Summer Program in Cyber Security
Zagreb, Croatia
Summer Course
DURATION
4 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
23 Jul 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
28 Jun 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,990 / per course
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Summer Programme in Cyber Security at Algebra Bernays University teaches the “dark side” of security and how to apply it ethically. You’ll learn common hacker steps, known and obscure attack vectors, and protections. The hands-on course lets you compromise vulnerable machines and study recent, real-world attacks. It assumes basic knowledge of operating systems, networks, and web applications. The university offers English-taught, practical, industry-linked education in Croatia.
Career Outcomes: You'll be prepared for roles like penetration tester, security analyst, incident responder, SOC analyst, and cybersecurity consultant across government, military, and security-aware companies. Options include digital forensics and malware analysis.
Get to know the “dark side“ of security and how to use “the force“ the right way. In this program, you will learn how to use the computer without exposing it to most of the threats lurking outside, whether this is simple Internet browsing, “innocent“ usage of publicly available Wi-Fi, or usage of a “secure“ corporate network.
About the program
Cyber Security is an ever-evolving field with opportunities waiting for everyone with the interest to learn more and develop their skills in this interesting and demanding topic. This program will show the basic steps most hackers would go through while compromising the victim’s computers and it will define some interesting known and less-known attack vectors and protections against them.
You will not only have a chance to compromise many vulnerable machines by using different attack vectors, but you will also gain knowledge that will help you protect the computers and networks against the attacks covered in this module. The program will also cover some of the latest attacks and methods used in the wild.
The prerequisite for this program is an understanding of the basics of operating systems, networks, and web applications. Nevertheless, the important concepts will be delivered during the class as a refresher. Everyone brave enough to step into this class will be rewarded with the knowledge that is heavily sought after not only in the military/government sector but also in any security-aware corporation/company.
Algebra Bernays provides you with different types of scholarships you can apply for:
1) Full Scholarships for excellence
- 1 full scholarship per program, covering 100% of the study costs for all four weeks of the Summer School in Zagreb and Šibenik.
- Algebra is ready to offer a full scholarship to the most outstanding students covering the total amount of tuition fees!
- Travel and accommodation costs are not included in the scholarship program.
2) Partial Scholarships
- 2 partial scholarships per program, covering 30% to 50% of tuition fees.
- The scholarship amount will be determined by Algebra Bernays University based on the quality of the applications received – better candidates will receive higher scholarships.
- Travel and accommodation costs are not included in the scholarship program.
Scholarship applications are open from 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Cyber Security is an ever-evolving field with opportunities waiting for everyone with the interest to learn more and develop their skills in this interesting and demanding topic. This program will show the basic steps most hackers would go through while compromising the victim’s computers and it will define some interesting known and less-known attack vectors and protections against them.
You will not only have a chance to compromise many vulnerable machines by using different attack vectors, but you will also gain knowledge that will help you protect the computers and networks against the attacks covered in this module. The program will also cover some of the latest attacks and methods used in the wild.
The prerequisite for this program is an understanding of the basics of operating systems, networks, and web applications. Nevertheless, the important concepts will be delivered during the class as a refresher. Everyone brave enough to step into this class will be rewarded with the knowledge that is heavily sought after not only in the military/government sector but also in any security-aware corporation/company.
Students will earn a minimum of 6 ECTS credits for their chosen program, while exploring the capital city of Zagreb and the town of Šibenik, a jewel on the Adriatic coast at its liveliest season.
International students can earn additional 4 ECTS credits with our free Croatian Language and Cultureprogram, where they will discover interesting facts about Croatian culture and even learn a bit of Croatian to make them feel right at home!
Students will receive a final certificate upon successful completion of the program that they can add to their CV and further propel their career in digital technologes.