COLTRANE

Objectives

COLTRANE aims to improve Cyber Security Awareness education in European higher education institutions.

The project seeks to establish a European community of educators, encouraging the sharing of knowledge, educational resources and good practices through innovative teaching methodologies and collaborative tools.

Its main objectives are:

• To develop a methodology for cybersecurity education in higher education institutions.
• To modernise and streamline cybersecurity education through innovative educational concepts and teaching and learning methodologies.
• To promote a view of cybersecurity as a collective social and organisational responsibility, in which every employee and citizen can play a role.
• To strengthen collaboration among European cybersecurity educators in developing, sharing and maintaining educational materials.
• To provide tools for the innovative assessment and validation of learning outcomes in collaborative and practical educational settings.

Activities and Technologies

The project develops a collaborative environment to support a European community of educators, providing tools and methodologies for sharing educational resources and good practices.

Activities include the design of educational pathways, technological support for transnational collaboration, and the development of tools for assessing learning outcomes.

Collaboration

COLTRANE involves six European organisations:

• University of Salerno (Italy)
• Austrian Institute of Technology (Austria)
• University of Vienna (Austria)
• Wise & Munro (Netherlands)
• University of Oulu (Finland)
• University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)

Funding

• Funding programme: Erasmus+
• Total funding: EUR 446,466.00
• Project duration: September 2020 – 2023
• Role of the University of Salerno: Partner

Resources and Links

• COLTRANE Official Website
• Erasmus+ Project Record