Schedule

The Master in International Cybersecurity and Cyberintelligence is a two-year full-time programme (120 ECTS) structured across four semesters, each hosted by a different university in the Arqus Alliance.

Academic Calendar Structure

  • Year 1, Semester 1: University of Padua (Italy)

  • Year 1, Semester 2: Vilnius University (Lithuania)

  • Year 2, Semester 3: University of Granada (Spain)

  • Year 2, Semester 4: Interships + University of Minho (Portugal)

Each semester follows the academic calendar of the hosting university, which may slightly vary in terms of start and end dates. Typically:

  • Autumn semesters run from September to February

  • Spring semesters run from February to July

An induction and welcome session is held at the beginning of the each semester, and a final graduation week is organised in Minho at the end of the programme, where students defend their Final Master Thesis and the Final Exercise.