On October 23, 2025, teachers from the Cybersecurity Department at Kharkiv National University took part in an online meeting with British professor Tim D Williams on the topic of "Standards and resources for developing a cybersecurity curriculum in Ukraine," organized by the National Academy of Internal Affairs and the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Psychology in accordance with the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs and with the support of Indi.Vision.
Speaker Tim D Williams holds numerous titles – BSc, MSc, MBA, PGCHE, CELTA, FBCS CITP, GMBPsS, MCIIS, MIEEE, MIET, TOGAF, CISSP-ISSAP-ISSEP-ISSMP, CSSLP, CGRC, ITIL (F), GDPR (P). He is a practicing trainer in security architecture, engineering, and management, a cybersecurity trainer at the BBC Academy, and a former head of the cybersecurity course at the University of Birmingham. Tim assists Ukraine and cooperates with the Ukrainian government on cybersecurity issues.
The meeting took place as part of a program aimed at helping Ukrainian educational institutions develop academic disciplines related to cybersecurity.
Dr. Tim D. Williams' presentation focused on standards and resources for developing a cybersecurity curriculum in Ukraine.
During the meeting, four types of open publications related to the development of a cybersecurity curriculum were presented and critically compared:
• Originating in the UK, as exemplified by NCSC, CyBoK, CyberEssentials, UKCSC, SFIA
• Originating in the US, based on examples from NIST, CISA, NICE, MITRE
• Originating from the EU, as exemplified by ENISA, ECSF, ESCO, and e-CF
• International professional certification organizations, such as ISC2, ISACA, SANS, EC-Council
The second part of the meeting focused on best practices in cybersecurity education and professional skills development.
The meeting ended with a discussion of current issues, during which attendees expressed their views on pressing problems in cybersecurity education, and Tim D. Williams answered participants' questions.
Following the meeting, the Department of Cybersecurity held an open methodological seminar to discuss the prospects for introducing innovative approaches and best practices into bachelor's and master's degree programs in higher education.
The department staff would like to thank their colleagues and the speaker for organizing and hosting this timely event in the field of cybersecurity.
