Higher Education
OSINT 1: Open Source Intelligence and Social Engineering
Fall Semester 2023
Target Group: MA, MSc, PhD (UZH, ETHZ)
1 ECTS
In a blended learning environment and a 1.5 day workshop with group presentations, students learned about Open Source Intelligence Methods and Tools. In their assignment, students showed us impressively, how much information you can gather about a single picture.
OSINT 2: Open Source Intelligence: A Technical Introduction
Spring semester 2024
Target Group: MA, MSc, PhD (UZH, ETHZ)
1 ECTS
The second OSINT course focuses on more technical topics: What traces do we leave when surfing or investigating on the internet? What type of data is transmitted, and how can we make our online activities more secure?
Open Source Intelligence
Fall semester 2024
Target Group: MA, MSc, PhD (UZH, ETHZ)
3 ECTS
We are integrating all our experiences and our student’s feedback from OSINT 1 and 2 into this new and bigger course. To make the teaching more sustainable, we produced a videos series!
Cybersecurity Clinic
Ongoing
Target Group: BSc, MA, MSc (ZHAW and UZH)
1-3 ECTS.
Students from University of Zurich, ZHAW School of Engineering, and ZHAW School of Management and Law provide pro bono cybersecurity services to selected organizations in Switzerland.
Storytelling for Digital Transformation
Spring semester 2025
Target Group: MA, MSc, PhD (UZH, ETHZ)
Society struggles to grasp and evaluate the true benefits and risks of new technologies, which are frequently portrayed as either miraculous solutions to all kinds of problems or impending disasters. More nuanced counter-narratives are needed that transfer accurate information.
Cyber Law
Fall semester 2025
Target Group: MA MSc, PhD (UZH, ETHZ)
3 ECTS
Is there a cyber law in Switzerland? And what do I need to know as a professional in business, or as an individual? Good questions. This pilot course will introduce into the current situation in Switzerland and EU and work with many examples. No need to know law jargon.
PhD Summer School
Summer 2025
Target Group: PhD
An interdisciplinary summer school on cybersecurity topics for tech- and non-tech students. Come back later for more information.