University of Nicosia Issues Block-Chain Verified Certificates
Certificates for a pioneering course on cryptocurrencies by the University of Nicosia in Cyprus were recorded on the block chain yesterday, allowing anyone to verify their authenticity. The free online course, titled DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies, was taught by Antonis Polemitis and Andreas M Antonopoulos. The duo published a comprehensive explanation of how they designed the certificates to be block chain verifiable. This means that course graduates no longer have to rely on the university to verify that they completed the course successfully. "Even if the University of....
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PRESS RELEASE. The partnership aims to support, promote, and inspire female leads in the blockchain space, offering annual endowed studentships to the University of Nicosia’s leading MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency.
NICOSIA, CYPRUS— December 2021. The Institute For the Future (IFF) – University of Nicosia (UNIC) and the Internet of Services Foundation (IOST) are delighted to announce a scholarship programme to empower Women in Blockchain, through which an annual cohort of talented, and motivated candidates will have the opportunity to pursue the....
The University of Nicosia made history by becoming the first educational institution to offer bitcoin tuition payment. Now, the University is offering an Introduction to Digital Currencies course, for free. For those interested in this MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), the only real pre-requisite is that you speak English proficiently. Aside from the fact that the University's instructors will be leading the course, Andreas Antonopoulos and Antonis Polemitis will serve as course lecturers. Mr. Antonopoulos' book, Mastering Bitcoin, is listed as required reading for the course. "I am....
Cyprus' University of Nicosia announced today it has opened a six week, free and open enrolment online course called 'Introduction to Digital Currencies', aimed at anyone wishing to gain a greater understanding of the fundamentals of bitcoin and digital currency in general. The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is due to start on 15th May, with other sessions starting each month thereafter (based on demand), plus accelerated formats for the fast-learning and time-poor. The only prerequisite for enrolment in the MOOC is enough proficiency in English to understand the instruction, which will....