As of 1 August 2020, all of the rights and obligations (including
contracts) related to the activities of HITSA transfer to the Education and
Youth Authority without changes.
Transfer of HITSA activities. August 1st 2020 (44)
Jul 27
On Monday, 1st of June, the Tallinn-Helsinki cross border fibre connection between EENet and Funet, the Estonian and Finnish national research and education networks, was upgraded from 10 to 100 Gbps.
HITSA introduces Estonian e-education at the international conference. This year the 6th e-Governance Conference “Giant leaps start with small steps” will be held online on 18 – 21 May 2020.
President of
Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, moderated the online conference HITSA held with school students, teachers, education specialists
and parents to jointly find solutions that would support remote learning.
Following the declaration of the state of emergency
to prevent the spread of COVID-19, schools in Estonia switched to the
remote-learning system on 16 March, which increased the number of users of
e-learning platforms by ten folds.
HITSA is providing schools
with emergency guidance on how to quickly change their whole learning and
teaching mode to provide remote education.
Implementing the unique LoLa (low latency) streaming technology, the concert “Connecting Traditions” will take place on 20 December 2019 simultaneously in two locations: at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) and at the Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music.
CEPS assessed European countries’ performance in digital
learning and found that Estonia, the Netherlands and Finland excel in the
digitalisation of education, while Italy and Germany finish last.
On one autumn Friday, eTwinning project work took place in a completely unusual manner in the HITSA Future Classroom Lab: students were leading the work, whereas the teachers served as assistants.
Estonian NREN-s primary connection to GÉANT
Tallinn-Hamburg was upgraded from 30 to 40 Gbit/s .
CEPS, together with
Grow with Google is organising a country presentation of the Index of Readiness
for Digital Lifelong Learning: Changing How Europeans Upgrade Their Skills,
next 11 December 2019 in Tallinn at HISTA premises.
During GÉANT General Assembly (GA) meeting held at
GÉANT’s Amsterdam office on November 21, 2019, attendees voted for three open
GÉANT Board positions. Kristina Lillemets, manager of HITSA's infrastructure has
been appointed to the GÉANT Board of Directors.
Estonian EdTech startups met to discuss collaboration opportunities around standardization in education.
Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) in cooperation with Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announce a competition for ITL’s Ustus Agur scholarship for doctoral students.
GÉANT's Hamburg-Tallinn backbone upgraded to 30
Gbit/s.
Today will start the international Cyber Security Summer School specializing in blockchain technologies.
The largest European research and education networking conference TNC19 is taking place in Tallinn Creative Hub from 16th to 20th of June. The conference brings to Estonia experts from IT field from all over the world.
Active European schools recieved the eTwinning School Label. From Estonia, eight schools and kindergartens were awarded with the eTwinning School Label 2019-2020.
On November 22, the Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) and Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announced the Ustus Agur scholarship recipient. The scholarship was awarded to PhD student Dmytro Fishman from the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu. The topic of his thesis is "Data integration and mining in bioinformatics".
The Tallinn-Tartu backbone of Estonian NREN was upgraded
from 20 Gbps to 100 Gbps on Oct 22, 2018.
Information Technology Foundation for Education in cooperation with Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announce a competition for ITL’s Ustus Agur scholarship for doctoral students.
The Estonian government is to provide annual support of three million euros to finance research and development activities in the field of information and communications technology in the Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu in order to facilitate the creation of innovative and knowledge-based solutions as well as their implementation in as many areas of life as possible.
Technology education has reached majority of Estonian schools by support of the ProgeTiger program (2)
Mar 08
The Information Technology Foundation for Education recognised more active technology area teachers on March 2 and gave an overview of the results of the technology program and its impact on our educational institutions. The ProgeTiger technology program has affected 85 percent of Estonian schools and 44 percent of kindergartens with is activities in five years.
HITSA strategy for 2018–2020 supports increase in digital competencies in the society as a whole
Feb 13
The new strategy of the Information Technology Foundation for Education for 2018 – 2020 highlights the importance of evidence-based approach in directing ICT education and technology use and supporting educational institutions in the pursuit of a digital revolution, both with information and know-how as well as modernisation of infrastructure.
Information Technology Foundation for Education wishes you a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year!
On November 23, the Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) and Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announced the Ustus Agur scholarship holder. This year’s holder of the scholarship is the PhD candidate of computer systems curriculum, Konstantin Shibin, from the Tallinn University of Technology.
