[Icann-see] Call for applications: Online Course on Cybersecurity for South-Eastern Europe

[Sorina Teleanu]

Dear all,

I would like to bring to your attention the below call for applications for the Online Course on Cybersecurity for South-Eastern Europe, offered by DiploFoundation. You can find further details about the call, including the application form, at http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/SEE

The application deadline is 25 January 2016; the course starts on 22 February.

I would like to encourage you to consider applying for the course, as well as to kindly ask you to disseminate the call through your networks.

Thank you!

Best regards,

Sorina

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Call for applications:
Online Course on Cybersecurity for South-Eastern Europe

DiploFoundation is accepting applications for the online course Cybersecurity for South-Eastern Europe. This course is aimed at officials and professionals from South-Eastern Europe and is organised within the Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Research Programme for South-Eastern Europe, organised in cooperation with the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces<http://www.dcaf.ch> (DCAF) and with the support of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA<https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/fdfa.html> of Switzerland.
The online course on cybersecurity aims to increase cybersecurity capacities of public institutions and the private and civil sectors in SEE, through providing policy training aimed in particular at young officials and professionals. Through developing the capacities of individuals, the course aims to drive a shift in public policies and encourage cooperation among countries and stakeholders. The course marks the start of a new round of the regional capacity building programme in cybersecurity, following the successful 2014 Cybersecurity Winter School within the Young Faces Network (YFN), organised by DCAF and DiploFoundation.
About the course
The interactive 10-week-long course is delivered entirely online, starting from 22 February 2016. A group of 20 participants will gather in an online classroom to learn about cybersecurity challenges and policy and diplomatic responses, and discuss national and regional concerns and cooperation frameworks. Successful participants will receive a certificate awarded by DiploFoundation and will join Diplo's global Internet governance alumni.
The online course covers an introduction to cybersecurity and definitions; threats and vulnerabilities; cybercrime challenges and frameworks to combat cybercrime; security of the core Internet infrastructure and critical infrastructure; cyberterrorism, cyber-conflicts, and international law and norms of state behaviour in cyberspace with focus on related international and regional initiatives; national policies and mechanisms such as strategies and CERTs; security sector reforms and cybersecurity; and the broader context of cybersecurity including Internet governance, human rights, privacy and data protection, and economic growth and development.
Eligibility
This course will be of interest to anyone who seeks to engage in the fields of cybersecurity, cyber-diplomacy, and digital policies, such as:

  *   Officials from ministries and authorities in charge of information society, technology, security, foreign affairs, industry and economic development, media, human rights, or education, among others.
  *   Diplomats responsible for digital issues or security cooperation.
  *   Staff of regional and international organisations whose work is related to the security sector, human rights, or digital policies.
  *   Representatives of the private sector, especially the ICT industry, such as telecommunication companies and Internet service providers, as well as the financial or energy sector, and other critical sectors.
  *   Professionals working with the critical infrastructure operators and cybersecurity bodies (such as CERTs).
  *   Educators, graduate students, and researchers interested in multidimensional perspectives on cybersecurity.
  *   Professionals and activists from NGOs and civil society working on or interested in cybersecurity.

The applicants must be from and working in the SEE region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo*, Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
(Applicants from other countries are invited to apply for Diplo’s regular annual online course in cybersecurity – see www.diplomacy.edu/courses/cybersecurity<http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/cybersecurity> for more details.)
Fee
Participation in this course for selected applicants is fully funded by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA of Switzerland.
Application
For more information and to apply, please visit:
http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/SEE
Please note that you must fill out the online application form and upload your CV and a short motivation letter (maximum one page). The application deadline is 25 January 2016; the course starts on 22 February.


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