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Here is a list of the current IMTA Member Organizations. Click one to unfold details.
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Point of contact:
Mr Geoff Gallas
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| Australia is represented in IMTA by the Directorate of Occupational Psychology (DOP),
one of 6 directorates which comprise the Health Policy Programs & Assurance Branch (DGHPPA) within the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
DOP is responsible for policy development, research, data management and analysis, and technological support (eg, data capture)
to the ADF primarily in the area of occupational suitability assessment (OSA). DOP consists of 3 mutually supportive work teams:
Psychometrics & Occupational Psychology Research;
Personnel Assessment Policy; and Information Technology & Data Management.
Located within Joint Health Command, part of Joint Capabilities Group, DOP’s major stakeholders are the three Service personnel agencies,
although close engagement with other Defence elements, including ‘specialist’ occupational groups, is also a feature of DOP’s work.
DOP also maintains close links with other Defence agencies providing personnel-related policy and research functions within Defence,
especially the Defence People Group (DPG), via Defence Force Recruiting (DFR) and the Directorate of People Intelligence and Research (DPIR) in particular,
and the Defence Science & Technology Group (DSTG).
Director DOP is a member of several international collaborative research and information exchange panels, including:
The Technical Cooperation Program, Human Resources & Performance Group, Technical Panel 23 (TTCP-HUM-TP23 – Military Human Resources);
and NATO Human Factors & Medicine, Research Task Group 290 (NATO-HFM-RTG-290 – Advances in Military Personnel Selection). |
Point of contact:
Col Dr Christian Langer
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| The Military Psychology Service of the Austrian Armed Forces is a department of the Armed Forces Personnel Agency. It is in charge of providing the command with psychological know how and information to aid decisions and secure the mental health and mental combat readiness of our soldiers.
To achieve its mission, the Military Psychology Service
- supports the selection of future cadre and soldiers for international operations
- does research and development concerning selection related topics
- trains and educates military and civilian personnel on psychological subjects
- develops and conducts employee surveys
- gives psychological support
- manages the assignments of psychologists
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Point of contact:
Dr. Françoise Bertrand
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| The mission of the Directorate General Human Resources (DGHR) is to take care of all the affairs related to the Defense personnel (military and civilian), from the recruitment till the end of the career.
DGHR is responsible for the preparation of the policy concerning recruitment, selection, career planning, release and reconversion, the organizational structure of the Defense, the administration of all the Defense personnel, the individual evaluation and promotion and the assessment of the human resources processes.
The Directorate General Human Resources is located in Brussels at the Neder-over-Heembeek site, adjacent to the Military Hospital. |
Point of contact:
Major Dr. Salvatore Lo Bue
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Website | The Royal Military Academy is Belgium's Defense university. The RMA is in charge of the basic education of all career officers, although two types of academic education are outsourced; i.e. all medical studies and industrial engineer. It has two full faculties - the Social and Military Sciences Faculty and the Polytechnic Faculty - and a language training center. The students earn after three years a bachelor degree from their respective faculties and after two years more a master’s degree. The Social and Military Sciences Faculty is also in charge of the continued education of all career officers. The trainees who are successful in the Higher Courses earn a master-after-master degree in Military and Defense Sciences or in Military and Public Affairs.
The RMA has, as each university, a threefold task: education, research and services to the (military) community. Research is done by the academic staff, but also by hired researchers. The RMA is also entitled to deliver PhD degrees.
Mostly through research (and less through education for the moment being), the RMA collaborates with both civilian and military universities throughout Europe mainly.
Given that, nowadays, military operations are conducted in a multinational multicultural environment, the RMA opened its doors for military students from over the world.
