93 COMMUNICATIONS 3/2016 ● REVIEW 1. Introduction The tasks of educational work, which are supposed to shape the personality of a student more effectively have significantly expanded and became more complicated at universities. Requirements for the educational process in college education continue to grow. The frequently changing social needs, but also the continuing development of science and technology which are closely tied to the emergence of new security risks and threats, dynamically affect the entire education system. In relation to this, the reaction to achievement of better results in the process of security education should be the creation of realistic assumptions to prepare professionals that are broadly educated, creatively- thinking, and capable of rapid adaptability to new conditions. The aim of education is to prepare a group of experts for the management of security institutions of different sizes and varying degrees of complexity. It is necessary to develop and clarify its own terminology of the relevant terms, used in the preparation of security experts - in education of security management specialists [1]. The objectives and tasks of the teaching process help create optimal conditions for the conscious and positive activity of well- educated and skilled security managers of different specializations [2]. Digital world is a natural part of the daily life of university students nowadays. New hardware and software school equipment, such as interactive whiteboards, voting machines, laptops and tablets, but also freely available educational software, raise questions about their effective use in the educational process. Classic and innovative educational methods and forms have a new dimension in the digital environment. However, new methods closely connected with the usage of digital technologies arise [3]. In addition to technical and scientific progress, or rather in close connection with it, there are also lifestyle changes, acceleration of development of young people, new knowledge about learning and a number of other factors that significantly affect pedagogical practices so far. The basic aim of college education is the formation of fully trained cognoscente who is capable of self-complementation of knowledge, and self-increasing of general-theoretical and professional level. 2. The essence of security education at universities When facing the challenges of security, education and training of security services personnel and personnel at different levels of security and management as well as managing workers on which high demands for knowledge are placed, are important aspects. Within university education, improvement of the situation in given area can be achieved by increasing of security awareness of people coming out of school to practice, and by deepening of their knowledge and skills associated with security, by improving qualifications and skills of graduates and preparing them to THE NEED FOR INNOVATION OF SECURITY EDUCATION FOR STRENGTHENING THE RESULTS OF TRADITIONAL TEACHING AT UNIVERSITIES THE NEED FOR INNOVATION OF SECURITY EDUCATION FOR STRENGTHENING THE RESULTS OF TRADITIONAL TEACHING AT UNIVERSITIES Martina Vackova - Lucia Kovacova - Maria Kancirova - Peter Losonczi* This article deals with security education and the possibilities of innovative methods application in this kind of education at universities. The continuous development of science and technology, as well as constantly changing social needs which are closely tied to the emergence of new security risks and threats, dynamically affect the entire system of education. Therefore, an urgent need for the implementation of these requirements arises. There is a need to address the number of key roles in the framework of security education in the spirit of innovation methods in order to improve teaching and, subsequently increase the efficiency of the process. Keywords: Security education, universities, innovative methods, efficiency. * ¹Martina Vackova, ¹Lucia Kovacova, ¹Maria Kancirova, 2 Peter Losonczi 1 Institute of Humanitarian and Technological Science, University of Security Management in Kosice, Slovakia 2 Institute of Civil Security, University of Security Management in Kosice, Slovakia E-mail: martina.vackova@vsbm.sk https://doi.org/10.26552/com.C.2016.3.93-97