Blended intensive programmes allow students, academic, and administrative staff of higher education institutions to participate in an educational programme (curriculum) and activities with physical and virtual components. Students who are unable to participate in long-term physical study or traineeship mobility due to their academic field of study or lack of opportunities for participation can participate in short-term physical mobility with a compulsory virtual component. 

Source: 2024 Handbook for Higher Education Institutions for the Contract Period (Directorate of EU Education and Youth Programmes-National Agency)

Blended Intensive Programmes – ACSA 2025

Department

Academic staff of Department of Computer Engineering (1 staff)

Coordinating Institution 

Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen in Germany is the coordinating institution.

Components and Schedule 

Physical Component (On-site Study): 

It will be held between August 6, 2025 – August 20, 2025 in Giessen, Germany.

Subject of the Summer School 

The aim of the summer school is to develop and enhance expertise in the field of automotive cybersecurity by addressing the growing threats and challenges in the automotive industry. As vehicles become more connected and autonomous, cybersecurity plays a crucial role in protecting sensitive data, ensuring passenger safety, and preventing malicious attacks. In this context, the goals of ACSA 2025 are;

• Education and Awareness: Provide training and certifications to professionals, students, and organizations on automotive cybersecurity concepts, standards, and best practices,

• Skill Development: Equip participants with the necessary skills to identify, analyze, and mitigate cybersecurity threats in connected and autonomous vehicles,

• Research and Innovation: Promote research in advanced technologies to address emerging cybersecurity challenges in areas such as vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, infotainment systems, and autonomous driving systems,

• Industry Collaboration: Foster partnerships between academia, automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and cybersecurity experts to develop standardized practices and frameworks,

• Regulatory Compliance: Provide guidance on adhering to international automotive cybersecurity regulations and standards, such as ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29,

• Real-World Applications: Offer practical, hands-on experience through labs, simulations, and case studies, preparing participants to tackle real-world challenges in the automotive domain.

Click here for the Summer School link.

Grant support

The Erasmus grant support to be allocated to academic staff for the physical mobility is 171 euros per day, for a total individual support grant of 2907 euros. This grant covers 15 days of physical activity and two days of travel. The travel grant is 395 euros. If a person prefers green travel, the travel grant will be 535 euros.

* Eighty% of the grant will be paid before physical mobility, and 20% after mobility.

** Individual support grant is given for one travel day before the activity and one travel day following the activity. If the travel days fall within the activity days, no individual support grants will be provided.

Application Requirements

Department: The blended intensive program to be held on the aforementioned dates is open only to academic staff in the Department of COMPUTER ENGINEERING.

Academic staff who are employed full/part-time at our institute and who are actively serving in our institute can apply.

You need to attach a “Training Plan” to your application. Click here to access the Training Plan form.

How to Apply?

It is possible to access the Blended Intensive Program application via “turnaportal.ua.gov.tr” via E-Devlet and then access the application form for the Blended Intensive Programs ACSA 2025 via the “My Applications Menu”. Continue with the NEXT button without answering the foreign-language knowledge question in the Application Form.

Evaluation Criteria

Among the academic staff who meet the application requirements, those who meet the following conditions are given priority;

• Academic staff who have never benefited from Erasmus Teaching Mobility before or have benefited relatively minimally

• To academic staff whose subject of study overlaps with the summer school subject

• Personnel with disabilities

• Veteran personnel and spouses and children of martyrs and veterans

• Personnel receiving assistance from the AFAD

*Low priority is given to mobility to the country of citizenship.

Application Dates

Applications will start at 26.03.2025 and will remain open until 16.04.2025 at 24.00 clock.