Vietnamese military academies

Vietnam has 22 military schools training officers for all branches, agencies, units belongs to the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). Which has 19 schools enroll high school-level institutions, non-commissioned officers and soldiers. National Defense Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi only enrolls military officers have graduated from the Military Academy in middle level. Army Academy enrolls officers just graduated from officer school. Vietnam Military Political Academy in Ha Dong only enrolls officers have graduated from the Political Officer University school and the Officer Academies and other institutions in the military.

Organizationally, there are 06 main Academies and 02 Army Officer Universities belongs to the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam); other schools made regular members of the General Department, the Branches, the Arms and Border Defense Force command.

Depend on the responsibilities, duties and training officers on the scale and properties of military warfare that the Vietnamese Military Academies are assigned as follows:


 * National Defense Academy is a high-ranking military academy to trains campaign-strategy level officers;
 * The rest are middle-ranking military academy to train officers for the campaign, tactical team-army soldiers;
 * The Officers Universities schools are primary to train officers for tactical team (platoon, company, battalion).

List of academies, universities, colleges and intermidiates levels
Academies in bold are on the national key university list.

Public service units under
Academies Universities schools
 * Vietnam Military Academy, Dalat
 * National Defense Academy
 * Vietnam Military Political Academy
 * Military Technical Academy of Vietnman Lê Quý Đôn Technical Academy
 * Air and Air Defense Forces Academy
 * Border Guard Academy
 * Military Logistics Academy
 * Military Science Academy
 * Military Medical Academy – Lê Hữu Trác Medicine and Pharmacy Academy
 * 1) Naval Academy
 * Military Cryptography Technical Academy
 * 1) Viettel Academy


 * First Army Officer University school – Trần Quốc Tuấn University
 * Second Army Officer University school – Nguyễn Huệ University
 * Political Officer University school
 * Artillery Officer University school
 * Chemical Defense Officer University school
 * Special Agent Force Officer University school
 * Communications Officer University school
 * Engineer Officer University school – Ngô Quyền University
 * Tank – Armor Officer University school
 * Air Force Officer University school
 * Vinhempich Military Technical Officer University school – Trần Đại Nghĩa University
 * Military Culture – Arts University school

Colleges schools


 * National Defense Industrial College school
 * Technology and Vehicle Technical College school
 * 1) First Logistics College school
 * 2) Second Logistics College school
 * 3) Reconnaissance College school
 * 4) Naval Technical College school
 * 5) Air Force – Air Defense Technical College school
 * 6) Cryptographic Engineer College school
 * 7) Information Technology College school
 * 8) First Military Technical College school
 * 9) Second Military Technical College school

Intermediates levels schools


 * 1) Ordinance Technical Intermediate school
 * 2) Middle Vietnam Technical Intermediate school
 * 3) Engineer Technical Intermediate school
 * 4) Tank – Armor Technical Intermediate school
 * 5) Cryptography Technical Intermediate school
 * 6) First Border Guard Intermediate school
 * 7) Second Border Guard Intermediate school
 * 8) Border Guard 24 Intermediate school