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he partnership aims to foster the next generation of leaders in the cryptocurrency industry, offering 15 full scholarships to the UNIC’s leading MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency.
Coinbase launched in 2021 a scholarship programme for minority professionals in partnership with the Institute For the Future, University of Nicosia, a global leader in blockchain and crypto assets education. By providing talented minority professionals with a full scholarship to obtain an MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency, Coinbase will help foster the next generation of leaders in the cryptocurrency industry. This is in line with the University of Nicosia’s declared objective in expanding accessibility and affordability of higher education. The UNIC MSc programme is made available to students worldwide through an online and on-campus format.
The partnership
The partnership is aimed at fostering the next generation of leaders in the cryptocurrency industry, in line with the IFF mission to educate leaders, develop knowledge, and build communities to help society prepare for a future shaped by transformative technologies. At the same time, it puts into action Coinbase’s ambitious mission to increase economic freedom in the world, equipping talented minority professionals to leverage blockchain technology and digital currencies to accelerate an open financial system, in which capital flows through open-source protocols that are faster, more transparent, and available to all.
What sets the Coinbase Scholarship apart is that each scholar is paired with a mentor for Coinbase. Through this connection, they learn from someone in the industry and gain valuable insight, professionally, as they navigate their journey in crypto. This allows the scholars to complete their mentee assignment feeling both inspired and challenged so as to be in a position to make an impact and create more economic freedom in the world.
The programme | MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency
The University of Nicosia MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency is the world’s first and the leading master’s degree in the field, with more than 1,300 students enrolled since 2014.
The programme is designed to prepare competent professionals in the field of digital currency (cryptocurrencies) and Blockchain technology, helping to bridge the talent gap between supply and demand for properly educated engineers, developers, analysts, consultants, regulators, and policymakers. Students benefit from a broad background, combining courses in finance, management, computer science, and information systems, to provide a holistic analysis of cryptocurrencies and blockchain systems, applications, and services. Moreover, graduates are vigorously recruited into a range of interdisciplinary positions at the intersection between management, computer science, and finance, by top employers in the US, the UK, and Western Eu.
The awardees below represent the second of an annual cohort of diverse candidates that will benefit from this partnership, given the opportunity to pursue UNIC’s leading master’s programme in the field under an inspiring mentee assignment with Coinbase professionals.
