Military Academy (Portugal)

Military Academy

Academia Militar
Motto	Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori
Motto in English	It is sweet and honorable to die for the Fatherland
Type	Military academy
Established	1640 - Artillery and Drawing School 1790 - Royal Academy of Fortification, Artillhery and Drawing 1837 - School of the Army 1959 - Military Academy
Commander	Major-general António José Pacheco Dias Coimbra
Academic staff	123
Students	740
Postgraduates	yes, list follows
Location	Lisbon and Amadora , District of Lisbon , Portugal 38°43′23″N 9°8′19″W / 38.72306°N 9.13861°W / 38.72306; -9.13861
Campus	Palace of Bemposta
Website	Military Academy

The Military Academy (AM; Academia Militar in Portuguese) is a Portuguese military establishment, which has the ability to confer educational qualifications equivalent to a university. It develops activities of teaching, research and support for the communities with the purpose of training and forming officers for the Portuguese Army and the Republican National Guard.

History

The Military Academy has this designation since 1959, but the first such establishment occurred in 1640 when the Military Higher Education was created.

Campus

Currently, the Portuguese Military Academy is located in two different barracks, a main one in Lisbon's Bemposta Palace and a detachment in Amadora.

Academics

Army graduation programs

• Master in military sciences, Cavalry (5 years)
• Master in military sciences, Infantry (5 years)
• Master in military sciences, Artillery (5 years)
• Master in military sciences, Military administration (5 years)
• Master in military engineering, Engineering (7 years)
• Master in military electrical engineering, Communications (7 years)
• Master in military electrical engineering, Materiel (7 years)
• Master in military mechanical engineering, Materiel (7 years)
• Master in military health, Medicine (7 years)
• Master in military health, Veterinary medicine (7 years)
• Master in military health, Pharmacological sciences (7 years)

National Republican Guard graduation programs

• Master in military sciences, Arms for the National Republican Guard (5 years)
• Master in military sciences, Administration for National Republican Guard (5 years)
• Master in military engineering, Engineering for National Republican Guard (7 years)
• Master in military health, Medicine for the National Republican Guard (7 years)
• Master in military health, Veterinary medicine for the National Republican Guard (7 years)

Gallery

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  Military Academy (Portugal) in Amadora, Lisbon
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  Conference Hall Building of Military Academy (Portugal) in Amadora, Lisbon
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  Military Academy (Portugal) in Amadora, Lisbon

See also

• Higher education in Portugal
• National Republican Guard
• Portugal

External links

• Military Academy

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