The Military Academy (AM; ''Academia Militar'' in

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

) is a

military establishment, which has the ability to confer educational qualifications equivalent to a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

. 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 Amadora () is a municipality and urbanized city in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km² (9.2 sq mi). It is the most densely populated mun ...

Academics

Army graduation programs

Master Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...

in military sciences, Cavalry (5 years) * Master in military sciences,

Infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

(5 years) * Master in military sciences,

Artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

(5 years) * Master in military sciences,

Military administration Military administration identifies both the techniques and systems used by military departments, agencies, and armed services involved in managing the armed forces. It describes the processes that take place within military organisations outsid ...

(5 years) * Master in military engineering, Engineering (7 years) * Master in military electrical engineering,

Communications Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

(7 years) * Master in military electrical engineering,

Materiel Materiel (; ) refers to supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context. In a military context, the term ''materiel'' refers either to the specif ...

(7 years) * Master in military

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

, Materiel (7 years) * Master in military health,

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

(7 years) * Master in military health,

Veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

(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

Academia Militar Lisbon 1.jpg, Military Academy (Portugal) in Amadora, Lisbon Academia Militar Lisbon 2.jpg, Conference Hall Building of Military Academy (Portugal) in Amadora, Lisbon Academia Militar Lisbon 3.jpg, Military Academy (Portugal) in Amadora, Lisbon

External links

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