The University of Public Administration has committed itself to promoting European competences in the areas of risk and security management, tax and law, and police operations; strengthening international cooperation; ensuring practice-oriented education; and shaping education to be inclusive. In addition, the university aims for transparent recognition of achievements as well as the expansion of international study and practice components and a broader lecturer and staff mobility. Internationalization is anchored as an integral part of the studies in the degree programs Risk and Security Management, Tax and Law, and Police Operations. The focus areas include security management, controlling and taxation, administrative and European law, police practice, emergency and crisis management, as well as ethics and the rule of law. Partnerships are being established with European universities, authorities, research institutes, and practice partners that operate within a liberal democratic constitutional state. The current internationalization measures of the HFÖV can be presented as follows: Support for international internships and study abroad for HFÖV students, development and institutionalization of cooperative relationships with foreign training and practice facilities Foreign language instruction Promotion of teaching projects for intercultural competence (notably the collaboration with the Yad Vashem International Memorial in Jerusalem and the soon-to-be-signed agreement with the Westerbork Memorial) Managing Diversity activities in the area of education and training Research collaborations of the Institute for Police and Security Research (IPoS) with foreign universities and research institutions Establishment and expansion of existing and new cooperations in the past reporting period Further development of study programs, teaching staff, and other university personnel