Vietnam Naval Academy (Vietnamese: Học viện Hải quân - HVHQ, lit.
'Academy of the Navy') is one of Vietnamese military academies under the administration of the Vietnam People's Navy for training naval commanding officers in division level and commanding staffs in tactical/campaign level, include undergraduates and postgraduates of military.
The forerunner of Vietnam Naval Academy is Coastal Training School, was established on April 26, 1955 by the General Staff.
After 55 years of construction, combat and growth, Vietnam Naval Academy has trained thousands of officers and technical staffs for major specialized fields such as: control vessel; mines - anti-mine; missile anti-submarine; gunship; information; radar - sonar; coastal radar; ship factory and power; the commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Border Defense Force.
10.5% of the faculty staff have a doctoral degree, three Associate Professors, seven Excellent Teachers.