Dariusz Zapiór

Dariusz Zapiór – a Ph.D. student in the field of security sciences, a graduate of the first-degree studies in emergency medical services at the Academy of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, and second-degree studies in internal security with a specialization in “services and formations of internal security protection” at the Academy of Applied Sciences in Nysa. He is a qualified water rescuer, self-defense instructor, certified parachutist, and a confined space rescue-evacuator. He is involved in shaping the structures of one of the Polish Territorial Defense Forces brigades, utilizing his qualifications. With eight years of experience in the cooperation of formations, authorities, and institutions ensuring the safety of Polish citizens, his doctoral research interests focus on internal security, with a primary emphasis on the activities of uniformed services. In his doctoral thesis, he conducts scientific research describing the basic training of the Territorial Defense Forces as a potential development of the formation.