Cyber security education in Estonia: from kindergarten to NATO Cyber Defence Centre

“Cyber-attacks against Estonia in 2007 pushed Estonia at the front line of cyber security. One of the results of this cyber-warfare was the wide acknowledgment that cyber security knowledge and skills are part of the information society’s blood circulation,” writes Peeter Vihma, social scientist at the University of Helsinki and the Estonian University of Life […]

Lessons from distance learning: COVID as a catalyst for educational change?

Education experts from different countries shared lessons and challenges of distance learning on I-HUB4Schools webinar. The keynote speaker of the webinar was Prof Rose Luckin, who gave an overview of a recent distance learning survey on how to support educational ecosystems through technology. The main focus of the ‘Shock to the System: Lessons from Covid-19‘ […]

IT students have an opportunity to pass military service in the Cyber Command

Estonia, the first country to function as a digital service, has now initiated an innovative solution in cybersecurity education by offering a unique opportunity for IT students to pass military service in the Cyber Command of Estonian Defence Forces as part of their vocational studies. Estonia is among the 7 European countries, where military service […]