Military Psychology and Military Pedagogics
The Department of Military Psychology and Pedagogics deals with the research and teaching of the psychological aspects of personnel selection, training and leadership in the military.
The Department develops and applies procedures for leadership selection, and improves these procedures further based on its practical experience and scientific findings. The Department explores what, fundamentally, motivates members of the armed forces in order to be able to design the best approaches for military training and leadership recruitment. By defining what we value in our military, we are able to provide a basis for the design of military training content and our organisational culture.
Finally, with a view to the stresses and strains of everyday military life and deployment, the Department examines individuals’ mental prerequisites and coping mechanisms. The focus here is on assessing and improving resilience. Through its activities at the interface between science and practice, the Department helps to create the best possible conditions for our military to fulfil its missions.