The RMA totals on continuous basis some 1000 students. |
Point of contact:
Dr. Sanela Dursun
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| Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis (DGMPRA) provides an integrated personnel research program for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), addressing both strategic and operational research needs. The personnel research program is focused on two critical portfolios: Personnel Readiness and Personnel Health Protection which encompass several domains including Personnel Generation, Family Support, Individual and Organisational Effectiveness, Casualty Care, and Diagnostic and Health Protection research. The DGMPRA led research program is delivered from three locations: DGMPRA Ottawa, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) (Suffield, Alberta), and DRDC (Toronto, Ontario). DGMPRA staff is comprised of a mix of military members and civilian Defence Scientists. |
Point of contact:
LtCol Amalija Petric
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| Military psychology is a self-standing branch within the Croatian Armed Forces.
Presently, the tasks of military psychology in the Croatian Armed Forces include: Combat readiness survey; Psychological prevention and support; Psychological selection and classification; Training in military psychology; Other military psychology activities (research, publishing, psychological operations, job analysis, international operations...).
Military psychology activities are conducted in specialized institutions and in military units. Psychologists assigned to Armed forced units act as officers in units commands (self-standing battalions, brigades, corps, services commands) and directly perform combat readiness survey and psychological prevention and support, and partly other tasks too.
The Unit psychologists concept is based on interaction of military organization demands (psychological casualties minimizing and soldier effectiveness maximizing respectively) and advancement in applied (organizational, industrial and crisis) psychology. Psychological selection and classification (to certain extent), training in military psychology are performed by psychologists in specialized institutions.
The Section for Military Psychology in the Ministry of Defence is a central body of psychological branch. |
Point of contact:
Psychologist Tenna Boesen
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Website | The Danish Defence Personnel Organization (DDPO) is a part of the Danish Ministry of Defence.
The Recruitment Branch is a subdivision of DDPO and is responsible for recruitment, psychological selection and medical examination of applicants to the professional and technical educations and also for job applicants to other positions in the Danish Defence. The subdivision is located close to Copenhagen and has 86 employees, both civilian and military; among these are the specific assessment and selection tasks conducted by a cooperating team consisting of 6 warrant officers, 2 doctors and 3 doctor consultants, 1 nurse, 1 health care worker, 4 psychologists and 18 psychologist consultants. |
Point of contact:
COL (Ret) Aarne Ermus
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Website | The Estonian Military Academy (EMA) is an institution of professional higher education.
Our mission is to educate military personnel for the Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Defence League and to support the development of the Estonian Defence Forces through research activities.
The Estonian Military Academy provides:
- Bachelor level courses on military leadership for Army, Navy and Air Force officers
- Master level courses on military leadership for Army officers
- Career courses for non-commissioned officers of the EDF
- Vocational military training and language training for EDF personnel
- Research in the field of military science
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Point of contact:
LTC Christoforos Thomadakis
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| The Interdisciplinary Mental Health Centre of Hellenic Force, is a non-clinical unit, focusing on providing all kind of mental health services on a community based concept. It has a direct command line with the Hellenic Forces General Staff, The Health Department and its primary concern is to address all military personnel active and family members, with a primary concern on health education, health prevention, therapy and counseling.
The philosophy of the Interdisciplinary Mental Health Centre of Hellenic Force, is differentiated from the classic medical treatment of mental illness, where the individual is a passive receiver of medical guidelines, and therefore focuses on active mobilization and participation. It aims at training members of the military community, in order to be able to recognize and contribute to the best treatment of psychological problems.
Goals of Interdisciplinary Mental Health Centre of Hellenic Forces:
- 1. Prevention of mental illnesses in the military community and promotion of mental health
- 2. Prevention and treatment of problematic behaviors (suicide, violence, alcohol and drug abuse) in the military, family and social environment
- 3. Help to the active duty enlisted population to smoothly adjust and complete their service term
- 4. Support the families of the active and retired military personnel and civil servants of the Ministry of National Defense
- 5. Prevention and management of everyday stress
- 6. Prevention and management of work-related stress
- 7. Stress management due to psychologically traumatic event
- 8. Prevention and management of stress due to military operations
Services of Interdisciplinary Mental Health Centre of Hellenic Forces:
- 1. 24-hour operation of the Psychological Support and Crisis Response Phone Line of Hellenic Forces
- 2. Advisory Management for handling special incidents and situations
- 3. Operation of a specialized study center and implementation of military personnel selection systems
- 4. Program for the prevention and management of work-related stress
- 5. Program for the prevention and management of operational stress of peacekeeping missions and humanitarian operations
- 6. Military Mental Health Research
- 7. Educational and informative actions for Armed Forces personnel aiming at sensitizing, preventing and promoting mental health
- 8. Psychotherapy, counseling - couple - parents - family, individual and group psychotherapy
- 9. Adult psychiatric monitoring
- 10. Intervention of Potentially Mental Traumatic Events to Limit the Mental Impact of an Event
- 11. Specialized counseling center for addictive behavior
The staff consists of mental health specialists of the three branches of the Armed Forces: Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Workers and others.
