Topic: Universities offering Blockchain degrees? (Read 571 times)

That's certainly true, mate. While self-learning helps, it's always best to have some sort of certification or degree that will give credibility to your resume for employers to see. Still though, the ultimate indicator of your skills would be your portfolio itself than a certification or degree from an accredited institution. Mainstream universities and colleges could start offering Blockchain-related degrees in the future, if the need arises. After all, they wouldn't want to miss an opportunity of making money. There's an online university out there called "Woolf University" which is based on Blockchain technology. It offers many degrees that are well-known in the real world today (although they don't offer Blockchain degrees yet).

Nonetheless, I believe that most Universities have been skeptical about offering Blockchain-related courses as content can be found easily online. There are a wide array of educational materials available at your fingertips online for free, which can help you turn into a professional quickly without the need for a degree. Today's most prominent figures in the crypto space (Vitalik Buterin and Andreas Antonopoulos) don't have a Blockchain-related degree but they're still considered experts in the industry. Which means that you don't necessarily need to go to a University or College to become successful in the field of crypto and Blockchain technology. Just my thoughts

Actually it depends on the person. Some wanted to learn with legit approach I mean with certain certificates and approved institution but, there are people learn in their own way. Internet is powerful and if you know how to grasp anything from it you dont need a diploma if you can manage better what professional can do. The only good thing is, you can be proud of your achievement when you have one. But for some people they learn blockchain for other purposes which primarily focus on money.

That's certainly true, mate. What employers look first, is if you have a portfolio with all the work you've done over time. This is what makes your resume stand out, above anything else. Maybe a Blockchain certification will suffice? I have seen many popular online course sites like Udemy and Coursera which offer Blockchain courses and a certificate of completion. Better yet, there are certifications provided by established organizations which makes you stand out even more from the crowd. There's the Certified Bitcoin Professional Certification (CBP), and the Certified Ethereum Developer Certification (CED), which you can obtain in order to get a better chance of applying for a Blockchain-related job. The best part, is that you can take exams online at the comfort of your home.

Rest assured, that if mainstream colleges and Universities start offering Blockchain-related degrees, there will be a "boom" in the number of Blockchain professionals within the mainstream world. After all, these institutions provide quality education that's useful for your professional career. Time will tell us, if it's cost-effective (and viable) to provide Blockchain-related degrees to the world or not. In all ends, you get to learn more about the Blockchain doing self-learning than anything else. Just my opinion

I think it makes more sense to learn on your own and/or take a course than to study an entire 4-5 year degree. Thereare so many tutorials and courses online, I recommended Dacade .org, this is no promotion, I'm learning rigth now there and I really like it.

I don't know if certificates are going to be honored by companies going to hire you if you care going to look for a job in blockchain. The teams would probably ask for your github and what you have come up prior to your application. Contributions to the industry will probably be preferred by those companies too. Udemy and the likes certificates I think is acceptable.

Blockchain is really the future for companies that has a thing to do with data and for companies located across different continents. Blockchain gives interconnected advantage for such companies.

Blokchain industry can be said to be relatively new, there are still many countries or people who are not familiar with the era of digital crypto. But I believe that in the future blokchain is very necessary and can be made as an undergraduate degree in blokchain industry.

There are so many university I've stumbled upon that are offering even scholarship for block chain technology but most of them are from Europe. University in Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden and many more

I think it's better to learn on your own, people in IT says IT moves fast and by the time you finish learning it on school it's already outdated, i don't know if this applies to blockchain but i think you can get by faster if you learn it by yourself, you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.

I'm aware. But those are just certificates which are not as great as a degree, in my own opinion. With either a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Blockchain technology from a reputable college or University, you'll be able to stand among other professionals in the industry. Mainstream companies will give more credibility to Blockchain Experts that have graduated from a mainstream University, than those who not. We're still early to talk about this, since Blockchain is just 11 years old. I think that's a short amount of time, for someone to become an expert in the field (although Vitalik Buterin is quite knowledgeable about how Blockchain works). Over time, we'll be able to see mainstream Universities offering Blockchain degrees if the need arises. As long as there is money involved, you can expect a degree of anything today.

