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Benelux Academy Day - Cisco Amsterdam - 17 May 17

   

At the Academy Day organized in collaboration with Cisco Amsterdam we were able to welcome more than 80 delegates from education to learn about new developments in the ICT domain and about new online curricula. The Academy Day is becoming a prime networking event for innovation in education. An interesting evolution is that there is a lot of support from the IT sector with offerings from Cisco, Oracle, CompTIA, LPI, NDG, Suse and FastLane.

Highlights

• Dive into Country Digitization & Internet of Things projects in the Netherlands
• Overview of the 33 courses in the Networking Academy Curriculum
• Practical Workshop on Internet of Things
• Simulations with Packet Tracer v7 
• Interactive session about innovation competences and active learning with Hackathons and Packathons
• Interesting offerings from Cisco with Big Data & Analytics and DevNet, from Oracle Academy, Suse Academy and FastLane Summer School
• Certification Tracks with CompTIA and Linux Professional Institute

Photo's: https://goo.gl/photos/jDQJMQNxokDoGPST9

 

Global IPD Week May 2017

Throughout this week from 8 to 12 May 2017 there wil be 10 interesting webinars  for Cisco Networking Academies.
You can register for these sessions by going to https://1040239.netacad.com/courses/395402/pages/english#technical

To enroll in the Global IPD Week course and register for sessions go to: http://cs.co/GIPD17

Already enrolled?
-1- enter the course under I'm Learning
-2- register for the live sessions you want to join

List of Technical Sessions
SDN Fundamentals Part 1
Learn how to use DevNet
LoRaWAN – the go-to technology for Low Power Sensors
IoT Fundamentals prepares students for the Digital transformation
IoT Fundamentals: Connecting Things course introduction
IoT Fundamentals: Big Data and Analytics course introduction

Wijziging Cisco NetAcad Team Benelux

Het Cisco Benelux team ondergaat een wijziging. Arie van Duijn heeft de leeftijd bereikt om Cisco deze zomer te verlaten.

Arie is een veteraan in het Networking Academy Programma. Hij heeft het Benelux programma voor bijna 17 jaar gemanaged. Arie kan trots zijn op wat hij met het programma heeft bereikt. Hij heeft de basis gecreeerd en heeft het programma jaarlijks uitgebouwd met in totaal een deelname van ca. 90.000 studenten sinds de start van het programma. Zijn passie voor het programma en zijn ‘hands on’ attitude heeft een positief effect gehad op de carrieres van vele studenten. Daarbij is Arie de architect van het Digitale Versnellings Programma voor NetAcad in Nederland.

Wij danken Arie zeer voor zijn waardevolle bijdrage en wensen hem in dit nieuwe hoofdstuk alle geluk toe!

Het Cisco-team bestaat nu uit Rik Bleeker, verantwoordelijk voor Networking Academy Program in Benelux en Israel. De werving en selectie voor een nieuwe Program Manager is gestart. Interesse? https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/263026404/

U kunt Rik Bleeker ontmoeten op het Benelux event. Al ingeschreven?

URL: http://biasc.be/2017/03/register-benelux-academy-day-17-may-2017-amsterdam.html

 

New Networking Academy Learning Portfolio

During the last year a lot has been added to the Cisco Networking Academy Portfolio: new courses on Cybersecurity and Internet of Things.  Also, the development of courses for non-IT degree programmes has just started.

 

Below you will find descriptions, overviews and posters about the Cisco Networking Academy programme and portfolio.

 

New Cisco Networking Academy Learning Catalog

URL: http://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2017/04/cisco-networking-academy-learning-portfolio-catalog.html

 

New Networking Academy Learning Portfolio

URL: http://biasc.be/2017/04/networking-academy-learning-portfolio.html

 

New Comprehensive Education Program for Multiple Education Levels

URL: http:biasc.be/2017/04/comprehensive-education-program-for-multiple-education-levels-.html

 

Cisco Networking Academy Posters

URL: http://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2017/04/cisco-networking-academy-posters.html

Cisco Networking Academy Industry Certifications

URL: http://biasc.be/2017/04/cisco-networking-academy-industry-certifications.html

 

Cisco  Networking Academy Learning Experience
Becoming a T-Shaped Professional

URL:  Download NetAcad_Learning_Experience pdf

 

 

Finally, a reminder to register for the Benelux Netacad Day at Cisco Amsterdam on 17 May.

