The Institute of Security and Informatics of the National Education Commission University in Krakow and the Center for Simulation and Security Management Improvement 'Pro Patria, Pro Civium' invite all scholars to participate in the International Scientific Conference 'Defense Education as the Foundation of National Security in the 21st Century,' which will take place on October 16-18, 2024, at the Club of the 6th Airborne Brigade in Krakow (1 Zyblikiewicza Street, 31-029 Krakow). The conference is an anniversary event and will take place on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Defense Education at the KEN Pedagogical University in Krakow.

     Within fourteen broad scientific areas, we propose to analyze the following thematic fields:
1. Theoretical and practical aspects of defense education and education for security.
2. Formal and informal approaches to education for security.
3. Normative and educational conditions for civil protection and civil defense.
4. Education for security in and out of school.
5. Safety in the workplace and place of residence.
6. Subjective approach to education for security - society, nation, state.
7. The role of uniformed services in the process of defense education.
8. Strategic and geopolitical conditions for defense education.
9. Prevention and counteraction of the negative effects of extraordinary situations.
10. Support system for the population in situations of military and non-military threats.
11. Procedures in case of: fire, traffic accident, flood threat, terrorist incident, etc.
12. Education for first aid activities.
13. Health education on an individual and collective level.
14. The essence and conditions of contemporary national security threats."