Modernization of the training of masters
and postgraduate students in the field of security
and sustainability for the social,
humanitarian and industrial spheres (SEREIN)
Project number:
543968-TEMPUS-2013-EE-TEMPUS-JPCR.
Duration of the project:
from December 1, 2013 to November 30, 2016.
Grant amount of the Tempus program:
€ 653, 172.08.
Target group:
- students,
- interns,
- scientific-pedagogical and administrative staff,
- heads of universities,
- teachers and researchers of IT departments,
- engineering companies,
- employees of local self-government bodies/administrations.
Grant recipient:
- Tallinn University of Technology, Republic of Estonia.
Project consortium::
- Tallinn University of Technology, Republic of Estonia;
- City, University of London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Kingdom of Sweden;
- Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT), BAS, Republic of Bulgaria;
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Informatics (CINI), Italian Republic;
- National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute", Ukraine;
- Sevastopol Institute of Banking of the University of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine, Ukraine;
- Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ukraine;
- Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after academician V. Lazaryan, Ukraine;
- Khmelnytskyi National University, Ukraine;
- Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Ukraine;
- State Institute of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, Ukraine;
- Research and Production Corporation "RADIY", Ukraine;
- Ukrainian Federation of the Security Industry, Ukraine;
- Ukrainian Association of Students, Ukraine;
- Lime Systems, Ukraine;
- Ministry of Education and Science, Ukraine.
The purpose and tasks of the project:
The main goal of the project is to train a new generation of engineering and research personnel capable of providing constructive development in the field of cyber security assessment and assurance. The implementation of this goal will contribute to the fulfillment of the requirements of Ukrainian society to respond to challenges in the field of cyber security in various fields of application. These areas will be covered by developed master's, postgraduate (PhD) and professional development programs for industry representatives.
Project goals:
- to modernize the cyber security and resilience program for master's training;
- to modernize the program on cyber security and resilience for the training of post-graduate students (PhD);
- develop a program for advanced training in cyber security and resilience - three modules;
- create a National Information Security Alliance for training and consulting activities in the field of cyber security assessment and management;
- to introduce a comprehensive scheme for developing the potential of the involved professors and teaching staff of 7 Ukrainian universities.
Areas of activity under the project:
- development of a master's training program in the field of cyber security and resilience;
- development of a postgraduate training program (PhD) in the field of cyber security and resilience;
- creation of the National Alliance for Information Security;
- improving the English language skills of partnership members;
- implementation of the capacity building scheme for 7 Ukrainian universities;
- internal actions for disseminating information about the project.
Obtained results:
1. 5 courses of the master's program in cyber security and resilience have been developed and successfully implemented.
2. 3 courses of the doctoral (PhD) program in the field of cyber security and resilience have been developed and are functioning effectively.
3. A program of advanced training in cyber security and resilience has been developed.
4. The National Alliance for Information Security has been implemented, and consultations in the field of cyber security assessment and management have been provided.
5. A potential development scheme was developed and implemented for the involved academic staff from 7 Ukrainian universities.