Naval School (Portugal)

38°39′46″N 9°08′50″W / 38.66271°N 9.14717°W / 38.66271; -9.14717

Naval School
Escola Naval
MottoTalant de bien faire
Motto in English
The talent of doing well
TypeNaval academy
Established1796 (Royal Academy of the Midshipmen)
1823 (Portuguese and Brazilian midshipmen academies separation)
1845 (Naval School)
CommanderRear-admiral Edgar Marcos de Bastos Ribeiro
Academic staff
127
Students270
Location
Alfeite (Almada)
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CampusLisbon Naval Base
WebsiteNaval School

The Naval School (Portuguese: Escola Naval) is a higher education level naval academy in Alfeite, Portugal. The Naval School 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 school 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.