Security in ICT Erasmus Project

Project Title

Security in ICT

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

Issue of privacy and security in ICT is more and more relevant, especially in the group of young people, who use the modern technology every day and it is an obvious part of their lives. Therefore it is important to talk about potential threats and challenges that the use of new technology brings. This project was focused not only on the private level of ICT security areas (e.i. the spread of private information via social networking sites or the Internet, bank access, electronic signature, open source x licensed programmes) but also on the business level with the practical use of students´ firms (as a practical part of the project, students will prepare an ICT security plan for students´firms or general public). All this with the emphasis on the EU frame in the selected areas of security in ICT. The objectives of the project were:
– increase students´ competencies for the secure use of ICT
– increase students´ awareness and understanding of the EU legislative in the selected areas of ICT security
– increase students´knowledge and competencies about ICT security for companies/own business
– promote students´entrepreneurial skills by creating ICT security plan for students´firms
– promote teachers´ knowledge and competecies in the selected areas of ICT by participating in the joint training.
The project was composed of 5 schools and was designated for students aged 14-19. Students worked on project materials and results, they helped with preparation of joint meetings and activities at the school level including project dissemination. The project was well structured and covers the following topics: Introduction in ICT security, the EU legislative and partner countries´ rules, Threats and challenges for persons/ companies/ own business and ICT Security plans for firms or general public.
Students worked on the topics above and presented materials during the short-term student exchanges (3 international exchanges). The project also contained a short-term training for teachers about security in ICT.
The project covered, in an innovative way, theoretical and practical part and involve modern teaching methods and approaches with the empahis on the collaborative learning and use of modern technology. The methods used: students´presentations, videos, worksheets, quizzes, international work groups, students´active participation with the emphasis on collaborative approaches, discussions with experts, examples of good practice, cooperation with Metropolitan university in Prague). The main project result are ICT Security plans, created by students, where they used both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
The project enabled students and teachers increase their digital, language and social competencies, promote entrepreneurship education and implement new teaching approaches and activities in partner school curriculum.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 90659 Eur

Project Coordinator

EDUCA Pardubice – Stredni odborna skola, s.r.o. & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Institut de l’Ebre
• AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DAMIÃO DE GOES – ALENQUER
• Obchodna akademia, Watsonova 61, Kosice
• Moletu gimnazija