The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R).
“We are honored to join this esteemed group of designees,” UH Mānoa Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman said. “As Hawai‘i’s only research university, we acknowledge our special responsibility to maintain and strengthen our high-level doctoral expertise, including that of cybersecurity education and research, not only in the critical Asia-Pacific region, but nationally and globally.”
Cliff Bean, commander of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Hawai‘i, said UH offers quality, cybersecurity-related curricula.
“Increasing the number of students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related fields is critical to federal government agencies, the State of Hawai‘i, local industry and businesses,” Bean said.
UH Mānoa joins research centers of excellence including Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, New York University and Princeton University.
“We are extremely pleased with UH Mānoa’s designation, as it recognizes the University of Hawai‘i’s commitment to providing cutting-edge research and education in cybersecurity,” said David Lassner, University of Hawai‘i president. “We look forward to continuing our partnerships and outreach activities with the federal government and Hawai‘i community in an area that is critical to all of us and experiencing explosive growth.”
The CAE-R program was created in 2008 to encourage universities and students to pursue higher-level doctoral research in Cybersecurity.
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