The call for blockchain industry education is growing, and Cambridge University plans to launch blockchain courses by the end of the year

Most financial experts believe that blockchain can solve many problems, but they don’t know how to explain the technology. Some people think that it is difficult to explain the technology clearly because it is too new and few people can fully understand it. They are only half right.

In fact, in most cases it is because the education level in this industry is not high enough.

Therefore, learning this distributed ledger technology should be a top priority.

Unfortunately, in real life, there are few ways to learn about this technology. Most financial institutions are exploring blockchain technology, but they don’t know how it works.

Even financial experts know very little about blockchain, which is worrying because blockchain technology is very broad, for example, public and private chains correspond to different solutions. Bitcoin technology belongs to the public chain, while the blockchain used by financial institutions is called private chain, which is a distributed ledger technology.

There is a growing demand for blockchain industry education. The Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge plans to launch a blockchain course by the end of 2016.

Garrick Hileman, an economic historian at the University of Cambridge, said:

In the past two years, I have met many blockchain enthusiasts who are very enthusiastic about learning blockchain technology. I have also taught many managers privately about Bitcoin and other virtual currencies (Ethereum), blockchain and other technologies. At present, there are still many people who are still at the stage of learning the basics of blockchain technology.

The Centre for Emerging Finance at the University of Cambridge is an international, interdisciplinary academic institute dedicated to the study of emerging financial technologies, including emerging financial channels and financial instruments, and of course, emerging currencies such as Bitcoin.

In addition to Cambridge University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has officially launched a financial technology certification course. This course lays the foundation for the development of future transactions and business fields. At the same time, this course's exploration of emerging technologies will completely subvert the current financial markets and financial services.

Dave Shrier, director of MIT’s academic division, said:

Studying this course means you will learn about the development trends of currencies; you will understand blockchain technology and cutting-edge cryptocurrency technology; you will explore financial market innovations and the development of financial systems in terms of identity authentication, privacy, security, etc.; you will exchange ideas with professional giants and learn the latest industry development strategies.

In addition, Blockchain University also provides an in-depth practical learning course on blockchain technology, including Bitcoin protocol, blockchain technology, Dapp overview, project creation, smart contracts, etc.