The Antwerp Maritime Academy is the only Flemish higher education institution providing training for officers in the merchant marine (deck, engine, and marine radio-communication) and related maritime sectors.
Address: Noordkasteel Oost 6, 2030 Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Nautical Sciences, Marine Engineering
Domains taught:
- Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Marine Science, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
International Maritime Organization (IMO) recognized. Partnerships with maritime companies and ports worldwide. Affiliated with University of Antwerp.
Research:
Applied research in maritime safety, navigation technology, marine engineering, and sustainable shipping.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
100
Current students***:
400
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Specialized high-quality maritime education, direct career paths in the global maritime industry, excellent facilities including simulators.
Cons
Highly specialized field, demanding curriculum, primarily Dutch-taught.
Best For
Training future officers for the merchant navy and maritime industry.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- École Royale Militaire shares the core fields of this school, namely fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and telecommunications; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers military and aerospace as well.
- In terms of fields, Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics is the nearest neighbour, with fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and mechanical engineering again at the core; it covers aerospace and physics as well, and is far smaller, with about 80 students against roughly 400 here.
- Think of Université de Mons when fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and telecommunications is the priority: it also offers doctoral programmes and covers nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics as well.
- Among national alternatives, Universiteit Antwerpen stands out for its focus on telecommunications, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is far larger, with about 22,000 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and engineering, ECAM Brussel makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers industrial design and civil engineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In Spain, Escuela Técnica Superior de Náutica teaches much the same core subjects, marine science, mechanical engineering and engineering, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 500 students against roughly 400 here.
- Escuela Técnica Superior de Náutica y Máquinas Navales in Spain shares the marine science, mechanical engineering and engineering orientation of this school, and it is larger, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Istituto Tecnico Superiore G. Caboto in Italy and this school are close, as both teach marine science, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics; it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at École Nationale Supérieure Maritime in France, where marine science, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics also form the core, and it also offers diploma programmes and covers logistics and transportations as well.
- Great Lakes Maritime Academy (the United States) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly marine science, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it also offers associate degree programmes and covers logistics and automation as well.
*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.
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Marine Ecosystems, Product Development, Sustainable Development
*: 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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