Delhi: Ranchi University has recently partnered with the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and the CyberPeace Foundation to engage in cyberspace research, policy, and advocacy, as well as other projects. 

Ranchi University’s collaboration which began on May 19, will promote research in CyberSpace, cyber security, cyber defence, internet engineering, and governance as well as cyber security and entrepreneurship diploma courses. 

The university will be responsible for infrastructural assistance, including academic support and the development of a research facility for the purpose, while IETE and CyberPeace Foundation will be responsible for technical guidance. 

The official press release reads, “With lack of skilled manpower in the area of cyber security defence, the collaboration aims to start new forces in concerned areas and introduce technical training to enhance skills in the said domain".

Live project, CyberPeace Quick Reaction Team (CQRT), detection of fraudulent UPI handles, phishing content, fraudulent mobile application, release threat advisory against real-time cyber threats, global and national level cyber security hackathon, internship opportunities, certifications, event and activity updates, and CyberPeace club are a few of the activities planned.

Ranchi University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr Kamini Kumar and her team stated, “Our initiative in collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation and IETE here is to increase employability for our students and awareness for our teachers. We already teach subjects like network security, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, etc. By this collaboration, we intend to impart practical skills to the students. We will be providing the framework for the courses and CyberPeace Foundation will be developing them. This when gets approved will be taught as a 6-month course or a 1-year diploma.”

On the occasion, KK Thakur, Chairman - IETE, Ranchi, CGMT (Retd), BSNL said, “This MoU with Ranchi University is really going to be a landmark for us as Jharkhand is already dealing with a lot of cybercrimes. This step is taken to educate people, the young generation, police personnel, teachers and netizens. We wish that there should be a lot of cyber training and this COE is going to work in this direction. We are going to have good courses for our students. There are a lot of job opportunities in this field and this is really going to be a boon for our state.”

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