Naval School (Portugal)
38°39′46″N 9°08′50″W / 38.66271°N 9.14717°W
Escola Naval | |
| Motto | Talant de bien faire |
|---|---|
Motto in English | The talent of doing well |
| Type | Naval academy |
| Established | 1796 (Royal Academy of the Midshipmen) 1823 (Portuguese and Brazilian midshipmen academies separation) 1845 (Naval Academy) |
| Commander | Rear-admiral Edgar Marcos de Bastos Ribeiro |
Academic staff | 127 |
| Students | 270 |
| Location | Alfeite (Almada) , , |
| Campus | Lisbon Naval Base |
| Website | Naval Academy |
The Naval Academy (Portuguese: Escola Naval) is a higher education level naval academy in Alfeite, Portugal. The Naval Academy is located in the Lisbon Naval Base premises, located on the south bank of the Tagus river, in front of the city of Lisbon.
The Academy offers university and polytechnical graduate programmes intended to train the future officers of the Portuguese Navy. It also offers postgraduate programmes, these being open to civilians, as well to naval and other military personnel.