Nonetheless, both Udemy and Coursera seem to be solid platforms which provide serious education about Blockchain technology. They're a great choice for becoming an expert until mainstream Universities start offering Blockchain degrees to the world. So far, there's only one University (University of Nicosia) which has started offering a Master's Degree in Blockchain technology (as far as I'm aware). But I'd expect renowned Universities like Cambridge University, Cornell University, and even MIT to start offering Blockchain degrees sometime in the future.

Blockchain certificates are offered more on online video tutorials, you'd probably liked it to be video online for you can keep reviewing the video and ask the video tutor for support if you find it difficult to understand. Unless you just download the course from torrent sites you don't get support but Udemy teachers offers support when you subscribed to them.

The growing popularity of the cryptocurrency market has made the popularity of blockchain technology increasingly known and this has made many people want to learn about blockchain technology and I think it's natural that several universities offer education about blockchain. Blockchain has proven to be a safe technology for storing data and can streamline costs for companies, this will make people who have blockchain expertise will continue to be sought

I think blockchain has very bright future and most of the countries have realized its importance and started acting accordingly. Some of the colleges are providing blockchain degrees. And I believe most of the prominent colleges will follow suit as there is no alternative.

If the other universities all over the world gonna open this kind of degree, for sure it will help them to be enlightened on what blockchain really is. Plus the fact that they can spread what they learned and tell the government that this is gonna help their country in terms of the economical needs of it. I hope that this degree will be accepted or be guaranteed by the government.

I think there was a list already somewhere else but you probably should do a bit of research online rather than trust the responses here. Also,,, be careful of those scam degrees. Now there are a lot of Blockchain Certifications as well and I promise you a lot of them are pay to get,,, meaning to say you pay your fees, you will easily pass the exam or they will help you do it until you pass.

If it really is possible I will be interested in following the lecture like that, because not many people know and understand about the blockchain becomes a great job opportunity if the blockchain has been more booming than the previous year. Yeah, I also hope in many countries adopt this and open up the university with a blockchain degree.

If the demand will rise, I am pretty sure that many universities out there are thinking to launch a degree in blockchain technology because it can bring a good profit in their side especially if they will make it available via online courses. What they are waiting is the timing and the resources in launching this kind of course as it is not that easy if they lack something in their side.

I prefer online courses also so it will be available to all the individuals globally who want to take the course and get a certification of it.

as far as I know in my country there are no universities that provide blockchain majors. but I'm sure if more and more are adopting blockchain technology then universities will open a blockchain majoring. because if blockchain technology is growing we will need people who are experts in the field of blockchin. so I think it really needs a university to establish a blockchain major.

All I have seen in the nearby local college in my country that is related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology are few seminars that only tackle the to of the ice berg. It will be great to see a more comprehensive and formal education about it and not just a part of lessons for technology-related courses.

Oxford is a renowned University within the mainstream world. I'm glad that such a reputable institution is offering Blockchain degrees online at the comfort of your own home. The space is still not mature enough, for us to see experts with widespread recognition worldwide. While degrees are starting to appear, the number of professionals in the space is still relatively low. With an ever-growing demand of Blockchain experts among businesses, and mainstream companies, education will improve like never before in the upcoming years. It's hoped that more Universities start offering Blockchain education within the mainstream world, to contribute in the growth of Blockchain professionals worldwide. Without proper education, there will be lack of experts in the space as we know it.



I know right? 10 years might not seem enough for a person to be called a "Blockchain expert" or "Blockchain professional", as there's still a lot to learn these days. After all, Blockchain is still fairly new to the world. It might seem that Universities offering Blockchain degrees are looking for a quick buck. But believe me, every University does this today. There's nearly a degree for almost anything in life. If there's demand for Blockchain related courses and certifications, then I don't see a reason why these educational institutions should provide such offerings in the first place. Time will tell us whenever the idea of providing Blockchain degrees will be successful or not. We need quality education in order to create talented people with Blockchain skills that would help the space improve for the better.