Bačka Topola, 15 May – President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Dr Bálint Juhász, attended today in Bačka Topola a presentation on further education and career development opportunities offered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the police profession, organised in cooperation with the National Council of the Hungarian National Minority and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and the Police Training Centre.
The programme was intended for young people, with the aim of bringing the police profession closer to them, as well as introducing them to opportunities for further education, professional training and employment within the internal affairs system.
Addressing the present attendees, President Juhász stated that the police profession represents far more than a job, as security, stability and public trust depend on it.
“There are professions one makes a living from, but there are also vocations on which the security, stability and cohesion of a society depend. The police profession is one of them,” Juhász stated.
He emphasised that in a multinational and multilingual environment such as Vojvodina, it is particularly important for institutions to remain close to citizens and to understand the communities they serve.
“When a person can speak with a representative of an institution in their mother tongue, the institution becomes closer, more humane and stronger. That is why it is important that future police officers, civil servants and institutional leaders also include young people from different national communities — people who know their local environment and want to build their future here,” Juhász stressed.
One of the key messages of the event was the importance of the presence of members of national communities within institutions, particularly with regard to the use of the mother tongue and strengthening trust between citizens and institutions.
The programme brought together representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Basic Police Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica, the OSCE, national councils and educational institutions, as well as young people interested in careers in the field of security and police service.
It was particularly highlighted that a total of 30 young people had applied for the programme, demonstrating strong interest as well as the need to present young people with life and career paths offering a clear perspective, opportunities for professional development and the possibility of remaining in their local communities.