staff
assembly took place at the Academy on January 7, 2009 on the occasion
of Slovak Republic’s 16th anniversary and the beginning of a new year.
The Rector of the Armed Forces Academy, Brig. Gen. Miroslav Kelemen,
delivered an opening speech and summed up the activities and events
of 2008. Last year denoted the year of integration of military educational
institutions and increase of importance of the Armed Forces Academy.
He has stated that the Academy and its new integrated
departments identified with career and specialized education of military
professionals and civilian staff, cadet’s training, professional military
training of the civilian universities graduates and prepares for launching
the master’s degree study programmes.
“2009 is being considered a year of changes
in education strategy and professional development of lecturers in field
of science and pedagogy“.
Upcoming year will bring a lot of challenges
and tasks that will require persistence and full professional and human
engagement. Armed Forces Academy management, members of senate, scientific
project leaders, lecturers and dozens of personnel working at departments
of education and science will make all effort to rise a standard of
education and research.