About the institution
The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,000 students and a permanent teaching and research staff of about 2,000. The Statale has 10 Faculties and Schools and offers 82 Undergraduate Programmes, 36 Doctoral Schools and 75 Master’s Degree Programmes. The University’s research and teaching activities have received important international recognitions. UniMi is the only Italian member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and it consistently ranks one of the best universities of Italy, both overall and in specific subject areas.
About the partner, FMD
Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS is a non-profit organisation that for almost 25 years has been accompanying people to empower them to take advantage of technical and scientific development.
FMD works for a democratic knowledge society by combining innovation, education and training, inclusion and fundamental values, so that the benefits can be for all, without excluding anyone. Young people are at the heart of FMD activities: we work to guide them to face future challenges, to reduce the mismatch between labour supply and demand and to contribute to the sustainable development of the country.
About the program
The project aims to provide interdisciplinary cybersecurity training to a minimun of 140 students attending the Università degli Studi di Milano to complement and strengthen the university’s educational offerings. The recruitment strategy will prioritise diversity and inclusivity across various faculties, placing a strong emphasis on gender balance and the active engagement of underrepresented communities. The goal is to train well-rounded cybersecurity professional, with a deep knowledge of the laws governing the topic of cybersecurity in EU. The project will include a significant number of hours dedicated to “hands-on” activities with local communities (LCO), where the students will be supported by coaches and mentors of Fondazione Mondo Digitale to facilitate connections with LCOs and provide concrete assistance through “service learning experiences”.
I express great satisfaction for the awarding to the University of Milan of the Cybersecurity Seminar grant sponsored by Google in collaboration with the European Cyber Conflict Reasearch Incubator CIC. The project, with Prof. Pierluigi Perri as Principal Investigator, aims to train experts in cybersecurity from a legal informatics point of view, who can respond to the growing market demand for this kind of skills. In addition, I would like to emphasize the focus on gender inclusion issues, which were central in the drafting of the proposal and will be taken care of by Professor Silvia Salini.
Marina Brambilla, Rector of the University of Milan