28-860: NSWC may refer to: National Security and War Course, at the National Defence University, Pakistan Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre , a pro-democracy political group in Hong Kong United states military and intelligence community [ edit ] National SIGINT Watch Center, original name of the United States National Security Operations Center Naval Surface Warfare Center , part of United States Naval Sea Systems Command operations United States Naval Special Warfare Command ,
56-412: A dean . The National Security College, Armed Forces War College, and Allied Officers Division (AOD) are headed by two star officer that works under FSS faculty. Its academic discipline is focused on national security and its elements, in addition to military, operational, and nuclear strategies . It also involves in preparedness of command and staff assignments . The FCS awards academic degrees to
84-566: A national think tank on national security matters, and is reportedly an internal part of the National Security Division , headed by a national security division secretary . Inputs are provided to the government and armed forces to maintains academic links with domestic and foreign think tanks and defence universities with which Pakistan shares friendly relations . The parliament of Pakistan introduced an act in 2011 titled National Defence University, Act 2011, outlining
112-680: Is Higher Education Commission of the country. It has also a fictional library which consists data from books, concerning women and children. Its mapping section is intended for the creation of maps, and draughtsmen or other persons specialized in that area participates in that section designed for the production of graphic works. The National Defence University's contemporary studies faculty award bachelor's, master of philosophy and doctorate degrees in various academic fields such as international relations, and public policy among others. Faculty of Contemporary Studies The NDU's wing Institute for Strategic Studies, Research & Analysis (ISSRA) acts as
140-591: Is generally assumed for the term of five years, however the incumbent may be terminated if recommended by the army chief. Throughout its history from a college to university, some of its alumni and faculty members became notable in academic, politics, military and many other varied fields. Many Pakistani generals, including Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Ehsan ul Haq, and Raheel Sharif attended the National Defence University. Kayani graduated from National Defence College and also remained faculty member of
168-473: Is historically associated with major general, the then lieutenant general , Sahabzada Yaqub Khan and Command and Staff College who introduced Army War Course on 1 May 1963 to Command and Staff College after he was asked in 1962 to establish a separate and a single purpose war course to that college. It initially comprised twelve participants (known as students and faculty members), including two from armed forces – one from navy and other from air force . With
196-494: Is one of the oldest military education and training institutes in the country with additional enrollments reserved for the civil servants . Major general, then general Abdul Hamid Khan served as its first commandant, while brigadier Muhammad Ahmed was appointed the first chief instructor. The president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan serves its chancellor while the chief of staff recommends appointment and
224-705: Is primarily focused on seminars, discussions, conferences, visiting briefings, and to interact with think tanks within the country. The National War Gaming Center (NWGC) do not have other branches likewise FCC or FCS. Based on strategic thinking , it was created to run wargames focused on to execute military operation plans , disaster , and emergency management . It uses the NATO -based computer network to execute military tactics . Its digital library consists print material from 70,000 books, periodicals, contemporary journals, pamphlets, government and daily newspaper publications. One of its major print material resources
252-554: The National Defence College (1970–2007), is the military university of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan focused on military education and training for the armed forces, including Pakistan military forces and two hundred foreign participants. Formerly established on 28 May 1970 at Rawalpindi , its academic principles are focused on command instructions , national security , military strategy , and war studies among other specified academic disciplines . It
280-688: The Pakistan Army . It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force . A lieutenant general is also called a three-star general . Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general . There are currently 27 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps . The Pakistan Army has followed
308-503: The national color of Pakistan . The lower portion of the Islamic shield is occupied by the two swords placed in the form of crossed sword and a pen, which occupies the upper portion. The pen and crossed sword and their placements represent "honour, strength and achievement through learning". The motto is inscribed inside the shield which is placed on top centre printed in gold letters. The National Defence University consists two heads –
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#1732791363224336-509: The National Defence College. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi is also an alumnus of the university while Amjad Khan Niazi graduated from NDU and Command and Staff College. Musharraf, the 10th president of Pakistan graduated from the National Defence College and Command and Staff College, Quetta, an affiliated institute of NDU. Lieutenant general (Pakistan) Lieutenant General is a three-star army officer rank in
364-470: The Naval component of United States Special Operations Command See also [ edit ] National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC), a non-profit alliance of whistleblowers Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NSWC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
392-617: The academic, administration, and financial amendments, in addition to establishment of the NDU. It was formerly signed by the president on 14 May 2011 after majlis-ash-shura such as the national assembly and the senate passed the bill. It functions under that act, however employing officers, teacher and other staff members are sanctioned by the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002. The act restrict government and other authorities to qualify or disqualify
