Universities respond to acute crypto skills shortage
With a recent Deloitte survey identifying a shortage of crypto skilled staff as contributing to industry’s slow uptake of blockchain solutions, a new report from Coinbase comes as welcome news
Berlin’s ESMT becomes latest university to accept bitcoins for tuition
A prestigious Berlin-based business school, ESMT, recently announced that they are accepting bitcoin for tuition payments, making it the first German institute of higher education to do so. Students attending undergraduate programs and executive business school programs can now pay for tuition using the cryptographically secured currency.
Sony launches blockchain-based educational infrastructure project
[Sony Global Education, Inc.](https://www.sonyged.com/en) is attempting to build a new, widely applicable educational infrastructure, in such a way that damaging or tampering with programs and data is prohibitively difficult.
Stanford University could bridge the Bitcoin skills gap with much-needed developers MOOC
With the rising number of startups and established businesses in the bitcoin and blockchain industry, the need for specialized bitcoin developers is at an all-time high.
Authenticating academic certificates on the Bitcoin blockchain
Holberton School recently announced a partnership with [Bitproof](https://bitproof.io/), becoming the world's first school to deliver academic certificates secured and accessible via the blockchain, the technology behind bitcoins.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Education: The Key to Innovation
Not only are companies delving into the technology underlying bitcoin, Universities are also seizing opportunities in the digital currency era.
Ribbit.me Partners with the DCC
Cryptocurrency certification is on the rise, in preparation for current and future blockchain innovation. Ribbit.me, the creator of RibbitRewards™, partners with the Digital Currency Council to certify their team members as digital currency experts.
The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto; A Tool for Innovation
Alex Preukschat recently presented his project Bitcoin: *The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto*, at Innobasque,Global Innovation Day 2015 hosted in Basque, Spain. Preukschat discusses with Brave New Coin the inspiration and intent behind the graphic novel.
Blockchain University Teaches “Bleeding Edge Content”
Blockchain University is a six week course for developers and entrepreneurs who want to develop ideas leveraging blockchain technology. According to Robert Schwentker, President of Blockchain University, “Blockchain University instructors are teaching ‘bleeding edge’ content.”
MunneCoin To Launch Education Portal
When work started on MunneCoin the developers realized there was a key issue regarding education in the crypto space. Devplus, Munne developer and co-founder, explains Munne University.
Blockchain University: Creating More Blockchain Developers
Leading Bitcoin companies have come together to provide a course about blockchain development, pre empting a shortage of software engineers with the knowledge to build blockchain applications.
Chris Mountford At Bitcoin South: Bitcoin 101
Speaking at Bitcoin-South, Chris Mountford delivered an excellent Bitcoin 101 talk. BNC News sat down with Chris after the conference to further discuss Bitcoin Basics.
