University of Nicosia the first University to offer Digital currency presents Decentralized 2018.
The University of Nicosia is the largest University in Cyprus, with its main branch located in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. There were lots of stories going on in the year 2017 about how some Universities will be offering courses in Cryptocurrency.
Well, I present to you the first University in the world to embrace the blockchain technology by offering a Master's course in digital currencies also known as digital currency. The University of Nicosia is a private institute which has over 11,500 students from over 70 different countries all over the world.
The University of Nicosia also offers online learning programmes at both Bachelor and Master level.
The University of Nicosia has got a very fascinating mission which states;
To help students become educated individuals, achieve their academic and professional goals and assume responsible roles in a changing world of European cooperation and global interdependence; to promote research and the generation of knowledge; to be of service to society through the dissemination and application of knowledge, as well as through innovative partnerships with business and civil society institutions.Source.
The university vision;
The University of Nicosia aspires to be a leading contributor to excellence in education and research.Source.
The University has come up with regional duty centers in Europe and the United States; for instance in Bucharest the Capital of Romania which was established in 2008, Athens the Capital of Greece and NewYork city which was established in 2017.
The University of Nicosia is the first university to have both blockchain and cryptocurrency education. In 2014, the University offered to teach an online university-level course in cryptocurrency and also embraced bitcoins as tuition payments for the students. It's also the first University to issue academic certificates onto the Bitcoin blockchain.
You can find more about the University of Nicosia here.
The Master's course in digital currency at the University is majorly aimed at helping the government officials, technology developers, influencers and entrepreneurs to get more vast knowledge about the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
The degree is offered online and the introduction to digital currencies is freely offered to act as an open enrollment in massive open online courses(MOOC) where the essentials of cryptocurrencies are taught. Other courses are taught at a tuition fee of 1,600 EURO and $1,820.
I would love to recommend you to check out this master's course in digital currency which is offered by the University of Nicosia.
Currently, the University of Nicosia is organizing a blockchain event Decentralized 2018 after the success of Decentralized 2017.
This is a 3 days event that will take place on 14th-16th November 2018 at the Davani Caravel, Athens, Greece.
This conference is expected to have over 1000 attendees from over 50 different countries around the world, over 70 speakers are going to make different presentations, over 20 exhibitors and more than 30 media partners in the conference.
The Decentralized 2018 is a must-attend for everyone to improve on your knowledge about the blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
This conference is going to have over 70 speakers who are experts in the crypto universe, CEOs of different life-changing projects, blockchain enthusiasts, among others who are going to share their experiences and knowledge about the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to the attendees at the conference.
Some speakers include; Jameson Lopp (Infrastructure Engineer, Casa), Roger Ver (CEO, Bitcoin.com), Garrick Hileman (Head of Research Blockchain.com & Co-Founder of Mosaic.io), Peter Rizun (Chief Scientist, Bitcoin Unlimited), Eva Kaili, MEP (Chair of STOA, European Parliament), Susanne Tarkoswki (Founder & CEO, Bitnation), Amos Meiri ( Co-Founder & CEO, Colu), Antonis Polemitis (CEO, University of Nicosia), Matt Starkey (CEO, Oracle-D), Joshua Scigala (CEO, Vaultoro), Stefan Leosch (Co-Founder, CryptoCustodian), Llew Claasen (Director, Bitcoin Foundation), Tey Al-Rjula (Co-Founder & CEO, Blockchain Analyst, Tykn), among others.
You can also find more about the speakers of the Decentralized 2018 free here.
Some Sponsors for this conference include; Bitshares, Consensys, ORACLE, SHIPCHAIN, Microsoft, Bitcoin.com, HARNEYS, PUMAPAY, among others.
For more detailed information about the Decentralized 2018, please follow the links below.