Get a taste of Security Studies, take part in the Student for a Day event!

Are you interested in studying BSc Security Studies in The Hague? Would you like to know how it feels to be a student at Leiden University? Do you have some questions that only a student can answer? Then sign up for the Student for a Day event!

If you decide to join this Student for a Day event, you will:

• attend the lecture 'Hacktivism' of the course 'Cyber Threats'; 
• meet current students;
• have the chance to ask all your questions about this programme and student life;
• get a tour of the faculty building.

It’s an ideal opportunity to get to know the BSc Security Studies even better. 

Who can participate?

To participate in the Student-for-a-Day event, you preferably visited one of our events, like the Open Day. In any case you should be in your final or next-to-final year of university preparatory high school. 

Programme

The programme will be as follows:

14:45 -  15:15  hrs	Join the student information officers on Campus
15:15 - 16:30 hrs	Joining (first part of) the lecture 'Hacktivism', thaught by Drs. M. Romagna
16:30 – 17:00  hrs	Time for questions
17:00 - 18:00 hrs	If you'd like to, you can join the second part of the lecture as well

After your registration, you will receive an email with more information a few days before this event. 

Registration

Please register via this form. 

You can sign up till 10 March. There are only 15 spots available. 

About the course 'Cyber Threats'

Cyberspace has become an indispensable part of our economies, a critical driver for innovation, and an essential part of our social lives. Cyberspace connects individuals, organisations and nation states globally, and enables us to communicate, share information and engage in myriad (joint) activities in virtual space. It spans the globe and has obliterated borders, or so it seems. While cyberspace has brought a wealth of benefits and opportunities, it has also generated new risks and challenges, especially in relation to safety and security.

In this course students will get an overview of the biggest cybersecurity challenges states, organisations and individuals currently face. The course starts with an introduction to cyberspace: what is cyberspace, and what are the basic technical architectural elements and processes in/of this ecosystem? This is followed by a conceptualisation of cyberspace and cybersecurity. What do we mean by these concepts, and why are they worthy of academic study? 

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Questions?

If you have any questions regarding the Student-for-a-Day event, feel free to contact the student ambassadors Joris van Buiten, Lubica Fintorova and Gaia Sterre Mirotti via sambass@fgga.leidenuniv.nl, or communicatie@fgga.leidenuniv.nl 

We look forward to meeting you!

Sign up and join our Student for a Day

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• security studies
• the hague