Report on the Third Interdisciplinary Meeting of Chairs and Institutes of Security In Szczecin on 25–26 September 2019

Abstract

On 25–26 September 2019 the Th ird Interdisciplinary Meeting of Chairs and Institutes of Security took place. The event’s organizers were the Institute of Political and European Studies of the University of Szczecin, the Institute of the European Strategy and Security, the Research Group on Security of Local Communities, with cooperation from the Faculty of Political Science and Security Studies of the Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, and the Department of Security and Protection of Classifi ed Information of the Marshall’s Offi ce of the West Pomerania Voivodship, the Department of Security and Crisis Management of the West Pomerania Voivodship Offi ce. Patronage over the meeting: His Magnifi cence Vice-Chancellor of the University of Szczecin prof. dr hab. Edward Włodarczyk, Marshall of the West Pomerania Voivodship Olgierd Geblewicz, President of the City of Szczecin Piotr Krzystek, West Pomerania Voivodship’s Governor Tomasz Hinc, Commander of the Multinational Corps Northeast Lieutenant General dr Sławomir Wojciechowski, Voivodship Police Commissioner in Szczecin Chief Superintendent Jacek Cegieła. It is worth noting that the discussed Meeting was a continuation of the previously established cooperation of Chairs and Institutes of Security and their academic employees who investigate security issues. Th e main subject of the Meeting was the problem of implementing the Act Law on higher education and science, including an analysis of consequences and challenges of new regulations, as well as an exchange of thought and knowledge on key security categories. Th e discussed September Meeting was attended by the total of 30 delegates representing renown and leading academic and research centres in Poland. Th e Meeting’s Proceedings were held at Hotel Vulcan and the Waste Disposal Facility in Szczecin. Th is formula and place of the meeting created