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The first Erasmus+ Staff International Week at the Police Academy in Szczytno has concluded. The event was devoted to the topic “Police Education Systems and the Training of Other Services Responsible for Public Safety and Order in Europe.”

It was one of the initiatives organized to mark the 35th anniversary of the Police Academy in Szczytno, prepared by the Team for European Integration and International Relations together with the Team Monitoring Education Systems of National and Foreign Security and Public Order Services.

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From 22 September to 3 October 2025, Warrant Officer Class I, Sylwia Woźniak, a graduate of the Criminology programme at the Police Academy in Szczytno, completed a two-week student internship at the Police Academy in Zagreb. The mobility was carried out under the Erasmus+ programme.

During her stay at the Croatian Police Academy, which operates as a specialized training institution subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, our graduate had a unique opportunity to learn about the functioning and responsibilities of the Croatian police.

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From 22 September to 3 October 2025, as part of the Erasmus+ scholarship programme, a third-year student of Police Science completed an international internship at the Headquarters of the Police of the Basque Country Province in Bilbao, Spain (Jefatura Superior de Policía del País Vasco).

During the internship, the student had the opportunity to participate in the daily operations carried out by various departments of the Spanish National Police. The internship began with observation of the work of officers from the Information Department (Brigada Provincial de Información), which specializes in combating terrorism—both international and domestic. The student became familiar with operational methods and threat analysis in the region.

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Captain Marcin Buchholz, lecturer at the Crime Research Department of the Institute of Criminal Service, Faculty of Security and Legal Sciences at the Police Academy in Szczytno, carried out a mobility under the Erasmus+ international programme from 22 to 26 September 2025 to complete a training placement at the Fortbildungsinstitut der Bayerischen Polizei in Ainring, Bavaria (Germany).

During the visit, Capt. Marcin Buchholz became acquainted with the organization of the institute and its role in the training process of police officers. He was presented with the training offer, which is regularly adapted to the needs of organizational units.

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As part of an international project carried out by our academy, a group of students had the unique opportunity to participate in a professional exchange program in Spain. The aim of the visit was to become familiar with the structure, organization, and scope of activities of the Guardia Civil and selected specialized units, as well as to gain insight into the practical aspects of the functioning of the Spanish security system.

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On 10-11 September, 2025, the Police Academy in Szczytno was visited by representatives of the State Border Guard College in Rezekne: Diana Deņisova, Dace Zariņa, and Silvija Rapša. The visit of the Latvian delegation took place as part of the Erasmus+ mobility program.

The visit began with a formal welcome by the authorities of the Faculty of Security and Legal Sciences of the Police Academy in Szczytno: Lt. Col. Dr. Agnieszka Sadło-Nowak (Dean) and 2nd Lt. Dr. Grzegorz Bąk (Vice-Dean for Student Affairs).

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As part of the international Erasmus+ exchange programme implemented by the Police Academy in Szczytno, a group of students had a unique opportunity to complete internships at the Spanish unit Jefatura General de Andalucía Oriental in Almería. These internships enabled the participants to gain direct insight into the functioning and structure of the Spanish security services, as well as the daily work of officers from various units of the Policía Nacional.

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Between 4 and 29 August 2025, two students of the Police Academy in Szczytno, studying Police Science, took part in an international mobility programme carried out within Erasmus+ in Brussels.

As part of the training visit, the participants familiarized themselves with the functioning of the Belgian law enforcement services. The programme included presentations on the structure and procedures of the local police, the recruitment system, career paths, and promotion criteria. Particular attention was devoted to operational methods, the organization of patrols and interventions, as well as the activities of prevention units responsible for securing mass events.

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The Police Academy in Szczytno aims to establish cooperation with as many European police universities that hold the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education as possible. In this context, on 11–13 August 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from the Police University College in Tampere (Finland): Ms. Nelli Mäkelä, the university Erasmus+ programme coordinator, and Ms. Johanna Guessous, the head of the Student Services Department at the Finnish institution.