The Royal Military Academy is the military university of Belgium, responsible for the academic, military, and physical training of future officers for all branches of the Belgian Defence.
Address: Avenue de la Renaissance 30, 1000 Bruxelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Engineering (Polytechnics), Defence Technologies, Social & Military Sciences
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Military, Optics, Physics, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Collaboration with Belgian defence industry, other Belgian universities (e.g., for PhDs), and other international military academies. NATO links.
Research:
Ballistics and weapon systems, Robotics for defence applications, Material science for military use, Telecommunications and cybersecurity, Geopolitics and defence studies.
Famous Alumnis:
Crown Princess Elisabeth, Prince Amedeo, numerous Belgian military leaders
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
900
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
10000
Pros
Guaranteed career in Belgian Defence, multidisciplinary education (technical, human sciences, military), unique leadership training, small cohorts.
Cons
Strict military discipline, limited civilian career paths directly after graduation, demanding physical and academic requirements.
Best For
Specialized technical and military leadership training for the Belgian Defence.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Université de Mons is the closest domestic counterpart for fluid dynamics, civil engineering and thermodynamics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics as well.
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel overlaps with this institution on optics, fluid dynamics and civil engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Université libre de Bruxelles works in much the same fields, chiefly optics, fluid dynamics and civil engineering, and it is private, whereas this school is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Another national school that puts aerospace, optics and fluid dynamics at the centre is Université de Liège, and it is far larger, with about 26,000 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.
- Universiteit Gent offers a comparable education in aerospace, fluid dynamics and civil engineering: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers marine science and agriculture as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in France shares the military, optics and signal processing orientation of this institution, and it covers logistics and transportations as well, and has almost the same size, at about 800 students.
- On content, Nederlandse Defensie Academie in the Netherlands and this school are close, as both teach military, aerospace and signal processing; it is slightly smaller, at about 700 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.
- Military University of Technology in Poland pursues a similar profile in military, aerospace and optics, and it is far larger, with about 10,000 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.
- For military, aerospace and optics outside the home country, Naval Academy in Gdynia in Poland is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers sound engineering and metrology as well.
- Royal Military College of Canada brings a Canada setting to the same core fields, military, aerospace and physics, and it is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Cybersecurity, Engineering, Innovation, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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