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27-601: Today's Swedish Defence University marks the latest development in a long line of military education tradition. The Higher Artillery College in Marieberg was established in Stockholm in the 19th century. The Swedish Defence University has existed in its present form since 1997. The University was established as a national university college on 1 January 2008, allowing it to issue academic degrees. Formerly known in English as

54-414: A sociological concept involves the process of mentally and emotionally "retraining" individuals so that they can operate in a new environment; it promotes changes to an individual's attitudes and behaviours. The drill instructor has the task of making the service members fit for military use. After their recruit training , personnel may undergo further training specific to their military role, including

81-449: A church was created in the eastern wing. Some of the red festoon stucco ornaments from this era are preserved in the façade, as are the curved cornices facing the garden, and the sumptuous stucco ceilings of Carlo Carove together with other exclusive interior details, including walls covered in leather, velvet, and boiseries . The park was furnished with an orangery , ponds , fountains , parterres , and boxwood patterns - all in

108-445: A military career. Directing staff are the military personnel who comprise the instructional staff at a military training institution. In some countries, military education and training are parts of the compulsory education. The organizers believe that military education can bring some benefits and experiences that cannot be obtained from normal class like setback education. Moreover, participants are able to learn survival skills during

135-563: Is carried out Military Arts and Sciences and subsequently disseminated both nationally and internationally. The University is a member of the International Association for Military Pedagogy , whose members include military and civilian professionals from military institutions of advanced learning. At the Swedish Defence University, basic research and applied research are conducted with relevance to

162-836: Is the only one of its kind in the Nordic countries and is published by the Military History Section at the Swedish Defence College. Together with its predecessor Aktuellt och historiskt , it has been published since 1953. The Militärhistorisk tidskrift is usually published in December every year. From 1926, the Royal Swedish Army Staff College , the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College and

189-853: The Artillery and Engineering College were located on Östermalmsgatan 87 in Stockholm in the so-called Grå huset ("Gray House"). In connection with the formation of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College on 1 October 1961, the new school was moved to the barracks area on Valhallavägen 117, which had been built in 1877 for the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1). With the addition of the Swedish Armed Forces Management College ( Försvarets förvaltningshögskola , FörvHS) in 1994, two new places of education were also added, where

216-758: The KTH Royal Institute of Technology . From 1 August 2005, the college operated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37. New premises were inaugurated on 22 September 2005 by Carl XVI Gustaf . In 2007, the Swedish National Defence College left Östersund and since 2007 it is located on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Stockholm, at Karlberg Palace , Byggnad Nydal in Solna and in Karolinen on Våxnäsgatan 10 in Karlstad. The coat of arms of

243-601: The Military Academy Karlberg . In the palace park are found, among other things, a "temple of Diana " (originally dedicated to Neptune ) and the burial site of Pompe , the dog of King Charles XII . Notwithstanding that the palace remains a military institution, the palace park is accessible to the public and is open daily between 6 AM and 10 PM. Three medieval villages at the location — Ösby, Bolstomta, and Lundby — were bought by Lord High Admiral Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm (1574–1650) in

270-478: The Swedish Armed Forces . Graduates contribute, both nationally and internationally, to the management of crisis situations and security issues. The university offers two bachelor level programmes in political science and military history, as well as six master's programmes of which four are international. Additionally, the officers' programme is a three-year undergraduate degree course through which

297-585: The Three Crowns Castle was being rebuilt in the early 1690s, and following the disastrous fire which destroyed it in 1697, the royal family chose Karlberg as their temporary home. The entire court resided at Karlberg until 1754 when the present palace was finally completed. The red panelled log houses west of the main building are believed to date back to the 1720s, while the stables carrying four sandstone vessels were designed by Carl Hårleman (1700–1753) under Frederick I (1676–1751) in

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324-505: The 1620s and subsequently unified into a single estate named "Karlberg" after himself. He then had master mason Hans Drisell build a Renaissance palace featuring pink plaster and tall gables . As Gyllenhielm's widow died six years after her husband, a lengthy litigation regarding the inheritance followed. Plans in the mid-1660s to transfer the estate to the widowed Queen Hedwig Eleonora were cancelled as Lord High Admiral Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–1686) sold one of his palaces to

351-497: The 1730s, thereafter rebuilt into barracks in the 1790s. In 1766, Karlberg was made a wedding gift to crown prince) Gustav (1746–1792) and Sophia Magdalena (1743–1813). In the early 1790s Gustav had plans to found a war academy at the Ulriksdal Palace . These plans however were interrupted by his death in 1792, when his widow choose Ulriksdal as her private residence. The Kungliga Krigacademien ("Royal War Academy")

