of the Interior (Serbian: Средња школа унутрашњих послова, Srednja škola unutrašnjih poslova) was founded on September 9, 1992, as an organization unit of the Ministry of Interior for education and professional training of new police forces in Republika Srpska. Education took four years. It was part of the center for education of staff of the Interior. There was also a six-month long course for civilians that wanted to become police officers. Police Academy Police Academy (Serbian: Полицијска академија, Policijska akademija) was founded on July 2, 1999, by the Government of Republika Srpska. Teaching started on July 19, 1999. The duties of the Police Academy are professional education and training. Today education is based on Unit for Police Training (Јединица за полицијску обуку, Jedinica za policijsku obuku). The unit has its chief (načelnik). The academy belongs to the Administration for Police Training and it is a suborganization of the Ministry of Interior. Students of the academy are called cadets. There is also the Unit for Professional Improvement (Јединица за стручно усавршавање, Jedinica za stručno usavršavanje). The unit has two detachments: Detachment for Special Training (Одјељење за специјализовану обуку, Odjeljenje za specijalizovanu obuku), whose duties include planning and organizing of special training, and acquiring knowledge and skills using special training Detachment for Professional Improvement (Одјељење за стручно усавршавање, Odjeljenje za stručno usavršavanje) Faculty of Security Sciences The Faculty of Security Sciences (Serbian: Факултет безбједносних наука, Fakultet bezbjednosnih nauka) was founded on July 1, 1995 as the High School of the Interior (or Higher School of the Interior, on Serbian: Виша школа унутрашњих послова, Viša škola unutrašnjih poslova) which began operations on November 21, 1995. The curriculum took five semesters, and graduates were given the title of jurist of internal affairs. On July 23, 2002, it became the College of the Interior (Висока школа унутрашњих послова, Visoka škola unutrašnjih poslova) and operation began on October 1, 2002. It was later renamed the Faculty of Security Sciences and became the eighteenth organization of the University of Banja Luka in 2017. Peace missions Affairs connected with peacekeeping operations are linked with the Interpolice Cooperation Detachment of the Minister Service. Officers of the Police of Republika Srpska have participated in UN peacekeeping missions since 2000. For police officers in Srpska that are interested in peacekeeping missions there are several requirements: eight years of effective work in police service for male officers and five years for females,