EDUCATION AT EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE STUDIES (NIDS) DEFENSE STUDIES (NIDS) THE IMPROVEMENT THE IMPROVEMENT OF CURRICULUM OF CURRICULUM NIDS Tokyo, Japan JAPAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE October, 2007 Presentation at 11 th ARF HDUCIM
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EDUCATION AT EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE STUDIES (NIDS)DEFENSE STUDIES (NIDS)
THE IMPROVEMENTTHE IMPROVEMENTOF CURRICULUMOF CURRICULUM
NIDSTokyo, Japan
JAPANMINISTRY OF
DEFENSE
October, 2007
Presentation at 11th ARF HDUCIM
MISSIONSMISSIONS
ResearchResearch
EducationEducation
Military HistoryMilitary History
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
President
GeneralAffairs
Division
Vice President
Planning and Coordination Office
Executive DirectorFor Research and
International Affairs
Military History
DepartmentLibrary
EducationDepartment
ResearchDepartment
Military History
Department
EducationDepartment
ResearchDepartment
COURSES OF EDUCATIONCOURSES OF EDUCATION
Regular CourseRegular Course
Special CourseSpecial Course
The Category-I Civil Service Officials CourseThe Category-I Civil Service Officials Course
3 week intensive course
For MG/RADM and senior COL/ CAPT class, and equivalent civilians
Stress on current policy agenda, international relations, security and defense issues.
COURSES OF EDUCATIONCOURSES OF EDUCATION
Regular CourseRegular Course
Special CourseSpecial Course
The Category-I Civil Service Officials CourseThe Category-I Civil Service Officials Course
12 week course
For future candidates for high positions within MOD (after two years of active service)
Designed to introduce international relations, strategic theory and military affairs, to consider Japan’s defense policy from total perspective
REGULAR COURSEREGULAR COURSE(General)(General)
1 academic year (10 months) course
For junior COL/ CAPT and senior LTC/ CDR class, and equivalent civilians
Academic program which covers a wide range of issues.
Students achieve perspectives on a wide Students achieve perspectives on a wide variety of issues, improving insight and variety of issues, improving insight and ability to think logically and flexibly.ability to think logically and flexibly.
BACKGROUND– Drastic change of security environment Drastic change of security environment
Emergence of divergent threat after cold warEmergence of divergent threat after cold war(Especially threat of terror since 9.11)(Especially threat of terror since 9.11)
Diversification and globalization of mission of Diversification and globalization of mission of armed forcesarmed forcesRapidity of technological advanceRapidity of technological advance
– Movement for establishing Japanese “NSC”Movement for establishing Japanese “NSC”In charge of national decision makingIn charge of national decision making
– Needs of academic literacy for military officersNeeds of academic literacy for military officersTool of communication with civilianTool of communication with civilian
Feature of the New Curriculum– Objectives: Objectives:
– Emphasized Points: Emphasized Points:
To acquire security and defense-related knowledge and to obtain abilities to study a variety of security issues involving Japan in a comprehensive manner not only from the military viewpoint but also from the political viewpoint by analyzing security trends at home and abroad
Feature of the New Curriculum– Objectives: Objectives:
– Emphasized Points: Emphasized Points:
In order for the senior officials of the MOD/SDF to develop security and defense-related expertise, extensive and high-level knowledge about security and national defense will be provided phase by phase. Also such abilities as to logically think, properly decide, and clearly express are encouraged to nurture. Students must deepen their understanding in the fields of theory on security and military strategy, international relations, Japan’s commitment to the international community, relationship between security and economy & technology, and military history. They are also encouraged to obtain such abilities as assessment of the situation, policy planning, accountability, and management of organization.
Feature of the New Curriculum– Introduce “Case Study”Introduce “Case Study”
Purpose: Cultivate Ability in Area of the Situational Awareness and Policy Decision MakingPurpose: Cultivate Ability in Area of the Situational Awareness and Policy Decision Making
Phase I Phase I – Outline of Theories of Policy Decision MakingOutline of Theories of Policy Decision Making– Comparative Study – Decision Making Process of Principal States including JapanComparative Study – Decision Making Process of Principal States including Japan– Consideration of Current States and Problems of Crisis ManagementConsideration of Current States and Problems of Crisis Management
Phase IIPhase II– Consideration of Problems of Japan’s National Security and of Security/Defense Policy to be expectedConsideration of Problems of Japan’s National Security and of Security/Defense Policy to be expected– Scenario based Drafting of Security/Defense Policy and DiscussionScenario based Drafting of Security/Defense Policy and Discussion
Change of the Security Environment after 9/11Change of the Security Environment after 9/11
Time for Anti-terrorism-related topics amounts to a considerable Time for Anti-terrorism-related topics amounts to a considerable sumsum
[86%: 62 hours out of 72 hours][86%: 62 hours out of 72 hours]
It provides students with valuable opportunities to It provides students with valuable opportunities to cultivate appropriate ability regarding judgment and cultivate appropriate ability regarding judgment and execution under the current characteristic security execution under the current characteristic security environmentenvironment
Feature of the New Curriculum– Improve “Seminar” and “Thesis Supervision”Improve “Seminar” and “Thesis Supervision”
Seminar: Increased to 3-4 from 2 Credits, with Themes Arranged to Focus on the Course ObjectivesSeminar: Increased to 3-4 from 2 Credits, with Themes Arranged to Focus on the Course Objectives
Thesis Supervision: Introduction and Technical Suggestion, Interim Thesis Presentation etc.Thesis Supervision: Introduction and Technical Suggestion, Interim Thesis Presentation etc.
Acquire in-depth Knowledge and Develop Academic Literacy