The internal departments of the Mental Health Centre of Hellenic Forces are those of:
- 1. Selection - Personnel development
- 2. Prevention
- 3. Treatment - Rehabilitation
- 4. Education - Research
- 5. Mental Health during military operations
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Point of contact:
Dr Soumi Awasthy
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Website | Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) is a premier research institute of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Government of India, India that has been providing dedicated service to the nation, in general and the Indian Armed Forces, in particular for the last six decades. The history of the Institute goes back to pre-independence era of 1943 when it was established as a small experimental board at Dehradun for selection of Indian Officers in Armed Forces. In 1949 the experimental board was rechristened as Psychological Research Wing (PRW), with the primary objective to evolve a scientific system for the selection of officers and up-date it through continuous research programmes. In due course of time, with the emergence of new operational challenges in conventional warfare the scope of the institute’s charter was further expanded, thus, in 1962 Psychological Research Wing was redesignated as Directorate of Psychological Research (DPR) to take on new areas of research related to morale, ideological convictions, group effectiveness, leadership behaviour, job satisfaction, high altitude effects, motivation, attitude, anthropometrics, civil-military relations and other problems related to Armed Forces. Meeting these challenges successfully, Directorate of Psychological Research (DPR) grew into a full-fledged Institute, Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) in 1982.
Vision:- To Emerge as a Centre of excellence in Military psychology
Mission:- To provide psychological support to the armed forces in selection, training, effective man-machine interface and motivation to enhance mental health and operational efficiency of the armed forces
Mandate:- To support Armed Forces by undertaking R&D activities in the areas of:
- Personnel selection and training of assessors involved in selection of potential Indian Armed officers
- Leadership effectiveness, strategic behaviour analysis, motivation & morale for operational efficiency
- Extreme environmental adaptation and human engineering
Research Areas:- Personality, Intelligence, Strategic Behaviour, Mental Health, Human Engineering, Organizational Behaviour and Training. |
Point of contact:
Lt.Col (R ) Dr Samir Rawat
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Website | Military MIND Academy, India is an unaided, not for profit soldier centric learning and development institution for enabling and supporting best practices in facilitating soldiers achieve organizational objectives, mission accomplishment, enhanced performance and personal as well as professional growth. It is committed to enhancing quality of life of the vibrant and diverse military community, and creating a rewarding work and learning environment by providing military leadership with psychological know how and information to aid decisions and secure the mental health and mental combat readiness of soldiers. Given that, nowadays, joint military operations striving for world peace are conducted in a multinational, multicultural environment, Military MIND Academy has opened its doors for psychology students from friendly foreign countries from all over the world. The institution is based out of Pune and works all over India and abroad.
Motto: THE ULTIMATE WEAPON IS A HIGHLY TRAINED MIND
Mission Statement
To be a global benchmark in creating value, inspiring and making a difference in soldier centric learning and development initiatives that enrich their QWL, continually equip, enhance and build capacity across the spectrum of their personal and professional lives through education, training, behaviour research, high performance optimisation and leadership development; in so doing, Military MIND Academy seeks to create ,transform and mobilise psychological resources worldwide and be an automatic partner of choice in providing psychological training solutions and leadership development in service of the military community and in accordance with the highest professional standards that measurably support goal-focused priorities and objectives for military as an institution and soldiers who are its backbone.
