Finnish Defence Forces

Interview preparation for GAP researchers

Progress on the Gaming for Peace (GAP) project continues at a swift pace with the first round of stakeho...

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On 18 and 19 October, GAP crew presented recent project developments at the International Society of Military Sciences „Military Sciences and Future Security Challenges” international conference was organized by the National Security Department, with the participation of the entire university and members of ISMS. International Society of Military Sciences is an association that brings together military universities such as: Austrian National Defence Academy, Baltic Defence College, Royal Military College of Canada, Royal Danish Defence College, Finnish National Defence University, Netherlands Defence Academy, Norwegian Defence University College, Royal Military Academy of Belgium and War Studies University to exchange their observations and research results, and pursue that in military sciences it is not just about technology, techniques and procedures, because all conflicts concern people first and foremost and the military is not separated from the society.
During lectures in one of the panels, Security Education, Dr Kamila Trochowska presented a speech on "Soft Skills for Security and Defense: Cross-Cultural Competence and Beyond", which was devoted to the Gaming for Peace project’s 3C aspects. Moreover, the participants had the chance to further discuss GAP developments at the series of posters by Prof. Anne Holohan, Dr. Kamila Trochowska and Kamil Kuć. The "GAP: The Proteus effect in action” poster explained the 101 of the project, “Soft Skills and the Polish Police - interviews results” which summarized the results of research carried out by Dr Walentyna Trzcińska and MA Kamil Kuć about preparation for foreign missions in the Polish Police, and “GAP and Cross-Cultural Competence" expanded on operationalization of culture for CPPB purposes and the game itself.
Note Dr Trochowska's baby daughter helping with the presentation! ...

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GAP Gaming for Peace

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European Security and Defence College Pilot Course on Improving Performance in the CSDP Missions, 7-9 January 2019 in Dublin. More information and guidance to apply in our website.

gap-project.eu/2018/10/29/esdc-pilot-course-on-improving-performance-in-the-csdp-missions-7-9-jan... ...

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GAP Gaming for Peace

3 weeks ago

GAP Conference in January 10th & 11th 2019: the programme and practical information updated!

gap-project.eu/conferences/gap_gaming-for-peace_conference/ ...

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