{"id":48917,"date":"2026-10-16T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=48917"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:36:19","slug":"president-kiir-orders-establishment-of-national-defense-university-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/president-kiir-orders-establishment-of-national-defense-university-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir orders establishment of National Defense University in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Ijoo Bosco<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Salva Kiir Mayardit has ordered the establishment of the National Defence University (NDU), a new institution intended to provide specialised education and professional training in military affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The university is expected to serve as a centre for military education and professional development, equipping personnel with specialised knowledge and skills in defense, security, and military operations.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks a step towards strengthening South Sudan\u2019s military education system through the development of an institution dedicated to advanced defense studies and professional training.<\/p>\n<p>The National Defence University is expected to focus on building expertise in defence-related matters and supporting the professional development of military personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Its establishment could create opportunities for more structured military education and specialised training within the country, although further details regarding its academic programs, location, leadership, and operational timeline have not yet been provided in the information available.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment of the NDU comes as South Sudan continues to develop its national institutions, including those responsible for defense and security.<\/p>\n<p>Further information is expected to clarify how the university will operate, the courses it will offer, and the role it will play in the country\u2019s broader military education and professional development framework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ijoo Bosco President Salva Kiir Mayardit has ordered the establishment of the National Defence University (NDU), a new institution intended to provide specialised education and professional training in military affairs. The university is expected to serve as a centre for military education and professional development, equipping personnel with specialised<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/president-kiir-orders-establishment-of-national-defense-university-in-the-country\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,80,79,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-national","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/President-Salva-Kiir-Mayardit-PPU.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48919,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48917\/revisions\/48919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}