Digital4Security

Digital4Security is an innovative European Master’s Programme in Cybersecurity Management & Data Sovereignty that will equip European SMEs and companies across multiple sectors with the skills they need to prevent and respond to existing and emerging cybersecurity threats, helping to safeguard European industries from cyber-attack. With a budget of nearly €20 million (i.e., co-funded from the Digital Europe Programme under the DIGITAL-2022-SKILLS-03 Call), the project runs for 48 months from the 1^st of October, 2023.

Digital4Security aims to reskill and upskill graduates, professionals, managers, and business leaders to become ‘Cyber Confident’ and empowered with the cybersecurity management expertise they need to strengthen their cybersecurity infrastructure and implement robust incident prevention and management procedures. The programme is aimed at companies from different sectors, demographics, and cultural backgrounds, ensuring gender equality and including students from diverse groups.

The project will contribute to the overall objectives of the DIGITAL Europe Programme by fast-tracking high numbers of graduates into high-demand roles from the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF), filling crucial occupational profiles that are critical to the ongoing security and success of European businesses.

Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), through the Research Institute for Innovation & Technology in Education (UNIR iTED) and the Higher School of Engineering and Technology (ESIT), provide their vast expertise in digital tools, e-learning, and cybersecurity.

The project’s budget is nearly 20 mollion euros and it’s co-funded by the European Union.

Coordinator: Politehnica University of Bucharest (Romania)

Partners: Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (Spain), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA (Italy), Cyber Ireland (Ireland), #CyberMadeInPoland (Poland), University of Rijeka – The Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies (Croatia), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Universitaet Koblenz (Germany), Cefriel S.C. A R.L SB (Italy), POLITECNICO DI MILANO (Italy), Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet (Ireland), Digital Technology Skills Limited (Ireland), Matrix Internet (Ireland), German University of Digital Science (Germany), Terawe (Ireland), ServiceNow (Ireland), Schuman Associates (Belgium), ReD OPEN (Italy), PROFIL KLETT D.O.O. (Croatia), Pearson Benelux BV – Certiport (Belgium), Nask (Poland), National College of Ireland (Ireland), Indiepics (Ireland), Mykolo Romerio Universitetas (Lithuania), Fraunhofer-Institut für Software- und Systemtechnik ISST (Germany), DIGITALEUROPE AISBL (Belgium), Cergy Paris Universite (France), Contrader (Italy), BRNO University of Technology (Czechia), Banco Santander SA (Spain), Ataya & Partners (Belgium), Mylia Adecco Metro Milano (Italy), SKILLNET IRELAND (Ireland), Cyber Ranges LTD (Cyprus)

Web page: https://www.digital4security.eu/

Reference: 101123430

Timespan: 2023-2027

Funding type: European public