The Naval School ( pt, Escola Naval) is a

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level

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in Alfeite,

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. The Naval School is located in the

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premises, located on the south bank of the

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river, in front of the city of Lisbon. The school offers

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and polytechnical graduate programmes intended to train the future officers of the

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. It also offers

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programmes, these being open to civilians, as well to naval and other military personnel.

History

The present Portuguese Naval School was created in the 18th century as the Royal Academy of the Midshipmen (''Academia Real dos Guardas-Marinhas''). In 1782, the Company of Midshipmen (''Companhia dos Guardas-Marinhas'') was created to frame and train the

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(naval officer candidates) of the

. The Company of Midshipmen was installed in the building of the Naval Arsenal of Lisbon. The Royal Academy of the Midshipmen was created in 1792, as a

-level

. This Academy integrated the already existing Company of Midshipmen as its student corps. In 1807, the Army of Napoleon invaded Portugal. In order not to be captured by the Napoleonic forces and maintain the independence of the Kingdom, the Portuguese Royal Court and government are transferred to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, continuing to rule from there. The Royal Academy of the Midshipmen and its Company of Midshipmen also embark in the naval fleet that carries the Royal Court to Brazil and are installed in

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, in 1808. In 1823, one year following the

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, the faculty and the students of the Academy of the Midshipmen had to choose either the Brazilian or the Portuguese nationality. Those that chose the Portuguese nationality returned to Portugal and the others remained in Brazil. Then, two academies come into existence: the Imperial Academy of Midshipmen (''Academia Imperial dos Guardas-Marinhas'') in the

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(that would become the present

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) and the Royal Academy of Midshipmen in the

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. The Portuguese Royal Academy of Midshipmen was reorganized in 1845, becoming the Naval School (''Escola Naval'').

Organization

The Portuguese Naval School includes: * Commanding officer - a rear-admiral; * Deputy commanding officer - a naval captain; * Scientific Council; * Pedagogical Council; * Board of School Discipline; * Naval Research Center (CINAV); * Office for the Coordination of Evaluation; * Directorate of Teaching; * Student Corps - a battalion composed of five cadet companies; * Support services.

Academics

University graduate programmes

* Master in naval military sciences,

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speciality (5 years) * Master in naval military sciences, Naval administration speciality (5 years) * Master in naval military sciences,

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speciality (5 years) * Master in naval military sciences, Naval engineering (mechanics) speciality (5 years) * Master in naval military sciences, Naval engineering (weapons and electronics) speciality (5 years) * Master in naval military sciences,

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speciality (only the part of naval training, the medicine studies being done in the Faculty of Medicine of the

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)

Polytechnical graduate programmes

* Bachelor, Administration and

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(3 years) * Bachelor, Weapons and

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(3 years) * Bachelor,

Mechanics Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, ''mēkhanikḗ'', "of machines") is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objects r ...

(3 years) * Bachelor, Marines (3 years) * Bachelor,

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(3 years) * Bachelor,

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(3 years) * Bachelor,

Hydrography Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary p ...

(3 years) * Bachelor,

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(3 years)

Postgraduate programmes

* Postgraduate in

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* Postgraduate in law and cybersecurity * Master in

maritime history Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories remain predominant. As an academic subject, it ...

* Master in

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Other programmes

* Training program for special duty officers * Training program for limited duty Officers * Basic training program for officers

Research and development

The Portuguese Naval School includes the Naval Research Center (CINAV, ''Centro de Investigação Naval'') that has the responsibility of coordinating, developing and supporting naval research activities. Some research projects being developed at the CINAV are: * Submarine acoustics; * Light weapons; * Electroencephalogram analysis; * Georeferenced data analysis; * Naval unmanned air vehicles; * Marine machines maintenance.

External links

Naval School

References

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