Military Academy of Modena

The Military Academy of Modena (Italian: Accademia militare di Modena) is a military university in Modena, northern Italy. Located in the Ducal Palace of Modena in the historic center of the city, it was the first such military institution to be created in the world.

Military Academy of Modena
Accademia militare di Modena
MottoUNA ACIES
"one rank of troops"
Typemilitary university
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1678, in Turin
Studentsfuture military officers in the Italian Army/Carabinieri,
elite foreign cadets
Location,
CampusDucal Palace of Modena
WebsiteMilitary Academy of Modena

The academy is open for enrollment to both sexes, and focuses on the initial training and selection of future military officers in the Italian Army or in the Carabinieri.

A typical course of study is at least two years in duration. Upon the successful completion of the syllabus, the trainee can then either go on to study another three years at the Military Research Institute of Turin or at the Carabinieri Officer Candidate School in Rome.

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