Blockchain Association of Ukraine launched blockchain school for developers
Blockchain Association of Ukraine (BAU) the organization that unites Ukrainian crypto market players and experts, has launched a 4-month free practical course on blockchain technologies for developers BlockchainHub Academy. This is the start of the BAU’s planned cycle of educational projects for Ukrainian community.
“The goal of the initiative is to prepare technical specialists for cryptoindustry. We know that open source development with open source code is a kind of “ikigai”, a matter of life and a dream for many professionals. This is one of the few niches where a rapidly growing industry provides ample opportunities to monetize knowledge, at the same time giving a feeling of satisfaction from value creation, where the products created are open to the world and each is a brick in the foundation of the new paradigm of economic relations. In Ukraine, there are people willing to learn and there are carriers of unique knowledge, so we see a win-win situation for all interested parties, ”- Vice-President of BAU Vitaly Bulychov.
Top companies were engaged into designing the course. Members of the Association Kuna Exchange and Pandora Boxchain, experts from Distributed Lab, Remme, Atticlab, BlockSoftLab and others worked together on the program. Thus, study materials contain tasks and examples of real cases, thereby meeting requirements to technology implementation defined by the leading market players.
The course program is divided into two blocks, the first “Satoshi way” is devoted to the “classic” Bitcoin blockchain and the basics of distributed registry technologies, and the second “PoSt-Satoshi era” — to a whole range of technologies and trends that have emerged after Bitcoin. Students will learn how to fully create blockchains, wallets and smart contracts, work with different methodologies and protocols, gain knowledge in the field of cryptography, game theory, etc.
The course assumes a fully practical training format, the absence of teachers, maximum loads and tasks of a high level of complexity, based on real cases of blockchain projects. At the end of the program, students will have the necessary expertise and skills to develop blockchain solutions on their own.
“It was decided to launch the first course on the basis of our partners, the university UNIT Factory. Since it is designed for developers who already have some knowledge of programming, selection was conducted among students who have reached a certain level of training. As a result, a group of 30 students was recruited who were starting their first assignments from this week. In the future, we plan to launch the course for everyone, ”- Natalia Drik, CEO of the Association.
Even before the Academy started working, a lot of positive feedback and requests were received from the community. This demonstrates that the initiative meets the need of the market in relevant education. Association already works hard to fully meet the demand. There is already an agreement to held a second course of the Academy with UNIT Factory.
The current course also includes a series of free educational events Blockchain Hub Academy | Dev Meetups that anyone can attend. Events will be held from January 22 until March 12 and will serve the purpose of increasing public awareness and providing the access to knowledge about technology for the broad audience.
“The world inevitably follows the way of digital development. Ukraine can fully realize its powerful IT potential and take a confident position in the new global economy. Together with our members, we want to grow and expand Ukrainian blockchain community, providing it with access to knowledge and opportunities”, — Michael Chobanyan, President of Blockchain Association of Ukraine, Founder Kuna Exchange.