From 15 – 17 November the finale of the ICT competition “Ventspils IT challenge 2017” took place in Ventspils, with almost 300 participants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
HITSA opens call for proposals for the StudyITin.ee program of 2018 for the higher education institutions with the aim to raise teaching of ICT skills necessary on the labour market to the new level and involve possibly innovative solutions to the study process. All Estonian higher education institutions can apply for the support.
On 7th through 22nd of October, Information Technology Foundation for Education along with teachers, activity leaders, and others held 120 free workshops across Estonia to introduce fundamental truths of technology to both children and youths. The workshops took place within a Europe-wide Code Week with the support of ProgeTiger programme and Safely on the Web project.
Information Technology Foundation for Education in cooperation with Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announce a competition for ITL’s Ustus Agur scholarship for doctoral students.
Information Technology Foundation for Education and the Tallinn University of Technology entered into the contract on 16 November 2016 for merger of the Estonian Information Technology College and the Tallinn University of Technology. In connection with the merger on 1 August 2017, also the legal address of HITSA changed.
The International Cyber Security Summer School for doctoral candidates and scientists will take place on 10–14 July in Tallinn and its focus will be on attacks in cyberspace that prey on human weaknesses, and on how to recognize and avoid them. The summer school, being held for the third year, brings to Estonia experts and practitioners of cyber defense, IT law, computer science and psychology, there are participants from a total of 16 countries all over the world.
As of 5 June, the new Chairman of the Management Board of the Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) is Heli Aru-Chabilan.
Skype and Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) launch the competition for foreign studies Master’s scholarship for 2017.
From July 10-14, the International Cyber Security Summer School for
doctoral students and junior researchers will be held at the Estonian IT
College in Tallinn. This year the Summer School will focus on social
engineering.
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Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) and the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announced the recipient of the Ustus Agur scholarship. This year’s award winner is Artjom Rjabov, a doctoral student at the Faculty of Information Technology of the Tallinn University of Technology.
How to programme a bug
Nov 25
CodeBug is a tiny electronic widget whose similarities to actual bugs start and end with the fact that it fits in the palm of your hand – after all, how many other bugs have 25 teeny-weeny LEDs on their underbellies that can be lit up at the whim of the programmer?
We live in a society where convenience trumps privacy. Societal norms have shifted from one where data was closely held to one where this same information is openly shared or unintentionally exposed to anyone with Internet access. Even more alarmingly, this information will remain public and can be accessed in perpetuity.
Retrospect to the Cyber Security Summer School 2016. Great week full of intensive coursework, discussions and technically demanding exercises!
The Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) and LHV have selected the best theses in the field of information and communication technology; the authors of which will be awarded LHV Bank Scholarships. This year’s scholarship winners are Liisi Soots and Viktor Reinok, recent graduates from the Tallinn University of Technology.
An international Cyber Security Summer School for doctoral students and young researchers titled “Digital Forensics – Technology and Law” is held in Tallinn from July 3-8, and brings together leading cyber security and IT law practitioners to Estonia from all over the world.
From July 3-8, the International Cyber Security Summer School for doctoral students and junior researchers will be held at the Estonian IT College in Tallinn. The Summer School will focus on the relationship between digital technology and forensic science and how the two fields are inter-related from the legal perspective - "Digital Forensics — Technology and Law".
The management committee of the Study IT in Estonia approved the programme for 2016-2020 in early March. The focus of the programme remains on ICT studies in two universities – the Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu. The most important change is the increased focused on the systematic inclusion of entrepreneurs in the development of ICT curricula.
This weekend, university students created prototypes that solve everyday problems at the hackathon organised by Skype and the Information Technology Foundation for Education. The educational platform 3Ducation, which helps teach chemistry in a new way using augmented reality, became the winner.
StudyITin.ee in cooperation with Skype is organizing hackathon for students to create practical IT solutions to any kind of problem that they have encountered in real life. Skype University Hackathon wraps up on Sunday, March 13th 17:30 in IT College big hall (second floor) Raja 4C, Tallinn.
If you can´t participate on site, then watch live broadcast on StudyITin.ee.
The LHV Bank Scholarship is designed to encourage students graduating from ICT courses in the 2015-16 academic year to use their skills and knowledge outside of the ICT sector.
Skype and the Information Technology Foundation for Education launch the competition for foreign studies Master’s scholarships for 2016. The deadline for submission of applications is 15 June 2016.
