GENESIS OF THE STATUS OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE POLICE ACADEMY IN SZCZYTNO AS AN ACADEMIC TEACHER

Abstract

The subject of this Article is the offi cial position of the commandant of the Police Academy in Szczytno. In contrast, the author’s aim is to present the process of shaping the special attributes of this position, which is the status of an academic teacher. The article presents the se quence of organisational and legal changes to which the academic institution in Szczytno has been subject since 1972, as well as their impact on combining the status of academic teacher with the position of commandant of the Police Academy in Szczytno. The author comes to the conclusion that the process, which led to combining the status of an academic teacher with the position of the commandant rector of the Police Academy in Szczytno, was extremely tedious. This outcome was achieved only in 2018, i.e. almost fifty years after the unit in Szczytno obtained the status of a higher school. In the author’s opinion, it is an appropriate solution, because it fulfi lls the postulate of uniformity and systemic cohesion. Thanks to this, the legal situation of the rector of a higher education institution subordinate to the minister responsible for internal affairs was equated in the discussed scope to the situation of rectors of military higher education institutions and other rectors of public higher education institutions. In the opinion of the author, linking the position of the rector of a government service higher education institution with the status of academic teacher is also benefi cial for the institution itself and the person holding this offi ce. The author emphasises that the officers appointed to the position of commandant rector will be able to carry out scientifi c research activities and educate scientifi c staff in the institution they manage as academic teachers. A higher education institution may, in turn, list them and include their scientifi c output in the lists and reports required to be prepared as part of the procedures for the assessment of the quality of education provided by the institution and for the evaluation and categorisation of its scientifi c activities.