Areas where Military MIND Academy is committed
- Psychometrics, research and publication that is soldier centric and translates into benefits for the soldier.
- Soldier training and development through our shared knowledge, experiential learning and expertise; we act as a catalyst for change, development and improvement right from recruitment/selection, training and transition to retirement.
- Stabilizing home front for the soldier
- Enhancing Morale & Self Esteem of uniformed personnel
- Preventive and promotive mental health care by providing psychological support to ensure soldier readiness
- Leadership development and soft skills
- Stress optimization for combat readiness and minimizing psychological casualties in military operations, dealing with trauma, CSR/PTSD
- Family issues, marital therapy
- Mainstreaming & rehabilitation of injured soldiers
- Military psychology, counselling, learning and development initiatives
- Enhancing quality of life of its vibrant and diverse military community, and creating a rewarding work and learning environment by providing innovative, flexible and practical solutions to meet soldier requirements in their individual, institutional and organizational context
- Training of military personnel from Army, Navy, Special Forces, Commandos, Police and Para Military Forces (PMF) across verticals from recruits, cadets to NCO’s, Officers, Commanding Officers to Admirals and their spouses
- Learning and development initiatives for students of psychology to introduce them to military psychology as an area of study
- Conduct different short and long term military psychology and counselling courses for military’ personnel and students of psychology. Through academic activity, we seek to contribute to the creation of an International military scientific community that works towards outcomes with tangible benefits for the soldier
- Soft skills training for military personnel and their families, counseling, behavior modification and holistic development
- Active participation in international military psychology conferences like IMTA, IAMPS and WARMCAMP for shared learning and inculcating best practices
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Point of contact:
BG Ret Dr. Eri Hidayat
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Website | The Faculty of Military Psychology, General Achmad Yani University, is an institution under the Indonesian Army Foundation, located in the Cimahi Military Garrison, West Java, with a tag line "Smart Military University". |
Point of contact:
Lieutenant Colonel Mariano Pizzo
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Point of contact:
Mr Dong-Yoon Lee
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| The Center for Resource and Manpower Management (CRMM) of the Korean Institute for Defense Analyses has become an IMTA member organization since 2005. Korean Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) is a government-funded, public research institute that addresses a wide range of defense issue concerning the Korean peninsula and beyond. Established in 1979, KIDA has actively assisted defense policy-making in diverse areas. KIDA undertakes some 100 research projects annually that cover virtually all areas related to defense policy, including security environment, force development, weapon systems acquisition, manpower and resource management, and defense information systems. Besides research publications, KIDA's vernacular publications such as the Weekly Defense Review, the Quarterly Journal of Defense Policy, the Korean Journal of Defense Analysis and others are recognized as the most authoritative in Korea. KIDA hosts some ten international conferences annually, contributing to the nation's military diplomacy as well as to the field of defense research.
In addition, the mission of the Center for Resource and Manpower Management (CRMM) of the KIDA is to lead and support and policy development for the advanced defense management. Main research areas of the CRMM include study on defense management concept and system, study on defense management strategy and policy to enhance war capability, study on policy and system to lead advanced culture, and study on defense management strategy and policy to increase the values of defense budget. The CRMM is composed of four divisions such as Resource Planning & Management Division, Manpower Policy division, Logistics & Facilities Management Division, and Behavioral Science & Survey Division. |
Point of contact:
LtCol Myckel Cremers
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| The academic trained personnel of this branch (OF-2 – OF-5) is employed within areas of expertise in enhancing and recovering mental health and resilience. They also support behavioral research and advise on organizational change, personnel selection, military ethics, leadership and team functioning.
Furthermore, they contribute to education and training, improving morale and influencing opponents' behavior in relation to military operations.
