Connections

Introduction

In 2008, the National Defense University of Kazakhstan (KAZ NDU) and the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes (PfPC) agreed on a three-year program of cooperation. The intent of the program was PfPC support for KAZ NDU’s attainment of international standards for both curriculum and teaching methodology. The program that was created was known as a DEEP—a Defense Education Enhancement Program. DEEP initiatives have a unique ability to provide support to Partner defense education institutions in the areas of curriculum and faculty development. For curriculum development, this could include the creation or refinement of courses or individual lessons, as well as support for the curriculum development of an entire new defense education institution. Faculty development could include pedagogy support in the areas of classroom teaching and evaluation techniques. The PfPC program in support of Kazakhstan is now in its fifth year, and will continue for several more.