The Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela (Spanish: Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a military university in Caracas, Venezuela, which operates under the Ministry of Defense. It was founded by Decree of the president Hugo Chávez. It is located in Caracas, Venezuela and it provides a four-year program of training for officer cadets.
Organization
The UMBV 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:
Military Academies
Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army, Caracas
Military Academy of the Bolivarian Navy, Catia la Mar
Military Academy of the Bolivarian Aviation, Maracay
Military Academy of the Bolivarian National Guard, Caracas
Bolivarian Military Technical Academy, Maracay
National Armed Forces College of Military Communications, Electronics and Information Technology (Academia Tecnica Militar de Comunicaciones, Electrónica y Informatica)
Military Academy of Troop Officers Commander in Chief Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, Santa Teresa del Tuy
Military Health Sciences College, Caracas
Military Medical Academy, Caracas
The following are also part of the academy system as affiliates:
Tactical, Technical and Logistical Studies
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
Strategic Studies
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
Health Sciences Postgraduate School
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
Army Research and Development Center