ZAGREB, 20 Dec 2021 - Defence Minister Mario Banožić on Monday congratulated the Dr. Franjo Tuđman Croatian Military Academy on its 30th anniversary, underscoring that it was a place of excellence in knowledge, where Croatian non-commissioned officers and officers were trained, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.

"Generations after the Homeland War, experience and knowledge have been passed on in order to raise ambitious goals to a higher level. You are a place of excellence where even today, just like during the crucial years of creating and strengthening the Croatian Armed Forces, our non-commissioned officers and officers are trained and gain knowledge," the press release said.

The minister thanked the staff and students for leaving mediocrity far behind themselves in their work, accepting challenges, and achieving excellent results to the honor and pride of the Academy and Croatia.

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June 25th, 2021 - President Zoran Milanović attended a promotion ceremony for 134 cadets at the Croatian Military Academy in Zagreb on Friday, saying that in their future work, they should "safeguard the Constitution, the holy scripture of the Croatian state." 

Among the cadets who completed training programs for commissioned and non-commissioned officers were 11 cadets from the Croatian Army, one from the Ministry of the Interior, one from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, one from the Croatian Fire Service, as well as 20 from foreign countries (10 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 from Montenegro, 2 from Kosovo, 4 from North Macedonia and 2 from Slovenia.). Among them were also 24 women, who accounted for 20 percent of the cadets.

Milanović said he was pleased to see the cadets from the neighboring countries and welcomed the government's idea to establish a defense and security university.

Defence Minister Mario Banožić said that the knowledge the cadets had gained at the Military Academy was of great importance. Building an alliance and partnership with the armed forces of other countries was an opportunity to promote international relations and security further.

Banožić said that the law establishing the defense and security university would lay the foundation for an important segment of education that would guarantee the sustainability and quality of personnel in the defense and homeland security system.

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