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Norway - Model of Reform in the Military Education and Defence Field
Norway - Model of Reform in the Military Education and Defence Field

Author(s): Olivian Stănică
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: education; reform; security; defence; training;
Summary/Abstract: The Norwegian Armed Forces initiated the educational reform process in 2017, after theStrategy for the period 2017-2020 was approved. Within the military education system reformprocess, three major goals/challenges were considered: culture, traditions preservation andsystem reform; administrative and territorial organization, and implementation of integratededucational programs.The defence reform process began in 2002. In 2018, the Norwegian Armed Forces, togetherwith the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, started the implementation process of a newconcept, “Total Defence”, based on support and interagency cooperation (civil-military) atnational level in crisis, military conflict or war situations.