March, 9, 2005

1. March, 9, 2005 Briefing OIC – R3 – D2

2. Academic Education Col Mil Adm Jean MARSIA

3. Education Directorate (DG Fmn) in the Belgian Defense structure Conseil de perfectionnement & d’instruction ERM Conseil supérieur de la formation MoD DG Fmn (Education) Mediation CHOD DG IPR VCHOD ACOS DG Acos Ops & Trg STRAT HR WB MR IS Bud Fin JM EVAL Army Air Navy Med

4. DG Fmn

5. Organisation

6. RMA 2004-2005 Director of the academic education DEAO - Col BAM MARSIA Polytechnics faculty Social & military Sciences faculty Language center Staff & services x  ADE 1 COS NL FR ADE 2 Programs UK ADE 3 Management GE ADE 4 Guidance ADE 5 RSWO Library AQKZ SADM N.B. Departments and chairs provide lectures to all students of RMA

7. Polytechnics faculty 2004 - 2005 x Mathematics Dept Structures & Material Dept Comm’s, Info Syst & Sensors Dept Mechanics Dept Chemistry Dept Physics Dept Weapons syst. & ballistics Dept Electricity Theoretical & Applied Mechanical Systems Telecom Theoretical & Applied Mechanics of Fluids Computers Optoelectronics Micro-wave technology Astronomy Geodesy Topography

8. Social and military Sciences faculty 2004-2005  Behavioural Sciences Dept History & military geography Dept Security & Defense Dept Economy Management & Leadership Dept JOINT-CAX Philosophy LAND Law DAir Psychology DMar Sociology DMed

9. Royal military academy • The academic education • The military education • The Sports education • For career officers and short term pilots of the Belgian Defense Organic act of 18 March 1838 on the RMA To assume jointly : Character building www.rma.ac.be

10. Royal military Education Concept • First enrolment Specialized education Common education www.rma.ac.be

11. Education : is based on the execution of the core mission must answer the needs stemming from the introduction of internal and external mobility must follow the evolution of education outside the department Defense Master Plan 03 Dec 2003

12. The RMA students : POL (Polytechnics) : Career officers, all services, pilots included 5 years and 3 months Master of engineering x SSMW (Social & military Science) : Career officers, all services, pilots included 5 years Master of arts  Prom Pil (Pilot promotion) : Short term pilots 13 months « Air academics » (including ATPL(A))

13. OVERALL STRUCTURE Master – Bachelor Polytechnic Faculty x

14. 2003-2004 Joint Ir: 195 4 spec (38 à 40.5) 144 51 Ma-test (32.5) End bachelor Languages (6) Languages (18) Sc Comp (23.5) Sc Comp (15.5) Joint Ir: 162 Project 4 spec (36) 145 12 multidisciplinary project (5) Project (6) End bachelor options B (3x6) option A (18) Ma-test (27) Dev dur (Seminar / Conference - 1) Languages (18) Languages (8) SSM (24) SSM (12)

15. Applied Fluid Dynamics Applied MechanicalSystems Civil Construction Materials Science Ballistics 18 ECTS 2 3 4 5 1 Weapon Systems Global Monitoring for Security CommunicationSystems InformationSystems 6 7 8 9 SPEC (2 mod) – OPTION A (1 mod) 3 out of 9 modules (18 ECTS each) OPTIONS B 3 out of 8 packages (6 ECTS each) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mar9 + 6 ECTS Rules: 1 from ‘Major’ type - 2 fully optional

16. x Implementation

17. OVERALL STRUCTURE Master – Bachelor Faculty Social and Military Sciences 

18.  Implementation

19. Habilitation Modification (25/11/05) of the law of 11 Sep 1933 on the protection of the degrees of higher education Art 1, III, d is complemented by the following article : « Are allowed to hold the degree of  ”bachelor of engineering science” or of “social and military sciences” or of “master of engineering science” or of “master of social and military sciences” or of “master of military engineering science” or of “master of political and military sciences” or of “master of public and military administration” or of “doctor in applied sciences” or of “doctor in social and military sciences”, those who have obtained the degree of those grades at the Royal Military Academy »

20. Questions ?