Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela

The Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela (in Spanish Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela. The Military Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UMBV), is a state university in Venezuela, which operates under the Ministry of the People's Power for 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
Unlike other military academies, it 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 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

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