Aim: In addition to summarising the achievements of border police officer training over the past 30 years, the main aim is to present training methods, difficulties and challenges that meet current social and professional challenges, and to outline ideas for the future training system. A comparison of Hungary’s National Integrated Border Management Strategy as the basis for future border police officer training and the global, EU and continental role of border policing by presenting a new practice-oriented training format. A particular focus will be on introducing new technologies in education, such as biometrics, artificial intelligence and robotics.
Methodology: The primary focus of this publication is to elaborate on the results gathered from experience, and to approach the present and future of border police officer training by taking into account the challenges of the European Union and the Hungarian border police.
Findings: The training of border police officers has developed continuously over the past 30 years and this development is worth continuing. However, the aim is now to enrich the training repertoire with new methods and there is a clear need for greater emphasis on international experience.
Value: The education of border police officers at university level will result in managers with a managerial approach who will be able to face future challenges and who will be able to stand their ground independently not only in the field of state borders, but also in the field of security and justice in the entire Schengen area.