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The III edition of the ASSETs+ European Defence Challenge is open. Register now!

20 June 2022/in home, news /by Fransisca Tena

A great opportunity for students to boost their careers and open new horizons. Deadline for submission: November 14, 2022.

The ASSETs+ European Defence Challenge (EDC) is an open competition to attract young talent to the Defence industry and to encourage them to initiate a career in defence-related technologies.

The organizer of this edition is Rzeszow University of Technology and the TOPIC is: “Security – threats identification and defence strategies”.

Threats in the areas of: defence industry, intellectual property theft, military equipment, auxiliary equipment, information flow, data protection, military operations, border surveillance and others, in the context of security and cybersecurity.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

All undergraduate or graduate students from all faculties in European Universities, vocational education and training centres and other institutions dedicated to education.

Participants have to write a one page proposal that must present a new usage or suggest improvements on a new technology. Not only technological, but also socioeconomic, political, ethical and environmental aspects have to be taken into account. A board of experts will select the best papers, that will pass to the second phase.

Students are strongly encouraged to team up in pairs, finding a partner in a different university or country. And they will be welcome to attend several short seminars that will help them to understand the importance of improving security and write good essays.

SEMINARS

  • Security aspects from the industry point of view, October 10
  • How to write a good report?, October 17
  • Critical Thinking, October 24
  • Literature review methodologies, October 31
  • The role of cybersecurity for defence, November 8
  • Webinar with defence experts, December 12

BENEFITS

-Participation in the EDC III seminars and webinars with industry
-Free access to the courses offered within the ASSETs+ project
-Special awards for the best three teams and the best essay up to 20 years old.
-Public recognition on the ASSETs+ webpage and social networks

PRIZES

1st place:
– One day visit of EU institutions + meetings with Defence stakeholders in Brussels.
– Meeting with HR manager about CV and job interview.
– Technology related gift
– Diploma

2nd place:
– Meeting with HR manager about CV and job interview.
– Technology related gift
– Diploma

3rd place:
– Meeting with HR manager about CV and job interview.
– Diploma

Young students:
– Technology related gift
– Diploma

REGISTER NOW!
You can watch the presentation of the III edition of the European Defence Challenge at the University Carlos III of Madrid below:

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