The best universities in the world have introduced courses on blockchain and cryptocurrencies

According to Coinbase research, all top universities offer classes on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology

Electives to study cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are becoming increasingly popular among students around the world. According to a study conducted by Coinbase in collaboration with London-based technology company Qriously, 40% of leading educational institutions offer such courses to their students. They are attended by students from a wide range of disciplines, not just finance students.

The study included 675 students and analyzed the class offerings of the world's top 50 universities. 42% of universities currently offer at least one type of class. Meanwhile, of that 42 percent, half offer two or more classes.

For example, at New York University's School of Business, which began offering electives in 2014 under the leadership of David Ermak, dean of the finance department, initially only 35 students attended the classes, less than half of those taking other electives. However, over time, this number increased to 230 students, which prompted the administration to allocate the school's largest classroom for this purpose, and now the demand is so great that Ermak will hold classes until the end of the academic year.

The Coinbase study compiled a list of universities by the number of types of classes offered to teach students about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Stanford University (10) took first place, followed by Cornell University (9) and the University of Pennsylvania (6) in second and third place.

Other higher education institutions that made the top 10 included the National University of Singapore (5), University of California - Berkeley (4), University of California - Los Angeles (3), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (3), Harvard University (2), Princeton University (2), New York University (2) and the University of Texas university (2).

In response to growing demand, many international universities are creating research centers in addition to introducing newer and more relevant classes, meaning that cryptocurrency has “quickly become an area worthy of serious academic study,” says exchange Coinbase.

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