420-418: The continuation of war studies, its participants were increased to sixteen in 1965. However, staff college was left without war course faculty following the 1965 conflict between India and Pakistan . The discontinuation of the faculty gained attention of the authorities, and the National Defence College (NDC), a stand-alone institute was established on 28 May 1970 at Lalkurti area of Rawalpindi Cantonment . It
448-410: The functions. The act allows the president of Pakistan to act as the chancellor, while the president of the university is recommended by the chief of army staff for the final approval of the chancellor. If the post of university president falls vacant due to any uncertainty such as health complications or death, it is not assumed by the other members with an additional charge of the president. The post
476-447: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NSWC&oldid=909592614 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Defence University, Pakistan The National Defence University ( NDU ), formerly introduced as Army War Course (1963–70),
504-580: The officers MSc degree in war studies, the prime minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto signed an order in 1975 to affiliate the NDC with Federal University of Islamabad (in modern-day Quaid-i-Azam University ). Five years later of affiliation with Quaid university, military dictator Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , the then 6th president of Pakistan signed an order in February 1980 to shift the college to the capital city Islamabad for its space expansion. Following that order, it
532-435: The officers same degrees as to GPP, however their branches of studies varied. The ISSRA organization is headed by a two star officer who acts a director general . It is further divided into seven branches such as Global and Regional Studies, Internal Studies, Defence Studies, Coord & Collaboration, Research & Publication, Keystone Capstone & Pinnacle Program, and Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (SYK) library. At staff, ISSRA
560-442: The officers, teachers, students, or any other participant associated with the university, on the grounds of their "gender, religion, race, creed, class, colour, or domicile". The act identifies the chancellor, president, dean, commandant (director general), chairperson (chief instructor), registrar , controller examination, director administration and director finance as the principal officers and also determines their powers and
588-416: The official description of emblem do not mention "logo") of the NDU depicts the concept of national security, defence and ideological foundation of the organisation, consisting an Islamic shield with three-service colors , encircled by a black border with silver edges. It is surrounded by a golden wreath with a star and crescent presented on the top of emblem. It is placed on a green background, depicting
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#1732791363224616-494: The participants. It includes five departments such as Leadership and Management Studies (LMS) – which awards bachelor's degree , master of philosophy , master's in project management , and doctor of philosophy . The Government and Public Policy (GPP) awards same degrees as to LMS, however, it is focused on government and public policy and also excludes master's in project management. The Strategic Studies (SS), International Relations (IR), and Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) award
644-525: The president of Pakistan who acts as chancellor and a three star military officers, usually a lieutenant general or a vice admiral who acts a president of the university, sometimes referred to as commandant university. The organisation consist four main faculties/branches such as Faculty of Security Studies (FSS), Faculty of Contemporary Studies (FCS), Institute for Strategic Studies, Research & Analysis (ISSRA), and National War Gaming Center (NWGC). The academic administration of FSS and FCS are headed by
672-418: The removal of its president, usually a three star armed officer. Nearly 44 years later of its establishment as Armed War Course, it was awarded the status of university after being recognised by the education commission of Pakistan on 5 February 2007 while the former Armed War Course (later re-designated as Armed War Forces Course) became one of its components. The origin of the National Defence University
700-574: The university, which is now known as National Security and War Course. Since its formation as a faculty and then college in Rawalpindi, it was shifted several times from one building to other, including the old national assembly near Rawalpindi Cantonment until it was permanently shifted to Islamabad in 1995. The main building is now located in Sector E-9 , Islamabad near Margalla Hills . The emblem (generally identified as logo, although
728-461: The university. Ehsan ul Haq graduated from NDU and Command and Staff College, Quetta , an affiliated institute of the university. Raheel Sharif is among the other generals who attended the university. In addition to Pakistani generals, some alumni from the naval department became notable in their respective fields. Admiral Afzal Tahir graduated from the National Defence College, while Shahid Karimullah, attended armed forces war course department of
756-699: Was housed in the Ayub Hall of the old National Assembly Building. The institute was later shifted to its permanent building where it worked for nearly 25 years. During that 25 years, the college was re-designated multiple times, including in 1971 when the Army War Course was awarded the status of the Armed Forces War Course to serve for armed forces than only army. The number of faculty participants were increased from sixteen to twenty, with three officers from navy and air force. To award
784-594: Was shifted to the new building on 17 August 1995. The government of Pakistan upgraded it to university in 2007, while the Naval War College gained the status of Armed Forces War College, which is now a component of the National Defence University. As of March 2007, the NDU acts as a nation university in the country, and the two years later of its upgradation, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee redesignated both Army War Course, Armed Forces War Course, and National Defence Course faculties into one single component of
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