Registration Link: http://biasc.be/2017/03/register-benelux-academy-day-17-may-2017-amsterdam.html

Arie van Duijn Retiring After 18 Years

 
 
 

With his retirement coming up, we thank Arie for his authentic interest in technology education and for being who he was. Fortunately, Arie has been more than happy during 90% of his time at Networking Academy.

Dear friends and colleagues,

After almost 18 years of Netacad experience with 14 of them at Cisco as the Program manager for the Benelux it's time to go.

The first 17 years were an inspiring, exiting, satisfying and fun ride and I really thank all of you that were part of that and made it happen.

I was looking forward to work on the implementation of the Dutch CDA program for the years to come but despite my commit to Karsten to stay until the finalization of the CDA program, I decided to come back to this promise due to developments in the Dutch setup this last year.

So I will end this journey here and now and go for a (part-time) early retirement and some exiting projects outside of Cisco, like improving my golf handicap, travel through Europe in our camper, enjoying my grand daughter, promoting fiber technology in education and reactivate my activities in 3rd world IT projects.

I wish you all a very fruitful continuation of your journey and we might meet again.

Arie van Duijn,

avanduij@ziggo.nl

+31 6 204 99 379

 

Oracle APEX World 2017 Rotterdam

 

Oracle APEX World

Organisation: Oracle User Group Holland
Date: 31 March 2017

With an open and professional mind Oracle & Partners showed relevant presentations, gave best practices  and explained case studies about the use of Oracle Application Express: interconnect databases, secure information systems and communication, build responsive database applications. We thank iAdvise for inviting us to the event. Oracle APEX is a complete and rich toolset for database development, with an important focus on security and user interaction. 

More info: https://www.ogh.nl/page.aspx?event=361
Location: http://ssrotterdam.nl/over-het-schip/bereikbaarheid/
Pics: https://goo.gl/photos/gRhHhA7cT3nKYg83A

 

ETHICAL HACKING EXPERIENCE - Gent - 2 juni 2017

Hacking is een veelkoppig monster met tentakels in alle subdomeinen van ICT. Tijdens deze workshop simuleren we een aantal mogelijke aanvalsvectoren die tegenwoordig courant gebruikt worden om computersystemen te compromitteren. Hands-on gaan deelnemers de acties van hackers simuleren om vanuit het perspectief van de aanvaller de problematiek te leren kennen. Uiteraard komen daarbij de mogelijke tegenmaatregelen uitgebreid aan bod.
REGISTRATIE: https://goo.gl/forms/uVIVjFfeDLuLuEeX2
EEN GRATIS PLAATS VOOR DE EERSTE DOCENT DIE BOEKT OP 1 JUNI 2017

Voorwaarden

We verwachten van deelnemers dat ze minstens over een basiskennis netwerken beschikken.

Het maximum aantal deelnemers is 18

Datum en uur

We beginnen op 2 juni om 9u, en stoppen om 17u.

Instructors

• Alexander De Smet
• Roel Van Steenberghe

Locatie

Technologiecampus Gent
Gebroeders de Smetstraat 1, 9000 Gent

Inhoud

Actuele threats met demonstraties voorbeelden
Capture the flag (hacking challenge). Alle deelnemers krijgen een score van de challenges die opgelost werden.

Topics

- Password cracking
- Rubber Ducky/ USB-hacking
- Sniffing
- OWASP Top 10

Prijs en registratie

De prijs per deelnemer bedraagt 100 euro (BTW in) voor Netacad Leden. Niet-leden: 200 euro
Drankjes en broodjes inbegrepen.
REGISTRATIE: https://goo.gl/forms/uVIVjFfeDLuLuEeX2

 

Register BENELUX ACADEMY DAY Amsterdam 17 May 2017

Register: https://www.nasc.nl/index.php/agenda-trainingen/deelnemen/112-nasc-biasc-benelux-networking-academy-day
Schedule: https://www.nasc.nl/images/docs/NASC-BiASC-Cisco-Beneluxdag2017eng.pdf

