Royal Military Academy (Belgium)
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École royale militaire ( Rear Admiral Yves Dupont | |
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Polytechnique faculty S.M.S. faculty |
The Royal Military Academy (French: École royale militaire, Dutch: Koninklijke Militaire School) is the military university of Belgium. The institution is responsible for the education of the officers of the five components of the Belgian defence (Army, Air Force, Cyber, Navy, Medical) and is located in Brussels in a building constructed by the architects Henri Maquet and Henri Van Dievoet. The courses are given in French, Dutch and English.
The academy comprises two
- The Faculty of Applied Sciences (Polytechnique, X): Master of Science in engineering sciences; comparable to the French École polytechnique (also nicknamed "X" and founded by one of its ex-students, Jean Chapelié)
- The Faculty of Social and Military Sciences (S.M.S.): Master in Social and Military Sciences
The Royal Higher Institute for Defence,[1] the highest military academic institute in Belgium is also located at the RMA campus (cf. Defence College, previously War College).
Admission
Admission to the university is only possible through public exams.
First, candidates have to pass military test common to all
Bologna
Since 2003, the academy made some changes to its faculties to conform with the Bologna Process. Both degrees are now taught within a 5-year span. After the first three years, students receive a
- Law module
- Psychology module
- Weapon systems module (ballistics)
- Management module
- Marine science module
- History module
- Communication & Information Systems module (Telecom, computer security, electricity).
The choice of course module is not always free, but is related with the chosen military speciality of the student (Infantry, Logistics, Transmission, Air traffic control, Artillery, Naval Forces,..) and often mandatory. The majority of the courses remains fixed in the Bachelor years. In the Masters years, the student follow more modules than fixed courses.
Nationalities
The vast majority of the students have the Belgian nationality, but cooperation with other countries has opened up the university to other nationalities. Many
More recently the university received military students from Canada, Lebanon, United States, Niger, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Morocco, Tunisia and Rwanda, thanks to military cooperation, training and development programs. However, these students often belong to the social elite of their home country. The foreign students, in contrast to the Belgian students, have no obligation to follow the Dutch language courses.
Notable alumni
Royal family
The tradition of the royal princes to study at the academy is continuous.
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Others
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Notable faculty
- Jean Stas (1813–1891), chemistry
- Émile Janssens (1902–1989), history
- Oscar Michiels (1881–1946), military staffing
Affiliation
The Belgian Staff College was voted into the International Society of Military Sciences during the November 2011 meeting.[2]
References
- ^ "Home". rhid.be.
- ^ "International Society of Military Sciences".
External links
Media related to Royal Military Academy, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons