Welcome to the Swiss-African Cybersecurity Community

Strengthening cybersecurity through cross-border collaboration, innovation, and research.

The Swiss-African Cybersecurity Community is a dynamic initiative bringing together universities, researchers, and professionals from Switzerland and Africa to address global cybersecurity challenges. Through joint research, knowledge-sharing, and capacity-building efforts, we are creating a sustainable network that fosters digital trust, resilience, and innovation.

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Community Members

Africa’s foremost Blockchain Think-Tank…

To inspire and multiply the kind of technology disruption that furthers innovation, decentralization, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve Africa.

  • re-imagining the possibilities of blockchain education
  • providing extensive evidence-based research
  • providing high-end deployment solutions for digital transformation in Africa

Project Members

  • Mr. Kayode Babarinde
  • Dr. Abulfathi Al-hussaini

HE-Arc Engineering educates engineers who are immediately operational and capable of directly integrating a project team.

  • HE-Arc engineers bring to the industry an innovative and sustainable vision, by developing creative solutions adapted to the diversity of users and economic sectors.
  • The institution is located in the region that is related to watchmaking and automation.

Project Members

  • Prof. Dr. Ouerhani Nabil
  • Prof. Dr. Ninoslav Marina

A public university designated to become a research university.

  • Programs: 102 undergraduate and 108 graduate study programs.
  • Student Population: About 25’000

Project Members

  • Dr. Tesfaye Bayu Bati
  • Dr. Tewelgn Kebede

ISACA SheLeadsTech is a community of women focused on increasing diversity in the professional landscape of technology and innovation in Switzerland.

  • Committed to developing connections to empower other women to overcome professional challenges, enhance their skills and proudly affirm their professional status.
  • Focuses on IT Governance, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Data Protection and Digital Trust.

Project Members

  • Andrea Tribelhorn
  • Julia Root
  • Julia Mager
  • Viola Sini
  • Johana Ten Hove

SwissLink Higher Institute of Business and Technology, headquartered in Kumba, South West Region of Cameroon, is a fully accredited private university renowned for its excellence in Business, Technology, and Education. With technology as our driving force, we integrate Swiss and Cameroonian academic traditions to deliver cutting-edge programs that prepare students for the industries of the future.

SwissLink offers Higher National Diploma (HND) programs accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and degree programs in partnership with the University of Bamenda. In addition, SwissLink has been running a specialized Cybersecurity course in collaboration with FHNW University in Switzerland, fostering a unique platform for cultural and academic exchange between Cameroonian and Swiss students.

Committed to innovation, quality education, and leadership development, we empower the next generation of industry pioneers with the skills to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.

For more information visit:

Our website: https://swisslinkedu.com
Map Location: SwissLink Higher Institute of Business and Technology – A Professional University (Kumba Campus)
Email: info@swisslinkedu.com
Phone: +237 𝟔𝟕 𝟗𝟖𝟗 𝟒 𝟖𝟗𝟐 / +41 76 547 8001

Project Members

  • Dr. Carlson Eyongabi Ngwa
  • Paddy Otu
  • Dr. Ebong Ebude L.
  • Jessica Ndanji

A Swiss-Cameroonian NGO transforming Cameroonian graduates into entrepreneurs.

  • Linking Swiss entrepreneurial expertise to Cameroon
  • Bringing two cultures together

Project Members

  • Midar Pilastro
  • Virginia Spantidea
  • Franka Ebai

One of the leading universities in Cameroon and West Africa

  • Its Faculty of Engineering and Technology is known nationally as well as internationally for its research excellence and technological output.
  • It has one out of the three existing cyber-security laboratories in the country.

Project Members

  • Dr Wirnkar Basil Nsanyuy
  • Dr Nkemeni Valery

The university addresses the growing demand for high-quality, long-lasting, and adaptable software in modern societies, economies, and sciences.

  • The team’s focus is on research and teaching in software engineering, applying systematic engineering principles to develop, operate, and maintain software.
  • Prof. Dr. Timo Kehrer
  • Roman Bögli

Project Members

A premier university known for its extensive contributions to education and research across Africa.

  • The Department of Computer Science is committed to promoting knowledge sharing and developing robust systems to tackle current cyber-security challenges, particularly within the African context.

Project Member

Dr. Khadijat Ladoja

Project Members

  • Franka Ebai
  • Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider
  • Sherdel Käppler
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