What ACADEMIA MILITAR DE VENEZUELA does

The Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela (UMBV) is the national military university of Venezuela, created by decree on September 3, 2010 (Gaceta Oficial No. 39.502), and operating under the Ministry of Popular Power for Defense. It functions as the single integrated higher-education institution for the Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB), consolidating 12 military academies that train officers for the Army, Navy, Aviation, National Guard, and technical and health-services branches. The university is organized into three undergraduate study centers (CEOC for command officers, CEOT for technical officers, CECS for health sciences), three postgraduate centers (CEPE for polemological and strategic studies, CEPTTL for tactical/technical/logistical programs, and the Health Sciences Graduate Institute), a language training center (CEID), and a Moodle-based virtual learning division (Estudios Virtuales UMBV). Supporting infrastructure includes the Consejo Científico, Humanístico y Tecnológico for research, an annual research fair, and inter-academy sports competitions.

The institution's product portfolio centers on undergraduate officer commissioning, postgraduate military specializations, language training, and tactical exercises (such as the Terepaima training period). Underlying technology consists of the SICAD online pre-registration portal, the Moodle-based virtual learning platform, and the ARANCELES tuition processing system. The business model is state-funded: the primary revenue stream is the Ministry of Defense budget allocation, with secondary revenue from tuition and fees processed through the ARANCELES system. The customer base is essentially monolithic — the FANB and Venezuelan citizens recruited as cadets — and admissions occur through annual cycles with specific requirements (Venezuelan nationality, ages 15-21, high school diploma, physical standards). The institution celebrated its 15th anniversary in September 2025 and graduated 1,005 officers in July 2024 and 795 officers in July 2025, demonstrating sustained annual throughput.

Name

ACADEMIA MILITAR DE VENEZUELA

Legal name

Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela

Website

https://umbv.edu.ve

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela is Venezuela's state military university under the Ministry of Defense, integrating 12 military academies to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate officer education for the Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB) across Army, Navy, Aviation, National Guard, and technical and health-sciences branches.

Ownership category

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Product category

Military Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Defense Universities & Joint Professional Military Education (PME) (EDAHAOAB)

Keywords

• Military higher education
• Officer training programs
• Defense university education
• Tactical military studies
• Military academy instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Caracas

HQ country

Venezuela

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Military Education Services: Public military university providing higher education to Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana members and Venezuelan citizens. Funded through Ministry of Defense budget allocations. Operates as a national experimental university in military education modality.
2. Tuition and Fees (Aranceles): Tuition fees charged through the ARANCELES system for various academic programs and special courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela (UMBV) is the national experimental university in the military education modality of Venezuela. It delivers undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs across three undergraduate centers (CEOC for command officers, CEOT for technical officers, CECS for health sciences) and three postgraduate centers (CEPE for polemological/strategic studies, CEPTTL for tactical/technical/logistics, and Health Sciences Graduate Institute), serving active-duty military personnel and Venezuelan citizens seeking officer careers.

