A series of educational workshops on orientation in the terrain have been launched at the Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs with the participation of specialists from the Donetsk regional center for tourism and local history for student youth.
The purpose of the event is theoretical and practical training of higher education seekers in acquiring skills in working with a map, compass, and orienteering in urban and rural areas.
During the training, special attention was paid to determining location in the course of performing official duties; searching for missing persons in difficult natural conditions; and actions in the absence of modern navigation technologies.
The final stage of the workshops will be police orienteering quests, during which cadets will be able to apply the acquired skills in practice.
