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Akademia Sztuki Wojennej – między tradycją a przyszłością
War Studies University: Between Tradition and the Future

Author(s): Krystian Frącik
Subject(s): Military policy, Higher Education
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: War Studies University; higher military education; state’s defence and security; system of soldiers’ professional development;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a kind of sketch of the War Studies University (pol. Akademia Sztuki Wojennej; ASzWoj), the university which educates military and civil elites according to the needs of national defense and security. The university on the one hand creates new directions for the development of modern military streams, on the other side, the university continues the achievements of its predecessors and maintains the glorious traditions associated with the education and professional development of command, staff and logistics staff of the Polish Armed Forces. The article presents the historical outline of ASzWoj, describes its current structure as well as the tasks and role that the university performs in the system of higher military education. The content of the article includes the main threats and opportunities of the academy’s activity in contemporary conditions as well as visions and perspectives for its further functioning and development.

  • Issue Year: XXXVI/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 39-53
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish