About the National Defence Academy
APPLY AND STUDY IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
We are the only academy in Latvia that:
• Prepares professional officers and studies are paid by the state
• Provides a job after graduation
• Pays monthly salary and provides social guarantees
• Develop skills together with foreign experts
• Teaches to achieve the goal, and it is not tiresome with us.
If you have any questions about admission, contact:
• call: 1835 or write: studijas@mil.lv
Applications for the 2025/2026 academic year at the National Defence Academy are now closed. Thank you to everyone for your interest and for submitting applications!
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Opportunities for High School Students
The National Defence Academy of Latvia offers several events for high school students to explore National Defence Academy study programs, environment, and infrastructure, which can help them choose their future career path.
News and Events
"Black Coffee Evening"
November 30, from 6:00 p.m., National Defence Academy parade ground.
During the event, 14 cadets who fell in the Freedom Fights will be honored. The evening will begin with a solemn roll call. During roll call, the names of the 14 fallen cadets will be announced, and torches will be lit next to their photographs, honoring the 1919 Freedom Fights. Following the roll call, the National Defence Academy’s most outstanding graduate of the previous year will receive the Honorary Sword of General Mārtiņš Hartmanis, Knight of the Order of Lāčplēsis. Diāna Jance, a representative of the Hartmanis family, will present the sword. After the formal ceremony, attendees will be invited to an informal "Black Coffee Evening" feast. During the feast, speeches will be given and soldiers' songs sung.
Courses and Training
Training module “Infantry Officer Winter Warfare 2026”
January 25 – February 1, Estonian Military Academy.
In January 2026, the training module "Infantry Officer Winter Warfare 2026" is scheduled to take place at the Estonian Military Academy. The course content focuses on enhancing operational and leadership skills in winter conditions. Participants learn the principles of professional leadership in winter conditions and develop practical survival, mobility, and leadership skills. The course provides an understanding of the specifics of winter conditions from a military operations perspective and promotes the application of appropriate leadership skills in the planning and execution of operations in cold weather conditions. Two cadets from the Land Forces Military Leadership program will participate in the “Infantry Officer Winter Warfare 2026” training module.
Junior Leader Course
January 5 - February 6, various locations in Latvia.
The aim of the course is to develop cadet candidates' understanding of the role and importance of military leadership in a military unit in order to lead and maintain its combat capabilities.
Field trips:
• The site of the battle fought by Latvian national partisans on March 2-3, 1945, in the Stompaku swamp, Viļaka district, Susāju parish;
• The family home of Colonel Oskars Kalpaks, commander of the Latvian Provisional Government's armed forces, "Liepsalas," and O. Kalpaks' burial place in Ošupe and Indrānu parishes, Madona district;
• The National Resistance Movement Museum in Renda, Kuldīga District, and the Rubenis Battalion Museum in Ugāle, Ventspils District and other.
Learn more about the studies.