Military Leadership and Management that will include the current program of Basic Officer Education. Afterwards, two Undergraduate Study programs for requirements of the Croatian Navy will be established (Military Nautical Science and Military Marine Engineering), and one Undergraduate Study for requirements of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defense (Military Aerospace Engineering). Development of these programs would place emphasis on development of Basic Military Competencies and adoption of the Officer’s Code of Conduct by future Officers. Through the influence and contribution of the educative component of the Program, Officers will be prepared to respond to future challenges of the security environment. 2. In the second phase, also in cooperation with the University community, study programs at Undergraduate level will be established. They will comprise the current program of inter service Command and Staff education and Military Occupational Specialty education for Officers in functional area, and programs at Post-graduate level that will comprise the former program of strategic education (War College). These study programs will be established in the year 2018. 3. In the third phase, by the year 2020 at the latest, higher education for defense requirements at the Petar Zrinski CDA will be institutionalized, i.e., Croatian Defense Academy as an institution of higher level education and scientificresearch institution organized in conformity with regulations governing higher education and scientific activities in the Republic of Croatia. This process will be followed by further investments that will upgrade the standard of living and work of the students at all levels of education. Selection and education of the teaching cadre represents the key element for implementation of all study programs, stimulation for earning higher academic degrees, selection to scientific-teaching and teaching professions and creating conditions to retain scientific-teaching cadre within Defense Sector. Programs of Education and Training with other governmental bodies will concurrently be developed, focused on achieving capability for common response to challenges and threats, joint participation in operations and assistance to civilian institutions. In addition to meeting the defense needs and to ensure the high-quality, also the mobility of the personnel from military environment to civilian and vice versa is being achieved in this manner. Higher level of education for Defense requirements should be organized in a way to provide training to future officers of the Croatian Armed Forces and more broadly, for experts in the Ministry of Defense and other government bodies whose activities are related to Defense and National Security, researchers in scientific research institutions and research institutions who conduct research in the field of Defense, and other entities outside the State administration system. Furthermore, partner relations with educational institutions in other countries, primarily with NATO and the EU will be developed. These will provide for acquiring new knowledge, skills and capabilities that will contribute to more efficient development of the Armed Forces and fulfillment of their basic missions and assignments. 55