Arqus Launches a New Massive Open Online Course in Cybersecurity

Arqus Launches a New Massive Open Online Course in Cybersecurity

Sukurta: 11 August 2025

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The new Arqus Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Cybersecurity for Citizens and Professionals” is now available to the public on the Future Learn platform.

Developed within the framework of the Arqus European University Alliance as part of the Cyberactioning Project, co-funded by the Digital Europe Programme, this course aims to promote digital security skills for a broad audience: from citizens to professionals.

The MOOC was designed and delivered as part of the training activities foreseen in Cyberactioning, a project coordinated by the University of Granada. It was developed by academics and professionals from the project’s diverse consortium of academic and industry partners, including:

  • University of Padua, Vilnius University and University of Minho
  • And industry and research partners: IMDEA, AMPED, QASCOM, DIGITALSIGN, EUROTUX, and 4iQ Constella Intelligence

About the course

The course is open and free for all learners. Once enrolled, participants have six weeks of access to the material and can follow it weekly or at their own pace.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Apply fundamental cybersecurity principles to safeguard personal and professional data
  • Explore various online threats and identify strategies to mitigate them
  • Investigate common vulnerabilities in digital systems and how to address them
  • Evaluate real-world cybersecurity incidents and extract actionable lessons
  • Practice creating secure environments, both at home and in the workplace

Certificate of achievement

Learners who wish to receive a certificate can upgrade the course via Future Learn. To qualify, they must:

  • Mark over 90% of the course steps as complete
  • Attempt all test questions
  • Score above 70%

This course and other exciting learning opportunities will soon be accessible directly through the Arqus Learning Platform, bringing flexible, high-quality training even closer to our university community.

For more information, click here.