Cybersecurity and Assurance (CYBERSURE, Erasmus Mundus), Master of Science (Technology)

Description

The Master's Programme in Cybersecurity and Assurance (CYBERSURE, Erasmus Mundus) focuses on information security as well as assurance. Information security encompasses the protection of computation, communication, and data from unauthorized access. Assurance covers systematic reasoning and proof techniques as well as security strategies and operations.

During the CYBERSURE studies, you will gain both practical engineering knowledge and theoretical insights into 

• secure systems engineering,
• distributed application development,
• cryptography, and
• assurance techniques. 

The programme aims to educate highly professional engineers to meet both the immediate hiring requirements and the long-term needs of the European ICT industry. 

Tuition fees and scholarships

The CYBERSURE programme has a joint participation fee and a generous scholarship scheme funded by the European Commission (Erasmus Mundus). 

See further information on CYBERSURE's participation fee and available scholarships from the programme website.

Structure of studies

CYBERSURE is a double degree programme offered by a consortium of seven highly ranked universities in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Austria and France. The programme leads into two Master of Science degrees (double degree) from the two universities the student has studied in. 

Overall, the two-year programme comprises a total of 120 ECTS credits: 

• Mandatory and elective courses at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (57.5 ECTS)
• Summer school (2.5 ECTS)
• Specialisation studies at one of the other consortium universities (30 ECTS)
• Master’s thesis (30 ECTS)

Specialisations

The first year of the Master's programme is taken at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway. 

During the two semesters of courses at NTNU, students will learn about the fundamental concepts, methods and the latest technologies of secure systems engineering, network security, cryptography, and security analysis and threat management followed by time for an internship in an R&D environment or a university research group.

For the second year, students transfer to their second-year university where they are able to specialize in 

• Distributed Systems Security, Aalto University Finland, 30 ECTS
• Networks and Systems Security, KTH Sweden, 30 ECTS
• Security Engineering, TU Graz Austria, 30 ECTS
• Advanced Cybersecurity and Software Assurance, DTU Denmark, 30 ECTS
• Cryptography, UT Estonia, 30 ECTS
• Big Data Security, EURECOM France, 30 ECTS

>> To learn more about the CYBERSURE studies, visit the programme website.

Internationalisation

The CYBERSURE programme is inherently international because the studies take place at two different universities in two different countries. In addition, CYBERSURE's student and alumni body is highly international and a large number of courses are led by international professors. The programme provides its students with a profound experience of working and studying in multiple countries in an international environment.

Further study opportunities

The degree programme provides eligibility for scientific postgraduate studies in Finland. The skills learned in the programme create an excellent basis for doctoral studies at Aalto University, another Finnish university or top international universities. Doctoral graduates from Aalto University continue as a researcher or other academic career or high-level business positions, among other things. Read more about applying for doctoral studies at Aalto University: https://www.aalto.fi/en/doctoral-education/how-to-apply-for-doctoral-studies

Career opportunities

There is a shortage of professionals in Europe and worldwide who are able to develop secure products and services with guarantees of reliable functioning and security.

CYBERSURE graduates are trained for international industrial R&D jobs, security engineering and consulting, various expert roles, and doctoral studies. Internships are encouraged where Cybersure students work in a real R&D environment or expert organization as members of a project team. Our current industry and research partners include, e.g.: 

• DNV – Det Norske Veritas, Norway
• Simula, Norway
• Telenor, Norway
• Xiphera, Finland
• Cybernetica AS, Estonia
• SSH Communications Security, Finland
• NortonLifeLock, France
• Neverhack, Estonia
• WithSecure™, Finland
• KONE Corporation, Finland
• Unicis Tech, Estonia
• Nokia Bell Labs, Finland
• Xtinge Technology, Turkey
• Logpoint, Denmark
• Terma, Denmark
• Trk Technology, Turkey
• VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland

>> To learn more about the industry partners, visit the programme website (cybersure-master.eu)

Research focus

The studies in the programme are closely related to the world-class research conducted at the relevant departments of the seven consortium universities: Department of Information Security and Communication Technology (NTNU), Department of Computer Science (Aalto University), Department of Computer Science (KTH), DTU Compute, Institute of Computer Science (University Tartu), Institute of Information Security (TU Graz) and Department of Digital Security (EURECOM).

Co-operation with other parties

Collaboration with CYBERSURE's Associate Members (currently more than 17 companies and research organizations) has a significant impact on the CYBERSURE programme activities. The possibility of a summer internship familiarizes the students with the European ICT industry and supports the development of career-building skills. 

Aalto University is among the top-ranked universities in the world related to industry collaboration. As a graduate, you can rely on our network.

Contact information

CYBERSURE Admissions Office

For the application instructions and further information on the programme, please see the programme website https://cybersure-master.eu/. For enquiries regarding the content of programme, admission and the studies, please email

contact@cybersure-master.eu

https://cybersure-master.eu/