Cardano Join University of Nicosia Blockchain Course

The Cardano Foundation announce on October 9 say dem don join the University of Nicosia fall blockchain course, combine guest teaching with funded access to im advanced modules. The university bin don mention the Cardano contributors and sponsorships for their announcement of the 2026 program, wey start on September 28.

Cardano Academy Bring Network Fundamentals Enter the Course

John Greene, technical writer for the Cardano Foundation wey dey create educational scripts and animations for Cardano Academy, dey among the guest instructors. The published schedule place am side by side with UNIC Apostolos Kourtis for the session on Ethereum and programmable blockchains.

The Foundation go teach Cardano fundamentals inside curriculum wey cover several blockchain systems. Their participation build on the Academy existing educational work, wey include Cardano architecture, staking, governance, and smart contract development.

The University of Nicosia still hold responsibility for the curriculum, assessments, and certification. Guest sessions from industry practitioners dey form part of the academic program.

Masumi Add AI Agent Perspective

Patrick Tobler, co-founder of Masumi Network and founder and CEO of NMKR, go participate for the final session on how blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things dey converge. Dem list am together with Professor George Giaglis for that advanced-track session.

Masumi dey provide Cardano-based infrastructure for payments between AI agents, verifiable identities, and service discovery. Developers fit use im contracts to hold payment for commissioned work and settle am when delivery don confirm.

The wider instructor lineup include contributors wey relate to Ripple, Trezor, and Avalanche. Their sessions dey cover programmable blockchains, wallet security, decentralized finance, and tokenization alongside university faculty.

Cardano Fund 25 Advanced Track Places

The course na massive open online course, or MOOC. According to the university, e don attract more than 150,000 learners from over 120 countries since e launch for 2014.

The first eight weeks dey free. The Advanced Track add four weeks wey cover NFTs and digital ownership, regulation, blockchain scaling, and how blockchain dey converge with AI and other emerging technologies.

Advanced access cost €199. The Foundation 25 sponsored places dey cover that access, represent combined value of €4,975. Advanced learners still receive extended access to course materials and archives, with blockchain-verifiable university certificate available after successful completion.

Greene programmable-blockchain session dey inside the free introductory track. The sponsored advanced places extend access reach the later modules, including the closing blockchain and AI session wey feature Tobler and Giaglis.