Naval postgraduate school--meeting today's security challenges worldwide.The new security challenges confronting our nation in the 21st century demand new response capabilities, require effective civilian and military interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. alliances, and necessitate ne·ces·si·tate tr.v. ne·ces·si·tat·ed, ne·ces·si·tat·ing, ne·ces·si·tates 1. To make necessary or unavoidable. 2. To require or compel. bilateral and multilateral mul·ti·lat·er·al adj. 1. Having many sides. 2. Involving more than two nations or parties: multilateral trade agreements. cooperation from our allies and friends. The Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants primarily master's degrees plus some doctoral degrees to its students, who are mostly active duty officers from U.S. and foreign military services. (NPS NPS National Park Service NPS Naval Postgraduate School NPS Net Promoter Score (customer management) NPS Non-Point Source pollution NPS Native Plant Society NPS Norfolk Public Schools (Virginia) ) is in the forefront developing innovative new programs that meet today's security challenges. As a result, on May 24, 2004, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. designated NPS (located in Monterey, California For other uses, see Monterey (disambiguation). The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in central California. As of 2005, the city population was 30,641. ), as a Partnership for Peace (PFP PFP - Plastic Flat Package ) Education and Training Center, the only such center of the United States. NPS was selected because of its forward looking graduate education programs and experience in delivering mobile education worldwide. Founded in 1909, NPS is one of the oldest graduate institutions in the United States for military officers and government civilians. It offers, in one location, academic excellence and research with a direct link to defense and students from all U.S. military services and more than 60 countries worldwide. What is SIGS SIGS Special Interest Groups SIGS Security in the Government Sector (New Zealand) SIGS Synthetic Imagery Generation System SIGS Simplified Inertial Guidance System SIGS Special Intelligence & General Service ? Established in 2001, the School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS) is one of the newest and most dynamic schools within the Naval Postgraduate School. "The dynamics of international politics is ever changing SIGS is the intellectual frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. in providing our students with the necessary knowledge and skills to meet today's complex and challenging security environments." SIGS' mission is to educate the next generation of U.S. and international leaders. To do so, we prepare students for assignments in defense and foreign policy, international relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, , and security cooperation. SIGS offers in-residence graduate-level studies and programs to U.S. and international students in the areas of national security studies (such as civil- military relations, and stability and reconstruction) and regional studies (such as Middle East). The School of International Graduate Studies is comprised of the following centers and institutes. * Department of National Security Affairs * Defense Resources Management Institute * Center for Civil-Military Relations All activities undertaken by NATO commanders in war directly concerned with the relationship between allied armed forces and the government, civil population, or agencies of non-NATO countries where such armed forces are stationed, supported or employed. * Center for Homeland Defense and Security (for U.S. students only) * International Graduate Programs Office Separate articles in this journal provide in-depth information about each of the centers and institutes. Participants: Our U.S. students are military personnel (mid-to-senior rank) from all services and civilians from all federal agencies. Depending on the course or seminar, our international students include: senior executives, military officers, program managers, policy makers and legislators. The SIGS Experience Real world applicability of courses to meet today's security challenges. Share experiences with international counterparts--our international "mix" of students is unmatched anywhere. Share knowledge with U.S. students from all military departments and federal agencies. Prepare participants for international assignments--as defense attaches, foreign area officers, combatant command A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. , etc. Real world applicability of courses SIGS programs are geared towards real world situations. Students can utilize what they learn in class for their current or future assignments; for example, the Enhanced International Peacekeeping peace·keep·ing adj. Of or relating to the preservation of peace, especially the supervision by international forces of a truce between hostile nations. peace Capabilities Program (EIPC EIPC Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (US State Department) EIPC European Institute of Printed Circuits EIPC Egyptian International Programming Center (website) ). This security assistance program, started by the U.S. State A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and Department and the Department of Defense (DoD) in 1998, aims to increase the pool of international armed forces capable of participating in peace support operations (PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server ). The problem we face is that every country contributing to a peace support operation has a different operational style and set of command skills. SIGS is the DoD executive agent for promoting training standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting and strengthening the military