On 17 May 2017 the Network Academy Day Benelux will be organized by NASC and BiASC in cooperation with Cisco in Amsterdam. During this event new learning styles, new NetAcad developments, IoT, Packettracer v7 and many more inspiring subjects will be addressed. Speakers (oa) will be: Edwin Prinsen (CEO Cisco NL), Hendrik Blokhuis (Cisco EU en DVN lead Nederland), Andre Brugman (Manager Technical Team Cisco NL), Semyon Ovsyannikov (Technical Manager Cisco EU), Marco Verleun (NASC), Gerk van der Wal (NASC), Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC).  All colleagues, teachers, managers and especially non-ICT teachers are invited to enjoy the broad spectrum of this event including the workshops. When you bring such a colleague along to the event you will be offered, this season, a free exclusive IoT training with your colleague!

Op 17 mei 2017 organiseren NASC en BiASC in samenwerking met Cisco de Benelux dag in Amsterdam. Tijdens deze dag is er aandacht voor nieuwe leervormen, nieuwste ontwikkelingen in NetAcad, IoT, Packettracer v7 en nog veel meer inspirerende onderwerpen. Sprekers zijn oa: Edwin Prinsen (CEO Cisco NL), Hendrik Blokhuis (Cisco EU en DVN lead Nederland), Andre Brugman (Manager Technical Team Cisco NL), Semyon Ovsyannikov (Technical Manager Cisco EU), Marco Verleun (NASC), Gerk van der Wal (NASC), Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC). Alle collega docenten, managers en vooral ook alle niet-ICT docenten zijn nadrukkelijk uitgenodigd om het brede programma inclusief de workshops mee te maken. 

Register: https://www.nasc.nl/index.php/agenda-trainingen/deelnemen/112-nasc-biasc-benelux-networking-academy-day
Schedule: https://www.nasc.nl/images/docs/NASC-BiASC-Cisco-Beneluxdag2017eng.pdf

 

Cisco ISR 4321

The 2900 Series router End-of-Sale date is December 9, 2017 and we will continue to support products for five years after that. 

A replacement router for the Cisco ISR 2900 has been selected.  The replacement is the Cisco ISR 4321 (2GE,2NIM,4G FLASH,4G DRAM,IPB).  You can find the updated equipment list by curriculum by following this path – NetAcad.com -> Resources -> Marketing and Program Resources -> Equipment Information -> Equipment Lists by Curriculum.

The new router has not been added to the NetAcad maintenance documents yet.  This will happen soon.

More information: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/routers/4321-integrated-services-router/model.html

MakersTown - 20 July 2017 - Autoworld Brussels

MakersTown will take place on 20.06.2017 in Autoworld in Brussels. It is organised by DigitalEurope and Think Young.

URL: http://makerstown.eu

MakersTown is an open conference and exhibition, build around the town of the future: technology showing hospital/healthcare of the future, also leisure, retail, smart mobility etc.

Talent Connection Event - Cisco & Partners - 10 March 2017

 

The Talent Connection Event organized on 10 March by Cisco BeLux, ICT Integrators, Partners & BiASC was much appreciated. More than 100 students of the CCNA level and above attended a full day and got the opportunity to listen and talk to many top-level ICT business companies with exciting job offerings.

Pictures of the event: https://goo.gl/photos/jh2C42xNjeFknesa6

An impressive number of partners and ICT integrators presented their plans and job opportunities and talked 1-1 to interested students. As the result of recent economic upswings and and efficient organization the event was the best ever for visiting students. 

Here is the list of participating ICT companies: SIMAC,  DEVOTEAM, AUSY, SPOTIT, UPTIME GROUP, DIMENSION DATA, DESTINY, ORBID, CONXION, ECONOCOM, BT and FAST LANE.

 

IoT Fundamentals Curriculum Overview PPT

Here is the latest information concerning the new IoT Fundamentals Curriculum (2 March 2017):

PPT: Download BiASC_IoT Fundamentals 2 0 Curriculum Overview-March 2

CompTIA Kennisdag 2017

• Woensdag 19 April 2017 van 13-18 uur
• “Equipping students with skills for the next generation of job roles”
• IT certifications and digital skills for non-tech people
• REGISTRATIE: Klik hier om je te registreren

Op 19 april 2017 organiseren wij een CompTIA kennisdag in samenwerking met Netherlands Academy Support Center NASC. De workshop vindt plaats in Brussel.
In overleg met de medeorganisator werd bepaald de CompTIA kennisdag uit te stellen naar een latere datum.

