Crisis Management Department's mission is to provide an academic education by the Civil Security study programme. Graduates are prepared to deal with the processes of risk assesement and emergency management in the public administration, municipalities, private sector and institutions dealing with living environment protection.
Department of Crisis Management guarantees scientific education and organizational preparation of emergency management specialists educated through the Civil Security Programme. The Department provides the University education on 3 levels in compliance with Bologna process – Bc, Ing, PhD, and in accordance with Slovak law NR SR No.131/2002 about Universities and according further legal changes. The accreditation of 8.3.7. Civil Security study programme has been done recently in accordance with the law mentioned above.
Graduates are theoretically prepared for the professional life in the governmental sphere as well as in the private sector. The main sphere of the competence within the public sector is connected to the roles and tasks of risk and emergency management in governmental institutions, municipalities, and in the environmental institutions. Graduates have accurate knowledge on risk solution methods, they can provide risk analysis in various environment. They can deal with risk assessment and crisis elimination on management positions in public sphere or in (non)-industrial sector.
There are several post-gradual courses provided for employees of Emergency management units of Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunication SR and for other governmental units and institutions dealing with emergency management.
Within the Slovak Republic there is close cooperation with relevant authorities of government, municipalities and specialized institutions, as well as with another universities and companies.