National Defence Academy of Latvia

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National Defence Academy of Latvia

Latvijas Nacionālā aizsardzības akadēmija
Established	1992
Rector	Colonel Oskars Kudlis
Address	Ezermalas iela 8 , Riga , Latvia
Website	http://www.naa.mil.lv/

The National Defence Academy of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Nacionālā aizsardzības akadēmija) is a defence academy of higher education and scientific research in Riga, Latvia. It was established on 13 February 1992 as the Academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Latvia.^[1] It builds on the historic traditions of the pre-WWII Latvian School of War (Latvijas Kara skola). It is the only military academy in Latvia. The Latvian Armed Forces also contribute to and utilize the Baltic Defence College in Tartu.

Programmes[]

Programmes are divided as follows:^[2]

• Professional bachelor's degree
  • Land Force Military Leadership
  • Naval Force Military Leadership
  • Air Force Military Leadership
• Professional higher education study
  • Commanding officer training
• Professional master's study programme
  • Professional master's degree in military leadership and security

Rectors[]

The Following have served as academy rectors:^[3]

• Col. Valdis Matīss (30/03/1992 - 27/02/1998)
• Lt. Col. Ilmārs Vīksne (27/02/1998 - 03/04/2001)
• Lt. Col. Juris Maklakovs (03/04/2001 - 13/05/2004)
• Brig.-Gen. Kārlis Krēsliņš (14/05/2004 - 27/05/2005)
• Lt. Col. Gunārs Upītis (28/05/2005 - 28/09/2007)
• Capt. Vladimirs Dreimanis (28/09/2007 - 30/06/2010)
• Col. Andris Kalniņš (30/06/2010 - 10/05/2011)
• Col. Egils Leščinskis (10/05/2011 - 19/06/2015)
• Lt. Col. Georgs Kerlins (19/06/2015 - 29/08/2017)
• Col. Valts Āboliņš (29/08/2017 - 14/07/2020)^[4][5]
• Col. Oskars Kudlis (since 14/07/2020)

External links[]

• Official site

References[]

Coordinates: 56°59′41″N 24°10′40″E / 56.9946°N 24.1777°E / 56.9946; 24.1777

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