Blockchain technologies in the educational sector. Results of the initial data collection

Abstract

The education system is subject to an ongoing digital transformation. The administrative departments should be able to handle grading, admissions, enrolments and recognition of certificates securely and quickly. Course managers should not only have faith in e-learning but also in e-assessment. And finally, learners should be able to access course material from anywhere and take exams outside the institutes where they are enrolled. Immutability to changes made retroactively seem to make Blockchain systems the perfect technology to secure data and in combination with digital signatures for identity verification, Blockchain could become the key to digital transformation in education. The paper ‘Blockchain technologies in the educational sector Results of the initial data collection‘ gives a first insight into the level of knowledge of people involved and shows which possibilities Blockchain Technologies could bring to the education sector. Or, more precisely, it shows in which existing applications within the educational system Blockchain Technology should be integrated.