Are you a future CEO or engineer?

We want to remain the best maritime training in Europe. We are working hard on this and investing heavily in it. So there is no lack of ambition on our part. The question is: are you cut from the same cloth?

Your route to Antwerp Maritime Academy can go very quickly. By your thirtieth birthday you can already be a captain or chief engineer – that is CEO or COO in classic business terms. Then you run the bridge or the engine room and make the decisions. There is no better traineeship than a career on board – in our opinion still the best choice. You can still go ashore later.

Because even ashore your career has no ceiling. Many managers in the sector have a diploma from our academy. They are employed by the Pilotage Service, shipping agencies, shipping companies, forwarders, terminal operators, supply companies, insurance and classification companies, shipping inspectorates, surveyors, ...

Your career doesn't end where the territorial waters begin. And so all our courses meet the international regulations and quality standards of IMO (International Maritime Organization). This way you will soon be able to open doors worldwide.

We therefore deliver certificates in accordance with the international Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW):

• At the end of the bachelor's degree in nautical sciences you will reach the STCW Operational Level
• At the end of the master's program in nautical sciences you will reach the STCW Management Level
• At the end of the bachelor's degree in Marine Engineer you will reach the STCW Management Level

No, we are not chauvinistic – you can't buy anything with that in the maritime sector. But Antwerp is a world port. Let that sink in for a moment: a world port. Top fifteen in the world, top two in Europe and bigger than any US port. In no other sector is Belgium more relevant.

So you not only build up knowledge here, but also a fantastic network. Precisely because our academy is located in the heart of the Antwerp port, and many of our alumni play a leading role in those companies, you start with a huge head start.

We understand that making a choice for the Antwerp Maritime Academy is not easy. After all, you don't just choose a field of study here – you take an option on a certain kind of life. And so you close other doors. But don't be fooled: you do that in any field of study. The correct question is therefore not 'whether it is better not to keep your options open', but rather 'what does this option have to offer you'.