Royal Danish Naval Academy

Royal Danish Naval Academy
Søværnets Officersskole
Entrance to the academy
Former names
Sø-akademiet, Sø-Cadet-Academiet, Cadetskolen, Søofficersskolen
MottoNec temere, nec timide
Motto in English
Neither rashly nor timidly
TypeNaval academy
Established1701; 323 years ago (1701)
Officer in charge
Jens Bjørnsteen
Location
Copenhagen
,
Denmark

55°41′10″N 12°36′24″E / 55.6862°N 12.6066°E / 55.6862; 12.6066
CampusHolmen
Websitehttp://fak.dk/

The Royal Danish Naval Academy (Danish: Søværnets Officersskole or more commonly, Søofficerskolen) educates and commissions all officers for the Royal Danish Navy. Having existed for more than 300 years, it is the oldest still-existing officers' academy in the world.[1]

  1. ^ "Royal Danish Naval Academy". Royal Danish Defence College (in Danish). Retrieved 7 January 2016.