Educational institutions around the world are starting to offer crypto and blockchain-related courses. With a cryptocurrency market that expanded in the last years, demand for cryptocurrency knowledge is growing. Every single continent has universities offering different proposals for pupils to learn about cryptos and blockchain technology.
Higher Demand for Crypto Courses
Starting in the United States, IBM and Columbia University announced two accelerator programs aimed at blockchain developers. The program will allow companies to have access to technology and services. Neither IBM nor Columbia University will be waiting for equity or a payment in return.
Apparently, the services offered are valued at $400,000 dollars. This blockchain accelerator was designed for pre-seed companies that have an affiliation to the New York City-based universities.
IBM has been involved in the blockchain market before. It has partnered with several companies such as Maersk or even Stellar to release new blockchain-related products to the market.
Satish Rao, the Executive Director at Columbia Blockchain Launch Accelerator, said that teams will be benefiting with these resources provided by IBM and the University.
About it, Rao commented:
“Early and late-stage teams will undoubtedly benefit from IBM’s technology resources, expertise and established network coupled with Columbia’s ground-breaking research and talent in blockchain and data transparency, all while benefiting from rapidly growing NYC blockchain communities.”
The University of Luxembourg will also be entering the blockchain market. According to the local news site Luxtimes, VNX Exchange unveiled a security partnership with the Luxembourg University. As per the report, the VNX Exchange is developing the world’s first secondary market for venture capital (VC) investments based on blockchain technology.
With this partnership, it will be possible to reduce global costs of cybersecurity. Working with the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) researchers will create a secure marketplace. This will be done by developing higher levels of network security for crypto assets.
According to Radu State, an expert in network security at SnT, they need to protect against criminals that aim at hacking the system and be compliant with regulations.
“Broadly, we need to address two aspects,” said Radu, “protecting against criminals who might try to hack the system to steal money or information, and guaranteeing compliance with anti-money laundering and KYC regulations.”
Finally, the University of Tokyo has received a donation of $800,000 dollars to assist an innovation course for engineering students. This donation was supported by the Ethereum Foundation. Other several companies participated as well.
The course will be given to students interested in learning about blockchain technology and startup management. Furthermore, there will also be other intensive lectures for students that have strong math capabilities.
Glassdoor released earlier this month a report in which they show that there were 1,775 blockchain-related job openings in the U.S. as of August 2018. This represents a 300 percent increase compared to 2017. Universities need to be prepared for the increased demand in blockchain- and crypto-related courses.
Many other universities around the world are already offering similar lessons and careers for students.
Carlos is an international relations’ analyst specializing in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Since 2017, Carlos has written extensively for UseTheBitcoin and other leading cryptocurrency sites; with over 2,000 articles published.
