Official Statement of MND
05th April 2021
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of PNA presided over the 14th Session of the Orientation Council of the Higher School of War
In accordance with the Presidential Decree dispositions of 26th September 2005, on the creation of the Higher School of War, Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army presided over this Monday morning 05th April 2021, the work of the 14th session of the Orientation Council of the Higher School of War.
After the welcoming ceremony and at the beginning the meeting work, the Lieutenant General delivered a speech in which he emphasized the importance given by the High Command of People's National Army to the training of a qualified human resource, endowed with competence and professionalism, allowing it to meet the current challenges in the shadow of an unprecedented geostrategic context:
“Indeed, if we take into consideration the current challenges, in this unprecedented geostrategic context, and the hazardous development of the events which have marked and still marking the regional scene, the imperative of the formation of a human resource qualified, equipped with competence and professionalism represents one of the main issues which allows to meet the current challenges, in terms of national defence and security.
As such, we can say that the training apparatus within People's National Army must be thought within the dynamic approach, as an evolving system that must be continuously improved and reviewed, in terms of its objectives, programs, tools and methods, in accordance with the nature of the prevailing context, which can only be conceived in its real dimension through perfect vigilance and permanent monitoring.
With this in mind and in order to maintain this momentum and achieve the major objectives, it is incumbent on all levels of command and on those involved in the training process at all levels, each in their field of competence, to ensure the preservation, during the 2020-2021 training cycle, of the achievements made in previous years, while striving to take the course towards excellence, thanks to the permanent integration of the necessary corrections in the field of planning, execution, evaluation and readjustment of training objectives.”
The Lieutenant General underlined the need to take advantage of the rich capital of accumulated knowledge held by the Higher School of War, and to contribute and initiate in-depth prospective studies, on strategic questions raised whether on nationally or internationally:
“It is a pleasure for me to take this opportunity to tackle a question of extreme importance in this case the imperative to take advantage of the rich capital of accumulated knowledge that the Higher School of War contains after fifteen years of its creation, in order to contribute and initiate in-depth prospective studies, on strategic questions raised whether on a national or international level, in order to bring real proposals and tangible recommendations allowing to participate in finding the appropriate solutions for these questions, in accordance with the requirements of the supreme interest of the homeland. Thus, this prestigious School will become a real force of proposal and will work to orient the studies and research carried out by the trainee officers, towards the treatment of real problems which arise in the theatre of the battle corps, in the tactical, operational and strategic field, capable of creating more complementarity between the field and research and studies area.”
Then, the Lieutenant General followed a general presentation by the commander of the School, on the assessment of the objectives achieved since the holding of the previous Orientation Council session, and the plans for the next training year 2021-2022, following which, the members of the Orientation Council followed presentations relating to the different aspects of training at the Higher School of War, in order to discuss, enrich and bring proposals capable of raising the level of higher education provided at the School.
Afterwards, the Lieutenant General visited some administrative and educational structures of the School.
After the welcoming ceremony and at the beginning the meeting work, the Lieutenant General delivered a speech in which he emphasized the importance given by the High Command of People's National Army to the training of a qualified human resource, endowed with competence and professionalism, allowing it to meet the current challenges in the shadow of an unprecedented geostrategic context:
“Indeed, if we take into consideration the current challenges, in this unprecedented geostrategic context, and the hazardous development of the events which have marked and still marking the regional scene, the imperative of the formation of a human resource qualified, equipped with competence and professionalism represents one of the main issues which allows to meet the current challenges, in terms of national defence and security.
As such, we can say that the training apparatus within People's National Army must be thought within the dynamic approach, as an evolving system that must be continuously improved and reviewed, in terms of its objectives, programs, tools and methods, in accordance with the nature of the prevailing context, which can only be conceived in its real dimension through perfect vigilance and permanent monitoring.
With this in mind and in order to maintain this momentum and achieve the major objectives, it is incumbent on all levels of command and on those involved in the training process at all levels, each in their field of competence, to ensure the preservation, during the 2020-2021 training cycle, of the achievements made in previous years, while striving to take the course towards excellence, thanks to the permanent integration of the necessary corrections in the field of planning, execution, evaluation and readjustment of training objectives.”
The Lieutenant General underlined the need to take advantage of the rich capital of accumulated knowledge held by the Higher School of War, and to contribute and initiate in-depth prospective studies, on strategic questions raised whether on nationally or internationally:
“It is a pleasure for me to take this opportunity to tackle a question of extreme importance in this case the imperative to take advantage of the rich capital of accumulated knowledge that the Higher School of War contains after fifteen years of its creation, in order to contribute and initiate in-depth prospective studies, on strategic questions raised whether on a national or international level, in order to bring real proposals and tangible recommendations allowing to participate in finding the appropriate solutions for these questions, in accordance with the requirements of the supreme interest of the homeland. Thus, this prestigious School will become a real force of proposal and will work to orient the studies and research carried out by the trainee officers, towards the treatment of real problems which arise in the theatre of the battle corps, in the tactical, operational and strategic field, capable of creating more complementarity between the field and research and studies area.”
Then, the Lieutenant General followed a general presentation by the commander of the School, on the assessment of the objectives achieved since the holding of the previous Orientation Council session, and the plans for the next training year 2021-2022, following which, the members of the Orientation Council followed presentations relating to the different aspects of training at the Higher School of War, in order to discuss, enrich and bring proposals capable of raising the level of higher education provided at the School.
Afterwards, the Lieutenant General visited some administrative and educational structures of the School.
