Security Awareness
The Blended Intensive Programme Security Awareness is an engaging experience that kicks off with 6 days of 3-hour online sessions filled with interactive assignments and lively discussions.
You will collaborate with students from around the world, learning about each other's cultures while diving deep into cybersecurity topics. In the physical week at a partner university, you will team up to create a unique project aimed at boosting cybersecurity awareness. It is all about creativity, teamwork, and having a blast while making a real impact!
Teaching and learning
- Intercultural experiences: engaging with students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Collaborative development: creating a tangible IT product for a real client.
For who?
Second, third, and fourth-year IT/Computer Science students from the partner institutions. Currently there are four participating universities. However, we would like to expand the number of participating universities, so if your university wants to join, please contact us.
Programme overview
-
-
Online start
During the online meetings (6 days of 3-hour online sessions), you will focus topics such as:
- Context of security awareness from research perspectives
- Cybersecurity awareness in the context of technical, administrative and physical controls. Threats & Risks
- Privacy and law
- Psychology, cybersecurity maturity
- Marketing and creativity, aiming at successful campaigns and positive influencing
- European initiatives (ENISA)
After each online meeting, you will work in your group on the specific assignment for that session. These assignments focus on collaboration, challenging each other, understanding each other's contexts (country, culture, etc.), and gaining deeper knowledge on the topic. We also incorporate practice, analysis, and evaluation methods.
-
On campus week
During the on campus week, you will work with your group on a final assignment. This task focuses on creating a product to enhance cybersecurity awareness or resilience for a specific target group. Creativity and teamwork are essential, making the process enjoyable. Possible outcomes include a training programme, information campaign, app, webpage, game, or other creative projects, all aligned with the project's goals.
Overview
- Day 0 and 1: Meet in person, explore the host city, learn about the university, and kick off the project
- Day 2: Start designing, meeting the target audience
- Day 3: Design and realize
- Day 4: Realize
- Day 5: Realize and present the project
Example of a project
In 2022, the target group was 11-year-old children getting their first cell phones. The goal was to teach these children about the security (or lack thereof) of their phones and their activities. Students created lectures, games, apps, presentations, or activities for one-hour sessions at seven primary schools in Zwolle.
-
Learning objectives
- You can collaborate with students from the involved universities on the social aspects of cybersecurity awareness and resilience, explore relevant topics, and contribute to a more cyber-secure society.
- You can create an artifact aimed at improving cybersecurity awareness or resilience for a specific group in society.
- You can produce outcomes such as a training programme, information campaign, app, webpage, game, or other creative projects, aligned with the overall goal of this project to increase security awareness.
-
Assessment
No formal assessment, but active and constructive participation is required.
Participants
Maximum 50
Credits
3 ECTS credits
When
In April
Investment
- You pay your own travel and accommodation costs, lunches and dinners
- The Erasmus+ fund covers up to a maximum of €79 a day (if available in your country)
Contact
Wim Rietberg
WJAR.Rietberg@windesheim.nl(opens in new tab)
Collaboration
This program is developed in close collaboration with St. Pölten University of Applied Science (Austria), HOWEST University of Applied Sciences (Belgium) and University of Skövde (Sweden). However, we would like to expand the number of participating universities, so if your university wants to join (and therefore also host it, once in a couple of years), please contact us.
Cookie settings
Windesheim uses functional and analytical cookies to optimize the use of its website. We also use cookies for marketing purposes. This enables us to track your behaviour on websites. By clicking on 'accept all cookies', you give us permission to do so. Click on 'set your personal preferences' to indicate which cookies you accept. Read our cookie statement for more information.