Doha: Qatar University (QU) has been selected among 47 associated public and private partners (universities and companies), which will offer Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Cybersecurity.
QU President Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al Derham said, “We are excited to announce that we have been selected among 47 associated public and private partners (universities and companies) to offer Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree in Cybersecurity. Students from Qatar will be able to apply for this
Master’s Degree. Faculty from QU will be eligible to participate in teaching and research. Qatar University labs can host researchers of the programme for up to five months.”
The Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) has been awarded, as coordinator, an Erasmus Mundus Master in Cybersecurity. This is the result of an ultra-competitive European selection process. The Université libre de Bruxelles and the Université du Luxembourg are the other two partner institutions of the project, with 47 associated public and private partners (universities and companies).
With a budget of almost €5.2m to train four classes of 31 students each, this master’s degree will offer a specialisation in cybersecurity in the Internet of things (IoT) and another in software cybersecurity. The students selected will spend one year at UBS, 15 days in Estonia, and then train for six months in Belgium or Luxembourg. In addition, they will have to do a five-month internship abroad. This master’s will be hosted at the Faculty of Sciences of the UBS.
Cyberus is a full-time two-year master’s programme in cybersecurity taught in English, delivering 120 ECTS each semester representing 30 ECTS. Each module is worth 5 ECTS, around 125 to 150 working hours to achieve the expected learning objectives. The five-month internship in semester 4 is worth 30 ECTS. Students are awarded the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Cybersecurity after acquiring 120 ECTS.
It offers two specialisation tracks leading to joint degrees: IoT Cybersecurity (between UBS and ULB) and Software Cybersecurity (between UBS and UL).