378-499: The 17th century, has suffered gradual encroachment. During the 1860s, the north-eastern corner was cut off by the railway , and a century later, in 1966, the Essingeleden freeway was built over more park land. Other motorways have had also been built on part of the park. The exterior of the palace was however restored in the 1980s. Furthermore, in 2001 an archaeological examination of a nearby burial site, associated with one of

405-863: The Higher Artillery School, the Royal Swedish Army Staff College, the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College, the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College, the Swedish National Defence College, the Swedish Armed Forces Management College ( Försvarets förvaltningshögskola , FörvHS), and the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College, and considers it their mission to look after this heritage. The original Marieberg clock, which stood in

432-589: The Swedish Armed Forces Management College had its education in Karlstad and Östersund . After the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College was disbanded on 31 December 1996, the premises on Valhallavägen 117 were taken over by the new Swedish National Defence College. After initially remaining with most of the activities on the premises at Valhallavägen, it was decided in the early 2000s that the Swedish National Defence College would move to newly erected premises on Campus Valhallavägen at Drottning Kristinas väg, neighbor of

459-460: The Swedish National Defence College from 1956 to 1985, and from 1994. Blazon : "Azure an erect sword surmounting an open chaplet of oak, or." The Swedish Defence College trace its lineage back to 1818 when the Higher Artillery School ( Högre artilleriläroverket ) in Marieberg was formed. Because the former Swedish Armed Forces Staff College was formed in 1961 by the service staff colleges, the Swedish Defence College thus has an unbroken lineage from

486-463: The Swedish National Defence College, the University adopted its current name on 1 February 2015. In 2018 the Swedish Defence University received permission to grant two-year master's degrees and doctoral level. The University trains and educates domestic and international military and civilian personnel, as well as civilian students. The University offers training for career and reserve officers of

513-545: The area of community protection and security. The research covers both military and civilian aspects of the area and ranges from security policy and civilian crisis management to war, defence and military operations. Much of the published material can be found in DiVA, the Digital Scientific Archive, which is a publication database for research publications and student papers. The Militärhistorisk tidskrift

540-558: The manner of French Baroque architecture . Following the Reduction , De la Gardie lost his influence and most of his fortune, and since King Charles XI declined to buy the palace, De la Gardie was finally forced to hand it over to Johan Gabriel Stenbock to settle a debt, and in 1683 Stenbock took over the newly rebuilt palace, only to sell it to the king in 1688. Karlberg thus became the palace where crown prince Charles spent much of his childhood and where he used to hunt wolves in

567-445: The military education, like co-operations and resilience, which help participants improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles. The primary and initial form of military training, recruit training , makes use of various conditioning techniques to resocialize trainees into a military system, to ensure that they will obey all orders without hesitation, and to teach basic military skills. Resocialization as

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594-580: The officers gain proficiency as platoon-level leaders. Teachers and professors from the Swedish Defence University are often seen in the media as expert commentators on matters of public interest. The university is a founding member of the International Society of Military Sciences (ISMS) and hosted the ISMS annual conference in 2010. The University contributes towards national and international security through research and development. Research

621-578: The queen (today Ulriksdal Palace , also in Solna) and bought Karlberg from the heir of his precursor in 1669. De la Gardie, at this time one of the most influential men in Sweden, had Jean de la Vallée (1620–1696) develop the palace into one of the grandest in Sweden. The new palace, H-shaped in plan in accordance to the style of the day, featured two wings and a terrace facing the waterfront, while wings facing north formed an enclosed courtyard. Additionally,

648-471: The surrounding forests. His mother, Queen Ulrika Eleonora (1656 - 1693), had a school, the Tapetskolan vid Karlberg , created for orphaned girls where they could create tapestries . On her death, her son took personal charge over the school to honour his good-hearted mother. When Charles XII died in 1718 his coffin was taken to Karlberg before being interred in the church Riddarholmskyrkan . While

675-596: The use of any specialist equipment. They are then normally deemed fit for military service. Military personnel may continue to receive training during their career. Karlberg Palace Karlberg Palace ( Swedish: [kaɭˈbærj] ) is a palace by the Karlberg Canal in Solna Municipality in Sweden , adjacent to Stockholm 's Vasastaden district. The palace, built in 1630, today houses

702-636: The yard at the Higher Artillery School in Marieberg in the 19th century, can today be found on the premises of the Swedish National Defence College on Drottning Kristinas väg. Military education and training Military education and training is a process which intends to establish and improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles. Military training may be voluntary or compulsory duty. It begins with recruit training , proceeds to education and training specific to military roles, and sometimes includes additional training during

729-443: Was instead located at Karlberg where the first generation of cadets started their training later the same year. During the regency of Gustav's son, Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell (1766–1837) was ordered to enlarge the palace to accommodate the cadets. His additions, finished in 1796, resulted in the elongated wings seen today, which give the palace much of its character. The park, dating back to

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