Military personnel belonging to this branch is positioned not only within the Army but also within the Airforce and Navy or Interservice commands. |
Point of contact:
Drs Marjolein Verboom
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| The Military Recruitment & Selection Center (DCWS) is part of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence Support Command. This service center Located in Amsterdam and is responsible for recruitment, psychological selection and medical examination of recruits. Within the section Selection and Examination approximately 36 employees, both civilian and military, carry out psychological selection. With our own consultants, a flexible pool of psychologists and commercial partners, DCWS advises the Dutch Armed Forces in all of its psychological selection needs.
As the Dutch military psychological selection center, DCWS, carries out the psychological screening of all new recruits. We are a first step for Navy, Army, Air force and Military Police recruits all hoping for a military career.
We also select for a number of specialist, often stress-related military positions. From Special Forces to EOD, from Divers to SWAT teams, DCWS carries out the psychological selection using both traditional psychological selection and practical (field) selection methods.
Furthermore, DCWS operates as an in-house psychological assessment agency, also carrying out assessment and development centers for an array of other (civilian) positions within the Armed forces and Ministry of Defence. By using this in-house service our customers are ensured of a consultant who is not only experienced in psychological selection but also has knowledge of the complex organisation as the Armed Forces. |
Point of contact:
Drs Jolanda Snijders
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| Trends, Research and Statistics is part of the Command Support of the Netherlands’ Ministry of Defence.
We strive to support and enhance the Defence organization by means of practical social science research and advise.
Trends, Research and Statistics consists of military and civil social scientist with a long tradition and commitment to the armed forces. We work together with commercial partners and scientific centers.
All our projects explicitly have added value, are performed efficiently and are scientifically sound. Our motto is : better doesn’t exist and you will not find it any cheaper (or vice versa).
The primary fields we concentrate on are:
- Morale studies
- After care, the effects of operational action on the psychological and physical well-being
- Psychological selection
- Societal support and image
- Recruitment and retention throughout the personnel cycle
- Unit climate and job satisfaction
- Furthermore leadership, culture, diversity, and client orientation (of the service centers) are fields of interest.
We work with and for the troops but also with and for our policymakers.
Knowledge and partnership are assets we value. We are a knot in many webs.
The unit Trends, Research and Statistics is located in the Utrecht but operates all over the Netherlands and abroad, where our colleagues need us. |
Point of contact:
Psychologist Jan Heimdal
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Website | The Department of military psychology and leadership’s main responsibility is the development and implementation of professional criteria for the selection, education and development of leaders in the Armed Forces. The department has the responsibility for developing selection criteria, and plays an important role in the selection of candidates for officer training at all level, the selection of pilots and the selection of personnel to the Special Forces. The department is also organising and giving courses in leadership skills at the executive level.
Some key selection numbers:
- Responsibility for more than 20000 intelligence tests of conscripts annually
- Recruiting about 8500 women and men
- More than 11000 test to other services
- Use and back reading of more than 1100 personality tests
The department is part of the Norwegian Defence University College, which has the superior responsibility for education and qualification of personnel in the Norwegian Defence. The main office is situated at the Akershus Fortress in the centre of Oslo. NDUC is responsible for the following tasks:
- Coordination and streamlining of higher education in the Norwegian Defence, which also includes coordination with similar civilian institutions
- Identification of requirements and demands for the future qualification of personnel in the Defence, including research and development
- Approval of all curriculum plans for the military schools through the Defence Council of Education
- Organisation of cost-effective interaction between civilian and military educational institutions, nationally and internationally
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Point of contact:
Ms Stephanie Phang
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Website | Singapore's Defence Psychology Department had its genesis in 1966 as the Psychological Test Centre, established a year before compulsory military conscription commenced.
The Centre became the Personnel Research Dept (PRD) in 1973, before it was re-named as the Applied Behavioural Sciences Dept (ABSD) in 1988. These changes reflected changes in the unit's composition as well as its roles over the years.
