Antwerp Maritime Academy (Hogere Zeevaartschool Antwerpen)

The Antwerp Maritime Academy (Dutch: Hogere Zeevaartschool Antwerpen; French: École supérieure de navigation d’Anvers) is a university college in Belgium, located in the north of Antwerp. The academy trains future officers of the Merchant Navy and Belgian Navy. The Antwerp Maritime Academy is the only Vocational university in Belgium allowed to teach in both Vernaculars, being Dutch and French.

There are two sections at the academy: Nautical science and Marine engineeringMarine engineering: results in a Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering after a three-year cycle, and Nautical science: results in a Bachelor’s Degree in Nautical Sciences after a three-year cycle. To obtain a Master’s Degree in Nautical Sciences a second, one-year cycle is required. The Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Nautical Sciences are multidimensional: technical subjects combined with languages, economics, (maritime) medicine and (international) law. The courses do not only have to comply with regulations set by the local education authorities, they have to meet stringent international and quality-standard requirements set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Antwerp Maritime Academy is, because of her specific profile, the smallest academy in Flanders with ca. 670 students.

Contact

Higher Maritime Academy
email
communication@hzs.be. or info@hzs.be
address
Noordkasteel Oost 6 2030 Antwerpen
phone
+32 (0)3 205 64 30