The Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela (in Spanish Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela. The Military Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UMBV), is a state university in Venezuela, which operates under the Ministry of the People's Power for Defense. It was founded by Decree of the president Hugo Chávez.[1] It is located in Caracas, Venezuela and it provides a four-year program of training for officer cadets.
Organization
Supporters of Hugo Chávez at his funeral at the grounds of the Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela.
Unlike other military academies, it is a system of Military academies, which offers studies in the different components that make up the armed forces of Venezuela. It is similar to several military academies in the world. It is a system of 5 military schools united in one single unit, also integrated by other schools and institutes recently opened.
The university system is composed of the following academies:[2]
National Armed Forces College of Military Communications, Electronics and Information Technology (Academia Tecnica Militar de Comunicaciones, Electrónica y Informatica)
The following are also part of the academy system as affiliates:
Tactical, Technical and Logistical Studies[3]
Army Infantry School General-in-Chief Rafael Urdaneta
Army Cavalry and Armor School Major General Juan Guillermo Iribarren
Army Artillery School Colonel Diego Jalón
Army Logistics School Brigadier General José Gabriel Pérez
Army Military Engineering School Brigadier General Francisco Jacot
Naval Tactical Studies School
Air Power College
Internal Security Studies School
Armed Forces School of Intelligence Brigadier General Daniel Florence O'Leary
Languages College of the National Armed Forces Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda
Army Languages School
Navy Languages School
Air Force Languages School
National Guard School of Languages
Cadets of the Bolivarian Military University perform a slow march during a military parade
Strategic Studies[4]
National Defense Advanced Studies Institute Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Anthonio Jose de Sucre (Instituto de Altos Estudios de la Defensa Nacional, IAEDEN)
National Armed Forces War College Liberator Simón Bolívar
Personnel Training Institutions The following institutions are also affiliated to the BMUV system:
Army NCO School Major General Jose Feliz Ribas
Navy Seamen's Training School
Air Force NCO School
National Guard Formation Schools
National Militia NCO School
Research and Development
National Center for Military Scientific Development
Preguntas frecuentes para ingresar a la Academia Militar de Venezuela
References
^Presidential Decree N° 7.662. Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of venezuela. 3 September 2010.
^"Institutos de Pregrado". www.umbv.edu.ve/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=79. Ministerio de Poder Popular para La Defensa. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^"CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS TÁCTICOS, TÉCNICOS Y LOGISTICOS". Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^http://www.iaeden.edu.ve Archived 2012-11-26 at the Wayback Machine