Information Technology Foundation for Education program StudyITin.ee in cooperation with Skype is organizing Hackathon for students to create practical IT solutions to any kind of problems that they encounter in real life. This is a 2,5 day event where you can turn your wild idea into something real, get help from Skype engineers, connect with other bright students, build something amazing and have fun!
Information Technology Foundation for Education wishes you a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year!
On Thursday, 19 November at 15.00, the winner of CyberOlympics, Jaanus Kääp, will give a free public lecture at the IT College. The Olympic champion will share what he learned at world famous security conferences and talks about finding security errors and developing the necessary skills.
Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) in cooperation with Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) announce the competition for ITL´s Ustus Agur Scholarship for doctoral students.
Within the framework of the Study IT in Estonia programme, Skype and Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) have awarded eight Master’s scholarships totaling €52 000. The Master’s scholarship from Skype and Study IT in Estonia programme supports the studies of excellent Master’s students of Informatics and Information Technology.
On 13 October 2015 at 12.00pm, Mikko Hyppönen, the world renowned information security expert, whose presentations always contain ample examples of topical information security incidents and events that have endangered the privacy of Internet users will be delivering a public lecture at the IT College. The lecture will be moderated by Ants Sild, head of Baltic Computer Systems AS.
Skype and Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) program Study IT in Estonia announce a scholarship competition for outstanding graduate students in IT disciplines. The scholarship fund is 52 000 euros and applications can be submitted until 21 September.
Information
Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA) chose this year's best
dissertations in information and communication technology (ICT). The authors
were awarded the LHV Bank scholarship.
Information Technology Foundation for Education in Estonia (HITSA)
together with Tallinn University of Technology and the Ministry of
Education and Research organise the Cyber Security Summer School Estonia
on July 13-17 2015 in Laulasmaa.
The ICT Programme of the European Regional Development
Fund coordinated by the Information Technology Foundation for Education (HITSA)
will end with a festive ceremony tomorrow, on 30th June, when the more
important results achieved in ICT education in years 2011-2015 will be
introduced.
The Estonian Information Technology College will open a
new curriculum, Cyber Security Engineering, in autumn 2015. This
curriculum is carried out in English.
Skype and the Information Technology Foundation for Education launch the competition for foreign studies Master’s scholarships for 2015.
From 24-26 April Estonian information technology (IT) students attended
the Skype University Hackathon 2015, which was organised by Skype and
the Information Technology Foundation for Education (Estonian acronym:
HITSA), developing 13 new IT solutions in the process. The best projects
included a cheap travel app and image recognition software.
HITSA's Study IT in Estonia Programme and LHV Bank are awarding scholarships to
ICT students whose theses contribute to the development of the
financial or other sector of Estonian economy.
Study IT in Estonia Programme supports ICT thesis contest organized by Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) Department of Information Technology, TUT Development Fund, Student council of IT faculty and ICT
companies.
From 24-26 April Estonian information technology (IT) students will be attending the Skype University Hackathon, the first such event organised by Skype and the Information Technology Foundation for Education (Estonian acronym: HITSA), at which they will be guided by employees from Skype and Microsoft. Anyone interested is welcome to attend the finals on 26 April.
On April 16th-17th Information Technology Foundation for Education is organizing an international conference titled "Smart user of new technology is taking over".
Students are set to do virtual battle this Saturday as part of the very first Cyberolympics to be held in Europe, which are being organised by the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Information Technology College and the cyber security company Vequrity.
Information Technology Foundation for Education in Estonia (HITSA) together with Tallinn University of Technology, University of Tartu and the Ministry of Education and Research call for the registration to the Cyber Security Summer School Estonia 2015.
ICT students are set to do virtual battle as part of the very first Cyberolympics to be held in Europe, organised by the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Information Technology College and the cybersecurity company Vequrity.
Information Technology Foundation for Education wishes a peaceful Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
On 20 November the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL) presented the Ustus Agur scholarship to Riivo Talviste, a doctoral candidate in informatics from the University of Tartu.
Information Technology Foundation for Education in cooperation with
Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications announce
a competition - ITL’s Ustus Agur Scholarship.
Meet our 40 lucky scholarship recipients who have also nominated as Estonian IT Ambassadors of Higer Education.
World’s popular programming tool available also in Estonian.
In August the IT Academy announced a scholarship in
assosciation with Skype to support the studies of 15 Master’s students
in both Tallinn University of Technology and University of Tartu
international IT related degrees.
The Wall Street Journal has published an article about tech-enabled country- Estonia.
Tech-savvy Estonian children @BBC