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Recommendations for enhancing security study programmes

What is the future of the security field? What skills will the security specialists of the future need? And how should universities teach the necessary knowledge and skills to these professionals?
Answers to these and similar questions can be found in the recommendations made by experts and specialists from seven different universities and organizations in Latvia, Spain, Norway, Lithuania, Finland, and the Netherlands.

These partners have worked together for two years, collaboratively searching for solutions to improve security education programs, create new teaching materials, and explore innovative teaching methods. The resulting recommendations offer an overview of the security education landscape in the partner countries and provide guidance on how to create and enhance security programs.

These recommendations contain information on how to enhance security study programmes and incorporate the topic of security risk management into study and training programmes. This document includes recommendations regarding focus, topics, methods, and further educational suggestions. We hope that these recommendations will contribute to the improvement of study programmes and methods related to security education and security risk management in European countries, fostering a common approach in the preparation of young specialists.

The target audience for this material includes academic and management staff of higher education institutions, representatives from training centres offering education on security. This material can also be interesting for everyone who has a keen interest in security risk management, as well as professionals working within the field of security.