ASC
1st Place
Cybercup Leader
We are delighted to announce the winners with the most student participants of the European CyberCup Introduction to Cybersecurity Learn-A-Thon!
We appreciate the suspense it took to get you these outstanding results. Congratulations!
Thank you to all of our instructors and students that participated!
RANK
INSTRUCTOR, INSTITUTION
STUDENTS
1
Maurizio Maggiora - ASSINT - Associazione per lo sviluppo dell’Innovazione e delle Nuove Tecnologie - Italy
1783
2
Sergiy Syniuk - LVIV POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY - Ukraine
1335
3
Michal Szymczak - Zespol Szkol Mechanicznych Elektrycznych i Elektronicznych w Toruniu - Poland
1168
4
Gabor Gyurak - University of Pecs Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology - Hungary
1154
5
Pedro Juan Roig - Universidad Miguel Hernández - Spain
879
6
Emil Onea - Uniunea Profesorilor de Informatica din Romania - Romania
648
7
Arkadiusz Bogdan - Zespół Szkół w Niećkowie - Poland
584
8
Justyna Keczkowska - Politechnika Świętokrzyska - Poland
525
9
Marek Sobiech - Zespol Szkol Elektronicznych i Licealnych - Poland
511
10
Max Funcke - ROC Mondriaan - Netherlands
501
11
Robert Hajduk - Zespol Szkol Licealnych i Technicznych nr 1 - Poland
494
12
Joanna Szpinda - Zespół Szkół Transportowo - Komunikacyjnych im. Tadeusza Kościuszki w Lublinie - Poland
464
13
Volodymyr Matiievskyi - Національний університет біоресурсів і природокористування України - ca - 20033579 Ukraine
456
14
Jerome Walkowiak - CESI Nord/Ouest - France
448
15
Viktor Stoev - Vocational School for Computer Programming and innovation - Bulgaria
419
16
Michal Gawel - Zespol Szkol Technicznych - Poland
408
17
Andrew Smith - The Open University - United Kingdom
406
18
Grzegorz Druczak - Zespół Szkół Nr 5 im. Stanisława Staszica M.T. Hubera - Poland
368
19
Piero Raguso - IISS Ettore Majorana - Martina Franca(TA) - Italy
362
20
Mariusz Sendor - Śląskie Techniczne Zakłady Naukowe - Poland
359
Winners
Instructors
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place
Top 20 performing Instructors
Academies
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place
CyberImpact Award
Innovation Award / Top Partner Award
Participate in the Learn-A-Thon for Introduction to Cybersecurity to prepare students for a successful and lucrative career in technology from Cybersecurity to IoT. Academies can be part of the change and help fill the global skills shortage to build the technology workforce of tomorrow. Upskilling students is easy, low in cost and only takes four weeks through the Learn-A-Thon campaign.
Before registering to participate in the Learn-A-Thon, please read the terms and conditions and watch this Skills for All short video to help you get started. Additional details are also available in this FAQ.
Introduction to Cybersecurity Learn-A-Thon
Length of Learn-A-Thon
Participate in the Learn-A-Thon from October 23 until November 19, 2023
6-hour self-paced intro course
Explores cyber trends, threats and staying safe in cyberspace. Multiple activities and quizzes engage students and reinforce learning.
Benefits of Introduction to Cybersecurity
Teaches how to protect personal data and privacy online & in social media. Discusses why more IT jobs require cybersecurity knowledge and understanding.
Free to join
The cost to join the Learn-A-Thon is free.
In-Demand Skills
When you teach cybersecurity, you provide your students with valuable skills companies continually seek from professionals that can protect and defend an organization’s network.
Level
Beginner.
Learn-A-Thon Timeline - Phase 1
2nd October 2023
Registration opens
27th October 2023
Registration Closes
23rd October 2023
Learn-A-Thon Begins
19th November 2023
Learn-a-Thon Concludes
24th November 2023
Winners announced
22nd December 2023
Learn-A-Thon Experience badges issued to students who participated in Learn-A-Thon
Awards
The following awards for the European CyberCup Learn-A-Thon will be given as presented in these categories. More details are available here.
Special Event: Contributor Offer
Partners will have the opportunity to leverage this campaign and promote their institution by contributing to our competition in one of two ways:
#1 Gold Content Contributor – Interested partners will be given the opportunity to help create and design questions and challenges for the Capture the Flag Tournament that will occur in phase two and will have their logo displayed on the competition website as a Gold Contributor.
