Business Innovation with Blockchain

About

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.

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.

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 3-5 students you will have a deep dive into a subject of your own choosing for which you will build your own ecosystem.

Course leader

Bernhard van der Biesen MSc

Target group

Any student that wants to stay on top of (technological) development in the financial workfield;

Any student that is interested in learning how Blockchain and Machine Learning impact organisations, processes, services and people in the financial sector.

Course aim

Learning outcomes:

What entails Blockchain and Machine Learning?
What are opportunities and challenges of Blockchain and Machine Learning in the financial field?
How does Blockchain and Machine Learning technically work?
What does the future hold for Blockchain and Machine Learning in the financial sector?

Fee info