University of Nicosia in Cyprus Becomes First in the World to Accept Bitcoin
The University of Nicosia in Cyprus has announced that it will accept bitcoin for the payment of tuition and other fees. The university, also known as UNic, is not only the first accredited university in the world to accept bitcoin from its students, but is also launching a Master of Science degree in Digital Currency in Spring 2014. UNic's Chief Financial Officer Dr. Christos Vlachos believes in the virtues of bitcoin, stating: "We are acutely aware that digital currency is an inevitable technical development that will lead to significant innovation in online commerce, financial systems,....
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The University of Nicosia (UNic in Cyprus announced to the world in a press release that they are the first University to accept Bitcoin. Besides that gigantic piece of news, the University is also specially promoting their acceptance of Bitcoin for their new Master's Degree in Digital Currency. They plan to release their new course of study to students and to the online community in Spring 2014. The first class in their Master's Degree program is going to be offered online free of charge, we will of course provide the link to that here at CryptoCoinsNews. Hopefully many, many netizens....
How would you like to go to school and pay in Bitcoin while doing so? A Cyprus University is doing just that. The University of Nicosia is now allowing students to pay their tuition bills and other fees using Bitcoin. It's the first University in the world to do so, and hopefully it sets a trend for colleges elsewhere around the world. "We are acutely aware that digital currency is an inevitable technical development that will lead to significant innovation," says Dr. Christos Vlachos, who is a part of the Council of UNic and works as the school's chief financial officer. How soon until we....
Mexico's Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) reportedly became the first institution in Latin America to welcome bitcoin on campus last month, after a coffee shop began accepting payments in the cryptocurrency. In so doing, the university joined a growing list of global higher education institutions which have also embraced the digital currency. Here's a run-down of some of the most crypto-friendly universities from across the globe. 1. Cyprus' University of Nicosia. In November 2013, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus (UNIC) became the first in the world to accept bitcoin for....
It wasn't terribly long ago that a news report came out noting that a Cyprus Univerity was taking the bold step to accept bitcoin tuition payments. Now, it would appear as if the first student has paid his bill using the cryptocurrency at the University of Nicosia. South Africa student Francois Rossouw paid 1 BTC on November 27th for an online class, hoping to advance in his pursuit of a master's degree in business administration. "I am honored to be a part of this historical occasion. Being able to pay for a world-class tertiary education with Bitcoin was a dream of many but few believed....
The University of Nicosia has received its first tuition payment from a student using bitcoin. Back in November, the Cypriot university announced it would accept the cryptocurrency for tuition and fee payments, becoming the world's first accredited university to do so. By late November the university had received a payment from Francois Rossouw, a South African student. Rossouw paid 1 BTC towards tuition for an online Master of Business Administration degree, so he could be on his way to receive the first bitcoin-funded MBA. He said: "I am honoured to be a part of this historical occasion.....