First University Degree Program Globally On Decentralized Digital Currencies.

In the recent decades, digital technology has become a vital part of daily lives for most, if not all people around the world. A large number of the world’s population depends on it in some way either for communication, healthcare, entertainment or education among many other things. Trade has been a crucial part of human culture since time immemorial as it creates and expands wealth. Digital technology and trading have been used together in many different ways to increase wealth. Digital trading has become an essential part of the world’s economy and thus digital currency was created to ease complications arising from different physical currencies and their value. Knowledge about digital currencies can make and propel an individual or nation’s economy to great heights if applied properly. This is where The University of Nicosia comes in.

There is good news for those studying or wanting to study courses about Blockchain, the first Master of Science degree in Digital Currency is now being offered at The University of Nicosia. Better yet, it is offered in an online format so that students can do it from anywhere around the world without having to worry about traveling and settling costs.

This course is aimed to assist business professionals, public administrators, entrepreneurs, government officials and financial services to better comprehend the technical aspects of digital currency and how it is likely to work together with already existing financial and monetary systems.

This course is intended to fill the crucial gap that currently exists between the demand and supply for academic wakefulness of digital currency. In as much as the interest in digital currencies has increased rapidly over the past few years, there has been slow implementation by academic institutions especially for educational courses which cover the demand for teaching specialists and tackling it in its entirety.

This course fills that gap and puts The University of Nicosia at the top position of academia in this discipline on an international level.

This course is presented online to students internationally and the primary course for the degree, that is, “DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies”, is available for absolutely no charge as a free open admission MOOC course to any individuals showing interest in learning more about the basics of digital currency. The other remaining courses are priced at €1,600 per course and there are 8 of them, this will total up to €12,800 for the programme in its entirety.

The ideal potential candidates targeted for this programme include but is not limited to:

• Business persons and different kinds of entrepreneurs.
• Professionals in the financial industry such as auditors, bankers, accountants and lawyers.
• Development authorities such as non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, development experts and Social workers.
• Policy makers and Regulatory officials.
• Computer science majors aspiring to get to managerial roles at different companies.

The Master of Science degree in Digital Currency offers very good prospects for one’s career. This is an area of study that is progressively expanding spreading all over the world and the interest for it is predicted to continue growing strong. Due to this, the worldwide point of view for employment for employment looks very favorable.

The learning outcomes for this programme include:

• Appreciation for the perception of money.
• Supply of money and how the present global financial markets and money transfer systems can be influenced by digital currencies.
• Full grasp of the vital concepts concerning central banking, currencies and monetary policies and the possible effects of digital currency.
• Study in detail, the concerns, prospects, challenges and perils of digital currencies.
• Develop a theoretical understanding of the mechanics and principles of digital currency which includes cryptography, public ledgers and peer-to-peer architecture.
• Understanding the regulatory environment and the structure of the banking, legal and accounting systems and the likely repercussions of digital currencies on regulators, bankers, tax authorities and law enforcement.
• Know how and when to take advantage of digital currency for improvements for solving problems facing the society in finance and society at large.

On completion of the course, a person can further advance their studies as this program will provide the needed foundation for admission to a Doctoral degree.

After the huge success of Decentralized 2017, the University of Nicosia is proud to announce that Decentralized 2018 will take place on November 14-16, 2018 at the Divani Caravel, Athens, Greece. This world-class summit will feature 70+ speakers and 1,000+ attendees from over 50 countries, exchanging knowledge and ideas on the innovative business and political implications of blockchain technologies.

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