The University of Cumbria in England Accepts Class Fees to be Paid in Bitcoins
The British University has invited their students to join two of their courses about complementary currencies and pay their class fees in Bitcoin. This is probably the first time an University has accepted a digital currency as payment for one or more of their classes. The University of Cumbria that is located in England's Lake District offers Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Leadership and a Certificate of Achievement in Sustainable Exchange. It is for these two classes that they are trying out Bitcoin payments via Bitpay. University of Cumbria Accepts Bitcoin for their Classes. We....
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The University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom will reportedly begin accepting bitcoins for two new programs related to the study of cryptocurrencies. According to CoinDesk, the programs are being run by the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability at the University. "We are accepting bitcoin as a way of experimenting how it works for a major organisation with many departments," said Jim Bendell, who is the director of the Institute. One of the courses is said to be a certificate in sustainable exchange course, and the other a post-graduate certificate in sustainable leadership. The....
Back in late January, we learned of the first reports that indicated that Cumbria University in England would be accepting bitcoin payments for two new study programs. Well - it would appear as if one student has taken up the education institution on their offer. Leander Bindewald, 34, has reportedly paid the school one month of fees in the digital currency, amounting to 1.032 bitcoins (just over $460 at the current exchange rate). That's according to the Daily Mail, who says that makes him the first in the world to pay for his tuition with the digital currency, though we cannot confirm....
A university in the UK has announced that it will accept bitcoin payments for two new programmes linked to the study of cryptocurrencies and complementary currencies. The courses are run by the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability at the University of Cumbria. The institute's director, Jem Bendell said: "We are accepting bitcoin as a way of experimenting [with] how it works for a major organisation with many departments." The two programmes run by the institute are a certificate in sustainable exchange and a post-graduate certificate in sustainable leadership. The first is taught at....
Here are ten awesome Bitcoin facts, success or disasters that you may not be aware of, enjoy! Bitcoin Studies. You suddenly wish you could go back to university, but you only have bitcoins left because of your forward-thinking state of mind? Do not panic: you are now able to pay your tuition fees with Bitcoins for the famous New-Yorker university of The King's College! However, if you are not living on the American soil, be aware that it exists the same kind of initiative, for example by the University of Cumbria in the United Kingdom, or also by the University of Nicosia, in Cyprus. The....