cadets of from twelve foreign countries: Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, South Ossetia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Institutes Institute for Special Training Institute for the Development of EMERCOM Faculties Faculty of Senior Management Cadet Engineering Faculty Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Distance Learning Faculty for the Training of Foreign Specialists Centers Research Center Educational-Methodical Center Center for Teaching Aids Logistics Support Center Telecommunication center Press Service Cultural, Leisure and Educational Center Departments Department of Operational Management Department of Biomedical and Environmental Protection Department of Engineering Protection for the Population Department of Tactics and General Military Disciplines Department of Rescue Operations Department of Radiation and Chemical Protection Department of Fire Safety Department of Rescue and Robotic Tools Department of Information Systems and Technologies Department of Information and Communication Technologies and Communication Systems Department of Operation of Transport-Technological Machines and Complexes Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering Department of Air Navigation and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Department of Economics, Management and Organization of Public Procurement Department of Pedagogy and Psychology Department of Legal Disciplines Department of State and Municipal Administration Department of Philosophy, History and Cultural Studies Department of Advertising and Public Relations Department of Economic Sustainability and Life Support Systems Department of Higher Mathematics Department of Foreign Languages Department of Mechanics and Engineering Graphics Department of Physical Training and Sports Department of Physics Department of Chemistry and Material Science Department of Mobilization Training Heads Lieutenant General Vladilen Sychev (1994 — 2004) Lieutenant General Pavel Popov (2004 — 12 February 2009) Colonel General Sergey Shlyakov (12 February 2009 — December 2012) Major General Alexander Mezhov (December 2012 — 22 August 2017) Major General Viktor Panchenkov (22 August 2017 — present) School traditions The academy maintains a cadet military band, which was founded on 1 September 1999 on the basis of a directive by Minister Sergey Shoygu on 16 July of that year. Cadets of the academy are annual participants in the Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square, representing all servicemen of the EMERCOM in a single parade battalion. Originally for the first time since 2002, cadets from the Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were not to take part in the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade, while EMERCOM detachments continued to march past in other major parades nationwide, however, the decision was rescinded. See also Military University of the Ministry of Defense of