In 2010, the ABSD was re-organised and re-named as the Defence Psychology Dept to better reflect its role as the specialist HQ for Defence Psychology. |
Point of contact:
Col (Dr) Petrus Bester
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| As part of the South African Military Health Services the Directorate Psychology of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) provides statutory guidance for the execution of Psychological Services by the 198 Psychologists and Psychological Counsellors in the SANDF. Services rendered include therapeutic services to members and their dependants as well as a research and industrial psychology consultation service. These services take place at the various bases, mission areas and at specialised institutions such as the three military hospitals, the Institute of Aviation Medicine, the Institute of Maritime Medicine and the Military Psychological Institute. |
Point of contact:
Major Fernando José Rodríguez Alonso
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Point of contact:
PhD Maria Fors Brandebo
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Website | The roots of the Swedish Defence University(SEDU) can be traced back as far as the establishment of the Artillery College at Marieberg in Stockholm in the 19th century. Today's University marks the latest development in a long line of military educational tradition and is since January 1 2008 a university under the Department of Education and attracts both civil and military students.
The University's task is to contribute towards national and international security through research and development. Research is carried out in diverse, but inter-related subject areas and subsequently disseminated to other interested sectors of society both nationally and internationally.
The Universitytrains and educates military and civilian personnel in leading positions, both nationally and internationally as part of the contribution to the management of crisis situations and security issues. |
Point of contact:
Chief Military Psychology SAF Anne Lindqvist
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Website | The Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces are one of the nation's largest authorities. Our task is to be responsible for Sweden's military defence.
As the Armed Forces are an authority, it is the Parliament and the Government that decide how our activities will be run and what our tasks will be. Each year, the Armed Forces are presented with Appropriation Directions from the Government, setting out Government decisions on activities to be carried out by the authority over the forthcoming year. The Swedish Armed Forces receive approximately SEK 40 billion to perform these tasks. Around half of the money goes to the activities conducted by the units. The other half goes to research, development and materiel systems.
THE FOUR PRINCIPAL TASKS OF THE SWEDISH ARMED FORCES
- When Sweden's borders are violated, it is the task of the Armed Forces to repel the violating party from Swedish territory.
- If Sweden falls under attack from a foreign power, it is the task of the Armed Forces to defend the country and repel the aggressor.
- During catastrophes, such as flooding or storms, it is the task of the Armed Forces to assist through different forms of support missions.
- The Swedish Armed Forces also have the task of working for peace and security beyond our borders. We do this by sending troops on peacekeeping and peace enforcing missions around the world.
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Point of contact:
Chief Psychologist John Hermiz
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| The Swedish Defence Conscription and Assessment Agency is an expert authority in the total defense area and reports to the Ministry of Defense.
The authority's main tasks are to muster and enlist conscripts for basic military training and to fill the war organization. For other authorities we carry out tests and selections for professions and educations with special requirements that deal with security and safety in the Swedish society.
Christina Malm is Director General and the agency's nearly 250 employees are located in three locations: in Karlstad, where the agency is headquartered, and at the testing facilities in Malmö and Stockholm. |
Point of contact:
Dr. COL Hubert Annen
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Website | The military academy is the training centre for professional officers of the Swiss Army and an internationally recognized centre of excellence for military sciences. |
Point of contact:
Dr Dan Watola
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Website | Overview:
The U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (DFBL) provides quality education to cadets across the breadth of the behavioral sciences and leadership studies. The department offers three major curriculum options focusing on varying aspects of human behavior and provides primary support for one curriculum option in systems engineering. The department currently has 40 permanent faculty positions including military officers and civilians. In addition to curricular efforts, DFBL provides support to the Dean of the Faculty, the 34th Training Wing, the Academy, and other Department of Defense agencies in the areas of leadership training and development, work climate assessment, and military training. The department conducts Air Force-relevant research benefiting the development of cadets, supporting the needs of the Air Force, and contributing the disciplinary body of knowledge.
Vision:
We help cadets become the highest quality officers for the U.S. Air Force. We are a leading undergraduate department in behavioral sciences and leadership education. We are an integrated, professional faculty and staff team. We are the Air Force’s Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership.
Values:
- Integrity First
- Service Before Self
- Excellence in All We Do
- Respect for Human Dignity
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