Activities

Main areas of activity

• Modern education. Developing and delivering a 40-hour teaching module on resilient governance, digital security, strategic communications and countering hybrid threats.
• Sharing European experience. Introducing participants to multi-level governance models and EU approaches to digital security, in particular the NIS2 Directive and the Digital Services Act (DSA).
• Practical response to hybrid threats. Creating the Resilience Toolkit — a set of practical tools that help communities detect and counter hybrid influence.
• Professional competences. Strengthening the ability of students and civil servants to apply digital security tools and protect information sovereignty.

Objectives

Turning knowledge of EU policies into applied skills and tools.

1. Develop and deliver the BRIDGE teaching module — 342 teaching hours; at least 350 direct participants over 3 years.
2. Build the capacity of communities and officials — practical skills in risk management, crisis communications and countering disinformation.
3. Create the Resilience Toolkit — an open, applied toolkit with case studies for communities.
4. Develop research and partnerships — scientific publications, inter-university cooperation and dissemination of EU standards.
5. Ensure sustainability — integrate the module into TNTU curricula and civil-servant training.

Main activities

A single work package, WP1: teaching, research, practical tools and dissemination.

• Teaching — lectures and practical classes on the European resilience architecture; crisis simulations.
• Trainings — sessions for cybersecurity specialists, community officials, lecturers and college students.
• Research — a workshop for PhD students, interdisciplinary mentoring, 3 research papers.
• Tools — the Resilience Toolkit and smart booklets with QR codes.
• Communications — a digital hub and e-course, an expert meeting, a practical workshop and a final forum.