Berbera Marine College

Berbera Marine College
Type	naval military academy
Established	2005
Students	future naval officers for the Somaliland Navy
Location	Berbera, Somaliland, Somalia

Berbera Marine College is a naval military academy located in the port city of Berbera in Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.

Overview

The college was founded in 2005 as an educational and research institution focusing on the sustainable development and utilization of Somalia's national marine resources.

It supplies naval officers for the Somaliland Navy. The school produces graduates who follow International Maritime Bureau standards and regulations, including those against piracy. The Berbera Marine College became fully functional in the last five years, with more than 100 officers graduating from the college each year. Somaliland's government established the college after the need for a navy to combat illegal fishing and human trafficking arose in the region.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.unpo.org/content/view/8939/236/

Naval academies

Africa	The Egyptian Naval Academy Berbera Marine College

The Americas	Brazilian Naval School Royal Military College of Canada Heroica Escuela Naval Militar Peruvian Naval School United States Naval Academy United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy

Asia	Bangladesh Naval Academy Dalian Naval Academy Indian Naval Academy Israeli Naval Academy Naval Academy Etajima Lebanese Army Naval Academy Pakistan Naval Academy Officer Cadet School (Singapore) Korea Naval Academy Naval and Maritime Academy Royal Thai Naval Academy Turkish Naval Academy

Europe	Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Royal Danish Naval Academy École Navale Naval Academy Mürwik Hellenic Naval Academy Accademia Navale di Livorno Royal Netherlands Naval College Norwegian Naval Academy Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy Portuguese Naval School Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales Britannia Royal Naval College

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