effectiveness for each EIPC country. To optimize the impact of PSO training, SIGS applies the "teach-the-teachers" concept, specifically focusing on - peacekeeping trainers, educators, and policy officers. Once these "trainers" complete our course, they return to their respective country and teach others. Our methods work. As a result of PSO training various countries have changed their peacekeeping training curriculum. Innovative Programs Our curricula look forward. SIGS offers a number of unique, first-ever educational programs geared toward today's challenges, such as Homeland Defense and Security, counter-terrorism, counterdrug seminars, among others. Share experience with international counterparts Our international mix of students is unmatched anywhere. We have the largest number of in-resident international officers and government sponsored civilians than any other DoD Professional Military Education (PME PME Petites et Moyennes Entreprises PME Professional Military Education PME Pequenas e Médias Empresas (Portugal) PME Petite et Moyenne Entreprise PME Psychology of Mathematics Education PME Pi Mu Epsilon ) institution. At present, we have more than 300 international students from 61 countries attending our various graduate degree programs and 495 students from more than 103 countries in short courses (one to four weeks in duration). Share knowledge with students from all U.S. military services (Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, and others) Develop new and lasting friendships. Enliven en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. the learning
experience. Each international student is paired with a U.S. host
student. Many live in U.S. military housing. Our international students
share knowledge and gain new perspectives from their U.S. counterparts.Prepare participants for their next assignments How does our international focus help our students? Our U.S. students gain a unique experience--they work along side future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. from the very countries they are studying. This pays huge dividends in their overseas assignments as foreign area officers, defense attaches, intelligence officers, and political-military experts. This also applies to our international students detailed to the U.S. No textbook overview, our students gain current and relevant information Our faculty and staff teach and work on crosscutting cross·cut·ting n. A technique used especially in filmmaking in which shots of two or more separate, usually concurrent scenes are interwoven. Also called intercutting. issues with the Defense Department, and other governmental sponsors. They also travel around the world conducting seminars. Our students benefit tremendously from the insights gained from our instructors' expertise and their assistance to foreign governments. Global Influence SIGS specializes in global education. Our global reach is extensive--we are in partnership with 96 universities in 43 countries. Our Mobile Education Teams (METs) travel around the world helping countries to rebuild and restructure their defense policies, programs, and curricula. What makes our METs effective? The answer--our approach is different. We work hand-in-hand with countries to tailor specific programs to meet their needs. This is the number one reason why more prime ministers, ministers of defense, presidential advisors, chiefs of staff of defense forces, members of parliaments and legislators, and other ranking officials graduated from NPS METs than from any other professional military graduate education institution. As noted earlier, our mission is to educate future generations of U.S. and international leaders. SIGS is here to provide students with the knowledge and skills to face today's and tomorrow's new challenges. I look forward to welcoming you to SIGS. LTG LTG abbr. lieutenant general Robert L. Ord, III (Ret) Dean, School of International Graduate Studies Naval Postgraduate School Robert L. Ord III, a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army, was selected to be Dean of SIGS in October, 2002. He retired from the Army after serving as the Commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific. Should you have any question(s) about the Naval Postgraduate School of International Graduate Studies, please call (831) 656-3781 or visit us at our website at http://www.nps.navy.mil/sigs
Programs Offered
Graduate Masters Degree programs (12-24
Programs: months) for U.S. and international
military officers, and civilians. All
Masters degree programs are held in-residence
in Monterey, California. Two
curricula studies are offered.
Regional Studies
-Civil-Military Relations
-Stabilization & Reconstruction
-Defense Decision Making & Planning
-Homeland Security (U.S. students)
Security Studies
-Middle East, Africa, South Asia
-Far East, Southeast Asia Pacific
-Western Hemisphere
-Russia, Europe, Central Asia
In-residence Non-degree programs. Short-term
Short seminars, held at NPS, are intensive 1-4
Courses : weeks workshops focusing on today's
defense topics, such as combating
terrorism, counter-drug, defense
resources management, defense
restructuring, and others. All classes are
conducted in English. For a complete
list, visit our website at:
http://www.nps.navy.mil/sigs
Mobile SIGS specializes in delivering Mobile
Education Education Teams (METs) worldwide.
Teams These are 1-4 weeks mobile courses
(METs): tailored to the special needs of the
requesting country in areas such as:
-Combating terrorism
-Interoperability of forces
-Defense resources management--Peacekeeping
& peace operations
-Defense restructuring--and many,
many others
No English proficiency is required.
Classes are conducted with simultaneous
or continuous translation at the country's
selected location.
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