Short Course Description
Blockchain technologies are proving to be groundbreaking, game-changers and multifaceted and are already affecting companies and individuals around the world.
We shall explore and critic initiatives to use Blockchain technologies in the fight against 19-COVID and the advancement of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which guide the global development agenda until 2030.
There are three main pillars for the course: a. Blockchain technologies (including cryptocurrencies) b. (Social) Impact c. the United Nations.
Students will be active partners in learning, meet guest lecturers from around the world and be exposed to the forefront of the technological advancement of Blockchain. Interested students will find added value in the course as an eye opener for UN jobs.
The course is open to all graduate students at Tel Aviv University: Management, Social Sciences and Humanities, Medicine, Life and Environmental Sciences, Law, Computer Science and Art. We will learn on the junctions between Blockchain Technologies and contemporary social processes, diplomacy, humanitarian efforts and impact.
The course does not assume any specific previous knowledge of Blockchain
This course in taught in English
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