The Pedagogical University of Krakow (UPK) has signed a cooperation agreement with the 11th Małopolska Brigade of Territorial Defense. It concerns activities for the benefit of the state defense.

UPK informs that the details of the agreement concern “the joint organization of apprenticeships for students of specializations in state defense and national security as well as gaining public acceptance for the state’s defense policy”.

UPK has been implementing the Academic Legion program since 2017. Since then, over seven hundred students have participated in the training, several dozen of them actively serve in the 11th Małopolska Brigade of Territorial Defense and in several others.

The program of the Academic Legion consists of theoretical training, carried out at the Institute of Security Sciences, and practical training, which takes place during the summer holidays in military units and training centers.