President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he supports the mandatory creation of military departments in Ukrainian higher education institutions after the war, noting that it is necessary.
Zelensky said this during a meeting with representatives of student self-government bodies of more than 200 higher education institutions in Ukraine, UNN reports.
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The military department... we can talk about it... I have a normal attitude towards it. In any case, I believe that such preparatory military education, educational work, training is necessary. This kind of patriotic education, which is taught at school, should be at a high level. It is very necessary because you are ready then. This does not mean that you are preparing for war, it means that you are preparing for World War III, but if some bastard who has attacked us now has something in mind, you will be ready for this challenge. We all want peace, but a just peace, but you have to be ready
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The law on strengthening mobilization, which came into force on May 18, provides for the introduction of basic general military training instead of conscription, which will be conducted in higher military educational institutions, military training units of higher education institutions, training units (centers) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, etc.
The government approved the procedure for conducting basic general military training for Ukrainian citizens pursuing higher education and police officers.