This summer course focuses on the disruptive technology of Blockchain. The course will provide you with both the theoretical foundations as well as hands-on experience. Overall, it will be a pleasant mix of understanding the technologies and exploring and discussing the new possibilities that it has to offer to the financial sector and business in general.
Can your personal data be considered safe with companies, banks, notaries or even government? Numerous examples of scams, fraud, money laundering and data theft make it clear that this is not always the case. Blockchain offers a revolutionary solution to this problem.
Being the proud winner of the 2022 Dutch Blockchain Awards 2022 “Meaningful Education Award”, we offer the best blockchain education of the Netherlands. During this summer school you will get a crash course into the blockchain basics.
This summer course will focus on Blockchain and how it supports business innovation.
Blockchain stimulates people to create ecosystems without a trusted third party and thus revolutionises the way organizations work. This summer course provides you with both the theoretical foundations as well as hands-on experience. Overall, it will be a pleasant mix of understanding the technologies and discuss the new possibilities that it has to offer to the financial sector.
Students will learn what Blockchain exactly is, how it works and what it could mean to daily life, (managers in) companies and particularly business innovation. We will cover ALL aspects of a working blockchain, including governance, legal, change management and costs.
Besides plenary sessions, with a group of three to five students you will have a deep dive into a subject of your own choosing for which you will build your own ecosystem.
Lecturers
Bernhard van der Biessen, MSc
Target audience
This course is intended for students of ICT, Law, Creative Business, Engineering Management, Finance or of any other background, who are interested in new technologies, but most of all in staying 'up-to-date'.
You need a flexible and inquisitive attitude. Previous knowledge is not required. However, we do aim to use the knowledge you have gained during your own degree programme.
Aim of the course
The course covers:
- Societal implications of changing technology;
- Tokens & Web 3.0;
- Self-sovereign identity (SSI);
- Governance and DAO's.
Please note that cryptocurrency trading is not a topic during this course. What we will discuss are use cases based on public permissionless blockchains that use cryptocurrency.
Learning aims:
During the course we will introduce you to the basis elements of Blockchain and you will learn how to design your own ecosystem. This includes:
- What entails Blockchain?;
- What are opportunities and challenges of Blockchain in the financial field?;
- How does Blockchain technically work?;
- What does Blockchain mean for business innovation?
Study load
Full-time, 55 hours (including self-study, assignments, project work).
Costs
The Students' Fee ( = discounted price) applies to all students currently enrolled in a Bachelor, Master or PhD programme and to 'Fresh Alumni' of any of these programmes. If this applies to you and you therefore believe that you are eligible for the discounted student fee, please include this in your motivation.
Additional information
The housing fee includes € 50 for the USS sleeping bag and pillow which you can take home (small and light package) after the course. If you do not want to buy the USS sleeping bag, please notify us and we will give you a discount on the housing fee. In that case, do not forget to bring your own bed linen and pillow! In all cases, do bring your own towels, please.