How the world's top universities are teaching blockchain, crypto and Web3. Presented by Atlas.
CoinDesk’s No. 1 school in 2022 started the first blockchain degree program in one of the top financial centers of the world.
Preparing to host the world's largest blockchain research center with a $20 million industry grant puts the city-state's top university in the No. 2 spot. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
The No. 3 school runs one of the world’s most active blockchain research hubs just a stone’s throw away from Europe's Crypto Valley. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
With blockchain-related courses from the engineering, business and law schools and even from student blockchain clubs, this prized public University attains the No. 4 spot. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
With more blockchain-related courses than any other school on our list, an eminent research center, and an outstanding student blockchain club, the Ithaca- and New York City-based Ivy League university taps in at No. 5.
Ranked No. 6, Asia’s top university overall has built a formidable academic reputation in blockchain and fintech. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
With four blockchain graduate programs, the top U.K. school on our list lands at No. 7. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
The near-mythical birthplace of the computer age, this elite Northern California school jumped up three spots to No. 8 on the strength of its blockchain research center. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
The most comprehensive research-intensive university in Australia lands at the No. 9 spot for its blockchain and fintech studies. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
One of the youngest institutions on the list is on a fast trajectory to the No. 10 ranking. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
The blockchain research and courses land the city’s go-to incubator for the next generation of financial talent at spot No. 11. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
With influential faculty working closely with local governments, Shanghai's 126-year-old university ranks at No. 12. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
Technology moves fast. How will we keep up?
Asia and the Pacific Islands have the largest concentration of the best universities for blockchain. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
Crypto has major implications for economics, politics and culture, and is finding its way into a number of professors' courses.
The $100,000 Thiel Fellowships garner big headlines for successes like Figma and Ethereum. But a deeper look shows a program that’s more about hype than reform. This article is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
Crypto-curious students find valuable hands-on experience and empowerment in policy elections, a typically low-participation area of the Web3 ecosystem
There’s no such thing as "crypto law." So why are so many people studying it? This article is part of CoinDesk’s “Education Week.”
An argument for taking the long view and studying blockchain or related technology now, even when prospects seem scary. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
As traditional financial firms expand into crypto, recruiters will seek traditional hiring credentials, creating a sea change at universities and the crypto job market overall. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
Neal Davis taught the first graduate-level seminar on the controversial computing platform Urbit. Here’s why.
President Xi wants China to be the world’s leader in blockchain technology but has banned its most popular uses. Students and faculty wonder whether universities can successfully teach blockchain with Chinese characteristics, and if graduates can find jobs. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week
“College Admission” is a performance art NFT collection that takes a critical lens to the student loan debt crisis and the shame it causes borrowers.
Turns out crypto also may have disrupted the idea that where you went to school is a predictor of your future success. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
I developed CoinDesk’s Best Universities for Blockchain rankings in 2020, and have been tortured to some degree by them ever since.