#2 National Award – Interested partners will be invited to create an award of their own for the top 2 or top 5 performing academies of their country (according to the total number of student participants). We will promote the partner and their award to all academies participating in that country through the competition communication.
Instructors
The top 20 instructors with the most student participants will win prizes. Only one prize per instructor will be awarded.
Academies
CyberImpact Award
The top Impact Academy Project will be a project team of up to ten members to represent their academy. This prize will be awarded to academies who can deliver a project at scale in your community in the following categories:
- Underserved/underprivileged
- Innovation
- Sustainability
The top sixteen academies participating with the highest points will qualify to play and be invited to participate in the European CyberCup – Capture the Flag Tournament. These top 16 academies will select a team of four (4) students to represent their academy and compete head-to-head in the European CyberCup – Capture the Flag Tournament on December 1, 2023.
ASC
Innovation Award / Top Partner Award
Innovation Award: the top Academy Support Center (ASC) to be recognized by Cisco for the top Innovation Partner Award. This award recognizes an innovative approach in driving academy participation in the European CyberCup – Capture the Flag competition.
Award is based on the following criteria:
- Overall Academy participation
- Innovation and adoption techniques used (social media, other tools)
- Learners reached
- Impact on Community
Top Partner Award: the top three Academy Support Centers (ASCs) identified at registration by any participating Learn-A-Thon instructor will be entered to win one of the three top performing partner awards.
How Academies Join the Learn-A-Thon
1
Host a 4-week event virtually or at your educational institute.
2
Assign a dedicated instructor to manage the Learn-A-Thon that will read the terms and conditions and set up the course.
3
Dedicated instructor to set up a self-paced Introduction to Cybersecurity skillsforall.com course page on skillsforall.com using the required naming convention as stated in the terms and conditions.
4
Dedicated instructor must complete the registration form to sign up its academy and class to participate in the Learn-A-Thon.
5
Dedicated instructor must enroll students/share link to the self-paced course on skillsforall.com.
6
Allocates an on-site lab facility with internet connection, if applicable. Encourage students to complete course and earn a digital badge.
7
All students who complete and pass the Introduction to Cybersecurity course will earn a digital badge to share on social media platforms.
8
Have the highest number of student participants and you’ll be in the running to win some great prizes.
Registration
The Learn-A-Thon is open to NetAcad Academies in European Union, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Norway, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, North Macedonia or Israel who are able to host the event over a four-week period virtually or on campus.
Capture the Flag - Phase 2
Qualifying Teams Announced
November 24, 2023
Team Selection Deadline
November 28, 2023
Enrollment Link
November 29, 2023
Head-to-Head Challenge
December 1, 2023
Winners Announced
December 1, 2023
Here are the top 16 academies invited to compete in a one day Capture the Flag final on December 1st, at the end of which we will crown the European Champion of 2023.
During the Capture-The-Flag finale, 16 teams of CyberGuardians will compete to unlock the secrets of the Digital Enigma. These secrets are used to stop the Shadow Cipher from unleashing chaos upon the digital world.
Here are the Terms & Conditions for Capture the Flag.
16 Teams, 64 Players: One European Cyber Champion
2023 TEAMS
University of Pecs Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
ASSINT - Associazione per lo sviluppo dell’Innovazione e delle Nuove Tecnologie - Italy
I.I.S.S. Ettore Majorana - Italy
IISS Marconi-Hack-Bari - Italy
ROC Mondriaan - Netherlands
Politechnika Swietokrzyska - Poland
Zespol Szkol Elektronicznych i Licealnych - Poland
Zespol Szkol Licealnych i Technicznych Nr 1 w Warszawie - Poland
Zespol Szkol Mechanicznych Elektrycznych i Elektronicznych w Toruniu - Poland
Zespol Szkol Technicznych i Ogolnoksztalcacych - Poland
Zespół Szkół Transportowo-Komunikacyjnych im. Tadeusza Kościuszki w Lublinie - Poland
Zespol Szkol w Nieckowie - Poland
Universidad Miguel Hernandez - Spain
Lviv Polytechnic College of Technology - Ukraine
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine - Ukraine
Vocational School for Computer Programming and innovation - Bulgaria