New York University

 

overall introduction

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California.

UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, enrolling about 31,500 undergraduate and 12,800 graduate students. UCLA had 168,000 applicants for Fall 2021, including transfer applicants, making the school the most applied-to of any university in the United States.

UCLA is considered one of the country's Public Ivies, and is frequently ranked among the best universities in the world by major college and university rankings. As of October 2020, 25 Nobel laureates, three Fields Medalists, five Turing Award winners, and two Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force have been affiliated with UCLA as faculty, researchers, or alumni. Among the current faculty members, 55 have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 32 to the National Academy of Engineering, 41 to the National Academy of Medicine, and 150 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The university was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1974.

description of blockchain / cryptocurrency courses & initiatives

UCLA’s Fundamentals of Blockchain Technology is a course that offers an introduction to blockchain and how it is used in real world. The goal of this course is to understand blockchain technology fundamentals that can be applied across any domains, industries and use cases in both the public and private sector.


University of California Los Angeles also offers a course which, gives you a knowledge of practical applications for blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to solve today’s business problems.

The program is perfect for:

  • Professionals looking to understand blockchain’s role in their industry, mega-trends, digitization, and overall information technology.

  • Executives who want to enable a successful adoption and realization of the investment and benefits of blockchain for competitive advantage.

  • Individuals seeking a business-oriented training in blockchain for an edge in business models, collaboration, and consortia frameworks.

  • Job seekers who want to pursue a career in blockchain or Industry 4.0 technology.

After this program you will be able to:

  • Gain a holistic understanding of blockchain fundamentals that can be applied to any industry.

  • Evaluate blockchain in an organization's overall digitization journey and as a compliment to other Industry 4.0 and 4IR technologies.

  • Apply practical applications of blockchain to real business problems and use cases.

  • Recognize the consortia, governance, legal and regulatory considerations, best practices, and success factors of blockchain adoption.