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OSCE and Serbian Interior Ministry hold donor conference for transformation of police high school into training centre
BELGRADE 16 June 2006
BELGRADE, 16 June 2006 - The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Serbian Interior Ministry held a donor conference today to garner international financial support for the transformation of the police high school in Sremska Kamenica into a police training centre.
The event was was intended to introduce the donor community to this landmark initiative in the reform of police education and training in Serbia and support the country's Interior Ministry in this long-term process.
"The transformation of the police high school is a major turning point in the police training system in Serbia, and will have a far-reaching impact on police reform," said Hans Ola Urstad, Head of the OSCE Mission.
"International donor support is urgently needed for the refurbishment of the school's infrastructure and to bring the facilities up to a standard suitable for the recruits, who will now be both male and female."
Over the past two years, the Interior Ministry, in partnership with the OSCE, has worked to address the challenges posed by the reform process. Nonetheless, there still remains considerable work to be done to bring the new police basic training institution in line with accepted European good practices.
The OSCE has committed itself to support this process through to the end. Ambassador Urstad welcomed the support shown by other international donors in this important endeavour.
The event was was intended to introduce the donor community to this landmark initiative in the reform of police education and training in Serbia and support the country's Interior Ministry in this long-term process.
"The transformation of the police high school is a major turning point in the police training system in Serbia, and will have a far-reaching impact on police reform," said Hans Ola Urstad, Head of the OSCE Mission.
"International donor support is urgently needed for the refurbishment of the school's infrastructure and to bring the facilities up to a standard suitable for the recruits, who will now be both male and female."
Over the past two years, the Interior Ministry, in partnership with the OSCE, has worked to address the challenges posed by the reform process. Nonetheless, there still remains considerable work to be done to bring the new police basic training institution in line with accepted European good practices.
The OSCE has committed itself to support this process through to the end. Ambassador Urstad welcomed the support shown by other international donors in this important endeavour.