Locatie

Warmoesberg 15 - 1000 Brussel

Voorlopige agenda

13:00 Registratie & Opening/ Country Digitization & Belang van Certificering
13:15  Praktijkverhaal van iemand die gecertificeerd is
13:45 CompTIA Introductie/ Academy Programma/ IT Fundamentals (nieuw)
14:15 Pauze

14:45 Praktijkverhaal/ Certificaat Digitale Vaardigheden (nieuw)
15:30 CompTIA & eCompetence Framework
16:00 Pauze

16:30 Praktische details/ Authorized Partner Programme/  Examenprocedures/ Onderwijskorting/ Contacten/NASC/ BiASC

 

VOORLOPIGE AGENDA PDF: Download AgendaKennisdagCompTIA

 

 

 

 

CiscoLive2017 Academy Day & OpenBerlin

  

About 40 delegates from Networking Academy Benelux took part in the CiscoLive2017 event in Berlin. Winners of the Benelux Smart City Marketing Hackathon were invited on stage to present their pitch.

On Wednesday 22 FEB we visited OpenBerlin Innovation Center where we were introduced to IoT projects from six different startups. Most striking were the demonstrations of drones as well as self-driving vehicles.

The Academy Day was on Thursday 23 FEB  and featured sessions about Netacad Content for Global Problem Solvers, Hackathon Pitches, Cisco Spark and DevNet Applications.

Exhibitors: Cisco, DevNet, VMware, Citrix, Netapp, Dell EMC, Orange, Corning, F5, Netscout, Netbrain, Vodafone, ...

->    More Pictures of Netacad Day and OpenBerlin: https://goo.gl/photos/JzGNqiwisQzySvHe7

Brussels Smart City for Education | 8 March 2017 13pm | Tour & Taxis

REGISTRATION: http://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2017/02/uitnodiging-brussels-smart-city-for-education-8-maart-2017.html

Brussels Smart City for Education includes inspiring conferences, participatory workshops and immersion in the most innovative solutions for the digital era.

The event is aimed at anyone or any organisation active in the field of education.

Meet the leading experts, and discover practical applications interactively.

Event
On 8 March 2017, from 13.00 to 16.30.
Venue: le BEL (Tour & Taxis)
Av. du Port, 1000 Brussels.

You will receive the programme shortly.

Brussels Smart City is an initiative of the Brussels-Capital Region.
www.smartcity.brussels

Cisco Networking Academy Benelux Event - 17 May 2017 - Amsterdam

This year the Cisco Networking Academy Benelux Event will be organized on Wednesday 17 May 2017 in Amsterdam. The details wil follow soon. Save the date. 

Haarlerbergpark Cisco

Amsterdam Zuidoost

Haarlerbergpark
Haarlerbergweg 17-19
1101 CH Amsterdam
Netherlands

Tel: 0800 0200 791

How to get there: Download Ciscoparking_en_nl

New Linux Unhatched

The new NDG Linux Unhatched course provides an 8-hour self-paced course. Students learn that Linux is everywhere--from wrist watches to rocket ships, the basics of the command line, and the growing career opportunities requiring Linux skills. This Exploratory offering is a perfect first course for any student to "test the waters" and learn a little Linux before investing the time required for a full Linux course.

More information: Linux Unhatched

ORACLE ACADEMY TO BE SUPPORTED BY BIASC & NASC IN THE BENELUX

   

Friday 3 February 2017/ Oracle Academy, BiASC and NASC will co-operate in digitizing the world of education

On Friday 3 February 2017, BiASC and NASC are announcing a Benelux wide co-operation to provide educational support to non-commercial educational organisations in the domains of Java & SQL Programming, information management, cloud & big data.

BiASC and NASC will function as go-betweens in the Benelux between Oracle and educational institutions.

"In the first stage of co-operation our focus will be on JAVA & Information Management: data modelling, data science, structured and unstructured information, transactional databases, cloud and big data lakes", says Yvan Rooseleer, senior educational consultant at BiASC in Brussels.

