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Digital Security: From Campus to Community

November 30 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Course Type: Flavour School

 

Duration and Timeline:

  • Course components and contact hours: 35 hours on-site + 25 hours independent and group work
  • On-site component: 30 November – 4 December 2026 (Ingolstadt, Germany)

 

Award, Credits and Certification

On successful completion of the course, participants will receive:
✔ 2 ECTS credits
✔ Official certificate of attendance

(Subject to institutional recognition procedures.)

Organising Institutions and Teaching Staff

Lead and Host Institution
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (Germany)

  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Hutzelmann (principal teacher)
  • Prof. Dr. Katherine Roegner (principal teacher)
  • Virginia Schellenberg

 

Partner Institution
Goce Delcev University (North Macedonia)

  • Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Mileva

 

External stakeholders that will be involved in the course

City of Ingolstadt

 

Course Overview

Digital security is no longer a technical issue reserved for experts — it is a fundamental competence for everyday life. From password protection and online banking to phishing scams and data privacy, individuals across generations face increasing digital risks.

This course explores digital safety and cybersecurity from both a technical and social perspective. Students work in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams to understand how digital threats operate and how prevention strategies can be communicated effectively to vulnerable groups, particularly senior citizens.

By combining cybersecurity fundamentals with user experience design (UXD), participants will develop brochures, flyers, and posters aimed at raising awareness in their local communities. The course bridges technical knowledge, communication skills, and social responsibility.

 

Learning Journey
On-site phase (Ingolstadt, 30 November – 4 December 2026)

During the on-site week, students will engage in:

  • Interactive impulse lectures on cybersecurity fundamentals
  • Workshops on hacking mechanisms, authentication, cryptography, phishing, and digital scams
  • Practical sessions on protecting devices and online identities
  • Parallel design workshops focused on user-friendly communication and layout (UXD principles)
  • Stakeholder interaction and final presentation of developed materials

Students will work in intercultural teams throughout the week, progressively developing communication materials tailored to senior citizens and local communities.

The emphasis is on experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world application.

Follow-up / Reflection

After the on-site component, students will:

  • Revise and adapt their materials in their own language
  • Collaborate with peers from their home institutions
  • Disseminate the materials within their local communities

This phase consolidates learning and reinforces the community engagement dimension of the course.

Learning Objectives

Specific learning objectives include:

  • explaining how hackers and malware pose a threat,
  • recognising scams in the digital world,
  • understanding how passwords work and how to make them strong,
  • understanding how to protect devices,
  • using measures to increase safety on the internet,
  • user experience design principles for designing brochures, flyers, and posters,
  • communicating in a clear and concise manner, and
  • developing empathy for senior citizens.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • explain key digital security concepts and describe how they apply to everyday digital life,
  • identify common online threats and demonstrate prevention strategies,
  • apply best practices for securing digital devices and online accounts, and
  • implement measures to protect sensitive data and manage privacy settings.

 

Which students would find this course useful?

This course may be suitable for students from ACE2-EU partner universities enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in the following fields:

    • all fields (no prerequisites)
    • undergraduate and postgraduate

This course may be suitable for those who have an interest in:

    • improving their digital safety and security skills
    • understanding how cryptography works,

Recommended Language Level:

    • Basic to intermediate level of English (B1-B2), as the working language will be English

Application Process:

Interested applicants should

🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/2QR1G9TWguSqt89A6

Deadline for receipt of applications: 01 October 2026

A notification of acceptance will be sent to successful applicants on the 15 October 2026 (an acceptance letter will be sent by the host institution and will include programme registration details).

Further Information

For any further information or queries related to the course, please contact:

Katherine.roegner@thi.de

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