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Summer School | A.A. 2025-2026

INTELLIGENCE C4 Knowledge Understanding Awareness Communication

How to use intelligence tools for the acquisition, interpretation and communication of data.

Understand reality with OSINT, SOCMINT, Digital HUMINT and Avatar Management methodologies.

 

 

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Language Italian
When From 15 to 19 September 2025
Delivery Mode In presenza
Frequency Full time
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Overview

Training in the safe and effective use of methodologies for the collection of information from open sources (OSINT) is increasingly a necessity in the digital network world. The current condition, in fact, is that of living in a context of information overload where the intelligence of the scenario is the result of a competent activity of collection, selection and interpretation of the available information.

 

Residential formula: five intensive days on Lake Garda

Focus of the course 

The Summer School allows you to acquire specific knowledge and skills, and in particular, an in-depth understanding of the C4 Intelligence cycle model, developed by ITSTIME:

Knowledge

  • Knowledge, through a process of acquisition of information concerning objects and relationships (complex systems);
  • Understanding, which requires both knowledge of the data and the information acquired (even empathically) to make sense of the scenario in the light of an interpretative model.

Skills 

  • Awareness of the risk and threat to which one is exposed;     
  • Communication, the relationship between those who carry out the intelligence process and the client who expresses a need for knowledge.    
     

Participants

The C4 Intelligence Summer School is aimed at:

  • Graduate degree students
  • Young professionals, executives and managers of companies or public and private organizations.

Immersive, practical and in-depth

The strengths of the C4 Intelligence Summer School: 

  • The acquisition of knowledge and skills related to the C4 Intelligence cycle, a high-quality intelligence information set;
  • An immersive and residential teaching formula, with lectures and practical workshops
Structure and program

The course will take place from 15 to 19 September 2025, in full-time mode, with morning, afternoon and evening lessons. 

 

The participants will be hosted, with residential and full board, at the community of the Comboni Fathers, in Limone del Garda (BS).

 

Technical notes for participants
For an active participation in the teaching it is necessary that each participant has a personal computer with Windows OS, which can be connected to the wi-fi network that will be made available. Any Mac users will need to virtualize Windows on their PC.

The programme of the course is as follows: 

Monday, September 15

13.00 – 14.30: Opening lunch

Afternoon 14.30 – 18.00 
Introduction to the Summer School and its organization
Methodological proposal of the ITSTIME approach
The expected threat scenarios

Evening 21.00 – 22.30    
Focus: Hybrid threats in Africa. Case submission


Tuesday, September 16

Morning 9.30 – 12.30 
Risks and resources in the cyber world

Afternoon 14.30 – 18.00     
OSINT and SOCMINT methodologies
Digital HUMINT and Avatar Management
GEOINT and IMINT

Evening 21.00 – 22.30    
Focus: Boot on the Digital Field


Wednesday 17 September

Morning 9.30 – 12.30     
Understanding SNA Social Network Analysis

Afternoon 14.30 – 18.00
Using SNA Social Network Analysis

Evening 21.00 – 22.30    
Focus: Medical Intelligence


Thursday, September 18

Morning 9.30 – 12.30     
Artificial Intelligence    
Communication: Reporting Techniques

Afternoon 14.30 – 18.00
Day in Office: Guided Application of Learned Skills IntellC4 Model

Evening 21.00 – 22.30
Focus: Day in the Office


Friday, September 19, 2025

Morning 9.30 – 12.30  
Day in theOffice    
Concluding debriefing, Delivery of certificates

13:00 – 14.30: final lunch

The participants will be hosted, with residential and full board, at the community of the Comboni Fathers, in Limone del Garda (BS).

The Intelligence C4 Summer School is directed by Marco Lombardi, Full Professor at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, where he teaches Crisis Management and Risk Communication, Mass Communication Theory, Sociology, Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Security Policies. 

 

Prof. Lombardi will be joined by experts and researchers from the Itstime Team:

  • Alessandro Bolpagni - Research Analyst, ITSTIME
  • Silvano Rizieri Lucini  - Research Analyst, ITSTIME
  • Alessandra Pugnana - Junior Research Analyst, ITSTIME
  • Eleonora Ristuccia - Junior Research Analyst, ITSTIME
  • Andrea Trento - Senior Executive Advisor, Business Development & Tech Strategy | Mentor

Credits: The course provides for the attribution of 3 credits for UNICATT political science students.

 

Open Badge: Participants who have attended at least 75% of the lessons and passed the final evaluation test will be issued an Open Badge.
Find out more about the value of the Open Badge.

Admissions and costs

2025/26 Summer School

  • Applications deadlines
    2025-09-05T00:00:00+02:00

Registrations take place via an online platform.
Here is the link to register

The number of places available is limited.
Participants will be admitted, subject to availability, on a first-come, first-served basis

The Summerschool costs 1,000 euros including VAT.
The registration costs include room and board at the residence in Limone del Garda. 

There is a 5% discount for:

  • Enrolled in the Università Cattolica Premium Alumni Programme .
    Those wishing to take advantage of the discount are required to send proof of enrollment in the Aumni Premium Program by email to info.aseri@unicatt.it, at the time of application.
  • Currently enrolled students of Università Cattolica

There is a 10% discount for SOCINT members

  • Credit card from the online registration web page
  • Bank transfer
    The bank details will be provided at the time of registration. 
    Once the payment has been made, please send a copy of the transfer to info.aseri@unicatt.it

 

The registration fee is non-refundable except in the case of non-activation of the course and in any case within the terms set out in the Activation and Withdrawal Procedures