The rising demand for blockchain technology is naturally signaling the need for a pool of blockchain talent all over the world.
From blockchain/cryptocurrency startups like Golem and ConsenSys to blockchain protocol creators like 0x, the world is thirsty for talented individuals who are interested in areas of tech, business, and blockchain marketing.
The sudden demand for this relatively infantile technology, which is just less than a decade old, is facing a huge crunch of human capital who are interested and trained in this tech.
The Google Trends charts and the number of job listings for blockchain/cryptocurrencies also confirm what I am saying.
Just to put in perspective the kind of demand we have in the market, here are a few facts:
- Angle.co claimed that job listings for blockchain/cryptos are set to triple in 2017.
- Google Trends shows an 8-fold increase in interest in blockchain courses worldwide.
- Blockchain talent pools are being built in India and Asia.
And in tandem with these demand matrixes, numerous courses are proliferating both online and offline to train this next-gen blockchain talent.
To serve this demand, several universities have also started offering blockchain and crypto courses.
And that’s why CoinSutra has put together a list of universities from where you can get yourself trained in order to market your blockchain skills in front of potential employers.
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5 Universities Offering Blockchain Courses
1. University of Nicosia | Cyprus
The University of Nicosia, based out of the small middle-east country Cyprus, offers the world’s first Master’s degree in digital currencies.
The first leg of the program is a pre-requisite, free 12-session MOOC on digital currencies (DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies) taught by leaders of the industry like Andreas Antonopoulos and Antonis Polemitis. This first course is followed by an MSc in Digital Currency degree program if the students are interested in enrolling.
The target audience for this course is business people/entrepreneurs, bankers, lawyers, accountants, auditors, social workers, NGOs, non-profits, development experts, regulatory officials/policy makers, and computer scientists.
The total tuition fee for the program is €12,080.
2. Princeton University | USA
This course is brought to you by New Jersey-based Princeton University via Coursera. It is a free course comprising of 11 weeks of online material, but it has no certification awarded at the end.
The course covers things like:Â How does Bitcoin work? What makes Bitcoin different? How secure are your bitcoins? How anonymous are Bitcoin users? What determines the price of Bitcoin? Can cryptocurrencies be regulated? What might the future hold?Â
It has 12 lecture videos and 11 lecture slides that are also free. While this course was meant for Princeton students during the Spring 2015 semester, its information is still very much valid for today’s blockchain/crypto world.
Here is an interesting introductory video:
3. Universidad Europea Madrid
Universidad Europea Madrid offers a unique free course on Bitcoin and blockchain tech. This course is called the Postgraduate Diploma in Bitcoin and Blockchain and teaches its participants how to make Bitcoin-enabled applications.
This course requires no prior knowledge of Bitcoin but does recommend a basic knowledge of Python and Unix languages.
The course covers aspects of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, smart contracts, distributed ledger technologies, and consensus systems.
To narrow down the vast subject of cryptos, they have only taken the case studies of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
4. The University of California, Berkeley | USA
UC-Berkeley runs a unit called Blockchain At Berkeley which is a student-run organization to bridge the gap between blockchain/cryptocurrencies and the general masses.
It is not a certification or a degree course, but it’s an all-out endeavor to make the steep learning curve of this new tech a lot easier to bear. They organize workshops, seminars, screencasts, and events, and every Sunday there are meetups to discuss some of the cutting-edge whitepapers of the blockchain industry.
They also have a stringent attendance policy, and they drop students who are not regular in their attendance.
If you want to apply, follow this link.
List Of Universities Offering Blockchain Courses
So that’s all from my side with this list of universities offering blockchain courses. I will be updating this list of resources when I get to know about more such courses. So keep an eye here on CoinSutra!
Now it’s time to hear from you: Have you taken a cryptocurrency course? Which one did you choose? Do you know more universities that should be on this list? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Nice read, shared it with friends. By the way for all the regular readers of your site, I would suggest you write a few articles on investing in ICO along with the upcoming ICOs that you feel are promising.
@ULHAS
Yeah, ICOs are in pipeline but haven’t started it yet because we don’t want to risk the hard earned money of our audience.
Most of ICOs 99 % are shit and 1 % which are good don’t reveal their plans clearly, so we generally avoid it.
Last two ICOs that I reviewed in last 2 months, now have become scammy after the sale has ended. So you see no point in covering it.
We plan to be extra cautious on ICOs and see how the regulations kick in, after that we can surely find some of the good ones.
May be write a post on ‘How to identify potential ICO scam?’
Sure, but generally avoiding it because most of them are not good atleast 99%.
The irony is that some ICO launching companies are genuine and trying to solve a problem but they themselves aren’t aware that they are not a good investment option and in long run would lose significant value in correlation to BTC.
As an investment vehicle very few will do go when compared to BTC in the long run so as of now we are avoiding ICOs.
It sounds very well and fine, but I am a young lady and I’m sp interested in blockchain technolog. Will really appreciate it if someone can help me, because I’m willing to learn. Thanks
Hey, pls have a look at this list https://coinsutra.com/blockchain-cryptocurrency-courses-certifications/
Thank you so much Sudhir jee for concise info. A great summary
This is so great to see. Now that blockchain is exponentially growing, it’s important colleges keep up. Just read this article the other day about dapps: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/3-ways-decentralized-apps-are-revolutionizing-online_us_59dc7e60e4b060f005fbd69e
wow this is really informative, thank you for this amazing piece of information. I learnt a lot. i need to keep following this page for more useful information.
Where did U learn the working of blockchain? I am a student from non technical background. Is there any scope for blockchain management? Please let me know. I don’t want to be in blockchain making but in blockchain management.
Check out these and pick what you like-https://coinsutra.com/blockchain-cryptocurrency-courses-certifications/
SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) is starting postgraduate studies in Blockchain for businesses in Autumn 2018.