On Thursday, June 3, Minister for the Interior Sandis Ģirģens will present the developed concept of the Internal Security Academy (ISA) at a meeting of the Crime Prevention Council.
Minister for the Interior S. Ģirģens: "Improvable work has been done to lay the foundations for the establishment of a new, modern and sustainable higher education institution. We have completed our work on developing the concept of the Internal Security Academy. It will implement the country-wide and internal affairs sector-wide and unique study programmes to prepare high-level specialists for work in the home affairs services and other law enforcement authorities. Home affairs officials have long earned prestige, competitive, modern and skilled education. This will increase both the capacity of the home affairs sector and improve internal security in the country as a whole. The Internal Security Academy creates a succession with higher added value for the irresponsibly liquidated Police College. I thank my home affairs team and everyone who has helped in the development of this idea and concept."
The idea of founding ISA is based on the fact that since 2010 the home affairs sector has not had its own specialised universities, as is the large majority of EU countries. There is also a lack of scientific research on security issues and key challenges for the home affairs sector. Also, officials working and representing specific areas - cybercrime, financial crime, etc. - lack a single, unfragmented vocational education offer. It is also necessary to improve the quality of the pre-trial investigation.
The new ISA mission will include: the creation of knowledge, methods and innovation, and the implementation of science and excellence-based studies in the field of high-skilled experts in the field of security and the fight against crime, while at the same time ensuring progress towards international awareness and close cooperation in the specialised university segment, whose strategic specialisation is linked to the training of high-level specialists for law enforcement in the institutions.
Prepared by:
Ministry of Interior
Communication department