Vietnam Naval Academy
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Vietnam Naval Academy (Vietnamese: Học viện Hải quân - HVHQ, lit. 'Academy of the Navy') is one of Vietnamese military academies under the administration of the Vietnam People's Navy for training naval commanding officers in division level and commanding staffs in tactical/campaign level, including undergraduates and postgraduates of military. The forerunner of Vietnam Naval Academy, the Coastal Training School, was established on April 26, 1955 by the General Staff. The school has changed its name several times, including the Naval Training School in 1959, the Naval School of Vietnam in 1961, the Naval Officers School in 1967, and the School of Commander Naval engineering in 1980. Finally, the school was named the Naval Academy in 1993. After 55 years of construction, combat, and growth, the Vietnam Naval Academy has trained thousands of officers and technical staffs for major specialized fields such as: control vessel; mines - anti-mine; missile anti-submarine; gunship; information; radar - sonar; coastal radar; ship factory and power; the commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Border Defense Force. In addition, Vietnam Naval Academy has trained officers for Royal Cambodian Navy and Lao People's Navy.
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