Product overview

Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela (UMBV) is a National Experimental University in the military education modality, offering a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate and graduate programs through three Centers of Undergraduate Studies (CEOC for Command Officers, CEOT for Technical Officers, CECS for Health Sciences) and three Centers of Graduate Studies (CEPE for Polemological and Strategic Studies, CEPTTL for Tactical/Technical/Logistics Programs, and the Health Sciences Graduate Institute). Supporting programs include the Centro de Estudios de Idiomas (language training), a virtual learning platform (Moodle-based), and research activities coordinated through the Vice-Rectorship of Research. The institution is structured under the Rectorate with four Vice-Rectorates (Academic, Administrative, Extension, and Research) and the Secretary General, overseeing 12 military academies across all branches of the Bolivarian Armed Forces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centro de Estudios de Oficiales de Comando (CEOC) Undergraduate academic center responsible for training command officers for the Bolivarian Armed Forces, comprising five military academies (Army, Navy, Aviation, National Guard, and Troop Officers).
• Centro de Estudios de Oficiales Técnicos (CEOT) Undergraduate academic center for training technical military officers across five technical military academies (Army, National Guard, Navy, Aviation, and Communications/Electronics).
• Centro de Estudios en Ciencias de la Salud (CECS) - Pregrado Undergraduate academic center for military health sciences training, comprising the Academia Militar de Medicina and Academia Militar de Ciencias de la Salud.
• Centro de Estudios Polemológicos y Estratégicos (CEPE) Postgraduate academic center comprising the Instituto de Altos Estudios de Seguridad de la Nación and Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos Operacionales de la FANB, offering advanced studies in security and strategic studies.
• Centro de Estudios de Postgrados Tácticos, Técnicos y Logísticos (CEPTTL) Postgraduate academic center for tactical, technical, and logistics studies, comprising 15 specialized schools including Infantry, Intelligence, Cavalry, Naval Tactical Studies, Air Power Studies, Artillery, Military Engineering, Counterintelligence, Logistics, and Military Law.
• Instituto Militar de Postgrado de Ciencias de la Salud Postgraduate institute for military health sciences, focused on advanced health professional training, part of the Centro de Estudios en Ciencias de la Salud (CECS).
• Centro de Estudios de Idiomas (CEID) Language studies center offering courses through specialized schools for the Army, Navy, Army Reserve, and National Guard, utilizing the ARI360 system for language training.
• Estudios Virtuales UMBV Virtual education platform offering distance learning programs including Moodle-based courses, specialized programs like Pedagogía en Entornos Virtuales para el Ámbito Militar, and professional development courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 officers graduated annually from undergraduate programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada (UNEFA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2026Joint environmental initiative with UNEFA for planting Araguaney trees (Venezuela's national tree) to strengthen environmental awareness. Part of the Mission Árbol policies for environmental recovery and the creation of student ecologist brigades.
• Editorial HormiguerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublishing partner for the institution's editorial content. Editorial Hormiguero celebrated its 12th anniversary with activities at the Centro de Doctrina de la FANB. Publishes the institution's official documents including the 'Documento Rector'.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr: French military academy (Coëtquidan) commissioning officers with integrated academic and tactical curriculum. Comparable as a national-level defense university emphasizing holistic officer formation across academic and military dimensions.
• United States Military Academy (West Point): Premier U.S. service academy commissioning Army officers with integrated academic, military and physical education. Most internationally recognized direct peer given UMBV's similar role as the commissioning university for the Bolivarian Army.
• Heroico Colegio Militar (Mexico): Mexican military preparatory/commissioning institution under the Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, training officer cadets in Spanish-language context. Closest Latin American structural analogue to UMBV given shared language, doctrine tradition and defense ministry governance.
• National Defense University (United States): U.S. joint professional military education institution offering senior-level strategic, operational and postgraduate studies to officers from all services. Closest peer to UMBV's CEPE strategic and CEPTTL tactical graduate centers.
• Royal Military Academy Sandhurst: UK officer commissioning academy combining academic instruction with rigorous military training. Directly comparable as a national-level military higher-education institution training officers for a single national armed force.
• Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (Brazil): Brazilian Army officer commissioning academy within the national defense education system. Comparable as a South American military higher-education institution under defense ministry governance.
• Colegio Militar de la Nación (Argentina): Argentine military college providing integrated secondary-through-undergraduate officer formation under the Argentine Army. Comparable as a Latin American defense university delivering full-cadet officer training.
• Escuela Militar de Cadetes 'General José María Córdova' (Colombia): Colombian military academy training Army, Naval and Air Force officers as part of a unified officer formation system. Comparable as a Latin American national military university with integrated multi-branch officer training.

Emerging players

• Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada (UNEFA): Partner Venezuelan defense-aligned university offering broader polytechnic education to FANB personnel and civilians. Adjacent rather than direct peer since UNEFA covers wider technical disciplines while UMBV specializes in officer commissioning.
• Colegio de Defensa Nacional (Latin America regional): Regional defense education institution for senior officers across Latin America, offering strategic and postgraduate studies. Partial overlap with UMBV's CEPE and CEPTTL graduate centers at the strategic/senior-officer tier.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

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