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On 20-24 April 2026, a student of the Police Academy in Szczytno participated in the event “International Cadets’ Week”, organized by the State Police College in Riga (Latvia). The event was attended by cadets and students from various countries, including Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Ireland, Finland, Lithuania and Latvia. It provided an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences and learn about different police training systems.
For the first time this year Police Academy in Szczytno is hosting Ukrainian students who are scholarship recipients of the Erasmus+ programme. Our academy has signed an agreement under the Erasmus+ Programme „Higher Education” sector with the Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs. The agreement concerns academic exchange with institutions from non-EU countries. As a result five Ukrainian students and a supervisor are staying at Police Academy in Szczytno for an Erasmus+ traineeship from April 12th to 24th.
From April 13 to 17, the students of our Academy took part in an International Week at a Lithuanian Police School in Mastaičiai in Kaunas. The trip took place as part of the Erasmus+ exchange programme and provided an excellent opportunity to expand knowledge and gain practical experience related to the functioning of services responsible for public safety.
The training programme included both theoretical and practical classes. Participants had opportunity to become familiar with the Lithuanian Police education system and also they took part in lectures on, among other things, the use of coercive measures, tactical medicine and road safety. An important element of the programme also included sessions devoted to special operations and cooperation between services in crisis situations.
The trip was organised as part of the Erasmus+ programme.
During their stay in Pamplona, the students had a unique opportunity to learn about the structure of the uniformed services in the Kingdom of Spain, the scope of their duties and the methods used by these units. During the placement, the participants spoke with staff from ‘traditional’ criminal investigation departments, such as those dealing with drug offences, juvenile crime and organised crime. Visits to departments specialising in policing in the province of Navarre – dealing, among other things, with separatist movements and bomb disposal operations – also proved to be a valuable experience. Such a wide-ranging programme enabled participants to gain an insight into the specific threats facing northern Spain, linked to the historical activities of the terrorist organisation ETA.
On 12 March 2026, a group of students from the Baden-Württemberg Police University of Applied Sciences in Villingen-Schwenningen (Germany) concluded their short Erasmus+ internship at the Police Academy in Szczytno. The students were accompanied by two academic staff members from the German university.
The first Erasmus+ scholarship student from the Baden-Württemberg Police University of Applied Sciences in Villingen-Schweinningen (Germany) has just completed stay at the Police Academy in Szczytno. Between 23 and 27 February, Mr Marius Neubert took part in a short internship at the Police Academy in Szczytno.
Student mobility under the Erasmus+ programme has just crossed the borders of the European Union. On 26–31 October 2025, three students from the Police Academy in Szczytno took part in Police Scotland's International Study Week at the Scottish Police College Tulliallan in Kincardine. It was the first exchange of this kind with a new partner institution. The event was attended by representatives of uniformed services from various countries, including the Falkland Islands, Germany and Greece.
On 10–14 November 2025, at the Police Academy in Riga (Latvia), Capt. Dr.Łukasz Kacprowicz, and Lt. Marcin Smętek represented Poland during the international training course “Police Tactics in Amok Situations”.
The programme included issues related to preparing services for crisis situations, particularly in the context of securing public spaces such as Christmas markets or schools. Participants analysed procedures, tactical methods, and legal aspects relevant in cases of “amok-type” threats, which represent a real danger that may occur in any place.
The first Erasmus+ Staff International Week at the Police Academy in Szczytno has concluded. The event was devoted to the topic “Police Education Systems and the Training of Other Services Responsible for Public Safety and Order in Europe.”
It was one of the initiatives organized to mark the 35th anniversary of the Police Academy in Szczytno, prepared by the Team for European Integration and International Relations together with the Team Monitoring Education Systems of National and Foreign Security and Public Order Services.