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Cybersecurity Education
That's Actually Hands-On

Give your students real-world hacking labs, CTF competitions, and structured courses that complement your curriculum. Up to 70% academic discount.

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70+ Hacking Labs
50+ Academy Courses
70% Academic Discount
24/7 Lab Access
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Academic Pricing for Qualifying Institutions

Accredited universities, colleges, and technical schools qualify for up to 70% off standard pricing. Includes bulk seat licensing, LMS integration support, and dedicated academic account management.

Platform

Built for Educators & Students

Our platform bridges the gap between theory and practice, giving students the hands-on experience employers demand.

Real Hacking Labs

Students attack and defend real systems in isolated environments. No simulations, no toy problems - real vulnerabilities on real operating systems.

Structured Courses

Academy courses with guided lessons, quizzes, and hands-on exercises. Covers networking, web security, cryptography, forensics, and more.

Learning Paths

Pre-built paths aligned to industry roles: penetration tester, SOC analyst, red teamer, blue teamer. Map directly to your course outcomes.

CTF Competitions

Host inter-class or inter-university CTF events. Custom scoreboards, team support, and challenge categories from beginner to advanced.

Instructor Dashboard

Track student progress, completion rates, time-on-task, and skill development. Export reports for grading and accreditation.

Certificates

Students earn verifiable completion certificates for labs and courses. Great for portfolios, resumes, and demonstrating practical skills.

LMS Integration

Integrate with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and other LMS platforms via LTI. Seamless grade passback and assignment linking.

Bulk Seat Licensing

Simple per-seat pricing for classes, departments, or entire schools. Add or remove seats any time with flexible terms.

Academic Support

Dedicated academic account manager, onboarding for instructors, and curriculum mapping assistance to align with your syllabus.

Use Cases

How Universities Use Parrot CTFs Events

From intro courses to graduate-level research, our platform adapts to your teaching style.

Classroom Labs

Assign specific labs as homework or in-class exercises. Students get guided walkthroughs for beginner labs and open-ended challenges for advanced courses.

Student CTF Clubs

Power your university's CTF team with unlimited practice challenges and host internal qualifiers with private CTF events and leaderboards.

Research & Capstone Projects

Graduate students can use our lab environments and tools for vulnerability research, security testing projects, and thesis work.

Career Placement

Students graduate with verifiable certificates, a portfolio of completed labs, and practical skills that employers actively seek.

Get Started

Onboarding Is Simple

We'll have your program running in under two weeks.

1

Apply for Academic Access

Fill out the form with your institution details. We verify accreditation and respond within 48 hours.

2

Curriculum Mapping

We help you map labs and courses to your syllabus, learning outcomes, and student skill levels.

3

Instructor Training

A 30-minute onboarding session for instructors covering the dashboard, grading, and lab assignments.

4

Students Start Hacking

Students sign up with their .edu email and start working through labs and courses immediately.

Ready?

Bring Hands-On Cyber to Your Campus

Join universities worldwide using Parrot CTFs Events to teach cybersecurity the way it should be taught.

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