A new academic and research partnership, combining the knowledge and expertise of three world-renowned institutions, is enhancing professional defence and security education (PDSE) for UK service personnel, civil servants and international allies.
In a contract award announced on Tuesday 18 January at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, the King’s Institute for Applied Security Studies (KIASS) will deliver future command and staff academic provision for the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) in London, and the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) and Army Division based at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham.
Announcing the contract award, Major General Andrew Roe, the Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, said:
King’s has been the long-term academic provider for RCDS and JSCSC, delivering command and staff courses for tri-service and government personnel, as well as international students. The colleges develop critical thinkers and strategic leaders, equipping our people with ‘the intellectual edge’ to meet the defence and security challenges of today and tomorrow.
Through the new Command and Staff Academic Provision Project (CSAP), KIASS will now build on the existing first-rate education portfolio at JSCSC and RCDS. Students will benefit from an enhanced academic framework that harnesses the combined knowledge, shared expertise and wider reach of the three partner institutions.
Speaking about the contract award, Professor Shitij Kapur, President & Principal of King’s College London, said:
Ruth Harris, Research Group Director for Defence and Security at RAND Europe, said:
Professor Mark Richardson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Cranfield Defence and Security, said:
Photo: The CSAP contract award was reaffirmed on Tuesday 18 January 2022 at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham by Major General Andrew Roe, Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, and (left) Professor Shitij Kapur, President & Principal of King’s College London, in the presence of (right) Lieutenant General Sir George Norton KCVO CBE, Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.