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Name of the project: Development of Innovative Graduate Educational Program in Cyber Security for Digital labor market of Central Asia

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Acronym: Cyber4CA

Aim of the project: The primary objective of the Cyber4CA initiative is to create study programs across various disciplines at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that include CS-focused courses, as well as to establish Centers under laboratories (CyberLabs) dedicated to the Application of CS within HEIs of Central Asia. Educators at these institutions will gain the essential knowledge and skills required to implement CS principles in different areas. The initiative emphasizes the sharing of experiences, knowledge transfer, and the exchange of best practices between EU HEIs and those in Uzbekistan (UZ), Kazakhstan (KZ) and Kyrgyzstan (KG) which are located in Central Asia. This overarching aim aligns seamlessly with the goals of the Capacity Building projects within the Erasmus+ program, particularly in terms of “Digital transformation” and “Sustainable growth” and jobs.

Main project outcomes:

ECTS-accredited Graduate Programs in Cyber Security implemented at 7 Central Asian Partner Institutions (CAPIs)
Establishment of 7 innovative Cyber Security CyberLabs, one at each CAPI, dedicated to cybersecurity engineering and applied training
Creation of 3 regional Cyber Security Training Centers in Uzbekistan (UZ), Kazakhstan (KZ), and Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Development of 72 ECTS of cybersecurity-related courses with learning outcomes aligned with EU and national standards
Train-the-trainers programs for Cyber Security academic staff and engineers
Development of comprehensive learning materials for graduate, professional, and continuing education courses
Education of approximately 3,500 students using the new curricula and laboratory infrastructure
Training of at least 25 academic staff members
Development of a methodology for university–industry collaboration in the field of Cyber Security

Coordinator: Tashkent University of Information Technology (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

European Partners:

1. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Madrid, Spain)

2. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy)

3. University Politehnica of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania)

4. University of Antwerp(Antwerp, Belgium)

Partners from Uzbekistan:

1. Tashkent University of Information Technology(Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

2. National University of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

3. University of Management and Future Technologies (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

4. Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

5. Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)