ORACLE ACADEMY TO BE SUPPORTED BY BIASC & NASC IN THE BENELUX

   

Friday 3 February 2017/ Oracle Academy, BiASC and NASC will co-operate in digitizing the world of education

On Friday 3 February 2017, BiASC and NASC are announcing a Benelux wide co-operation to provide educational support to non-commercial educational organisations in the domains of Java & SQL Programming, information management, cloud & big data.

BiASC and NASC will function as go-betweens in the Benelux between Oracle and educational institutions.

"In the first stage of co-operation our focus will be on JAVA & Information Management: data modelling, data science, structured and unstructured information, transactional databases, cloud and big data lakes", says Yvan Rooseleer, senior educational consultant at BiASC in Brussels.

“At Oracle Academy, we are thrilled to inspire and engage students from Belgium and all different parts of the world in computer science,” said Jane Richardson, Oracle Academy Senior Director, EMEA. “Earlier this year, Oracle made a significant commitment to the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition, a multi-stakeholder partnership to bolster computer science (CS) and coding proficiency at all levels within Europe’s workforce EU.  Today's partnership announcement with BiASC continues our momentum to advance digital education and increase diversity in technology fields in Europe.”

“Digitally skilled professionals are critical to the Belgium's competitiveness and capacity for innovation,” said Jan Ronsse, Managing Director Oracle Belgium and Luxembourg. “Over the last ten years, we’ve seen the demand for students with computer science and coding skills grow by year by year. Oracle Academy’s efforts to bring computer science into classrooms through collaboration with BiASC in Belgium can help strengthen our educators’ skills and learning to allow them to take that knowledge into the classroom and engage students in the digital economy.”

The following are offered to educational institutions who join Oracle Academy

• Oracle Academy self-study courses in Alice and Greenfoot, educational Java development environments
• Workshops in a Box for Alice and Greenfoot, which provide everything you need to introduce students to object-oriented programming in workshop or extracurricular environments
• Software licenses for your personal learning use, via the Oracle Technology Network
• Data Science Bootcamps, video-based lecture series to introduce and provide hands on practice with data science and Big Data in the context of real-world problems
• Oracle Academy Ask the Oracle Experts interactive webcast series on a variety of technology-related topics
• Licenses for Oracle’s industry leading software for use in teaching and not-for-profit course- or degree-related research
• Standards-aligned academic curriculum in Java, database design, and SQL and PL/SQL programming
• Professional development opportunities to help you teach Oracle Academy curriculum
• Discounts on Oracle University courses, Oracle industry certification exams and preparation materials and Oracle Press Books for you and your students

About Oracle Academy
As Oracle’s flagship philanthropic educational program, Oracle Academy advances computer science education globally to drive knowledge, innovation, skills development, and diversity in technology fields, offering a free and complete portfolio of software, curriculum, hosted technology, faculty trainings, support, and certification resources. Supporting more than 3.1 million students annually in 110 countries, the program works with public and private partners to provide the tools educators need to engage, inspire and prepare students to become innovators and leaders of the future. Through Oracle Academy, students receive hands-on experience with the latest technologies, helping to make them college and career ready in the era of big data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and beyond.

About BiASC
Biasc was established in 2013, at the request of global IT vendor Cisco, to enable communication and co-operation with the Belgian ICT education sector. Since then BiASC has been expanding and started co-operation with other global IT vendors who have an interesting offering for IT education. BiASC is an independent and non-commercial organization serving as a network for ICT education in Belgium. BiASC also promotes international co-operation and works with sister organizations like NASC (nl), PUE (es) and IT Bildungsnetz (de). More information: http://biasc.be/contact/

 

Student Workshop & Creathon Offering

On 1 February the first short Benelux student workshop & creathon was organized at the Cisco Premises in Amsterdam. BiASC were part of the organization and learned that student creathons are an attractive opportunity for Belgian schools, starting at the secondary level of education.

Belgian Schools have the opportunity to attend a Student Workshop & Creathon organized by Cisco, BiASC and NASC.

A creathon is a workshop where student teams develop creative ideas using internet of things and other technologies.

More information: http://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2017/02/cisco-student-creathon.html