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MultiversX and Cornell Launch Sponsored Blockchain Training Program — TradingView News
Distributed blockchain network MultiversX recently announced the launch of a sponsored blockchain education initiative in partnership with Cornell University’s eCornell.
Called the Blockchain Essentials Program, the new initiative will offer 100 underserved college students the opportunity to participate in a two-month learning experience that, upon successful completion, will award a certificate.Cointelegraph
According to a press release from MultiversX, the program is sponsored so students will not accrue any fees for their participation. An initiative website indicates that the regular cost of the course is $3,750.
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The program will be online and offered via private cohorts – which typically means small, instructor-led groups – to ensure “personalized attention and a supportive learning environment.”
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the program, according to the press release, is the promise that, upon completion of the program, “students will have the opportunity to receive mentorship, support and funding from MultiversX to develop blockchain projects that can benefit their interests”. community”.
The program is scheduled to begin July 17, 2024, and applications are currently open until June 23, 2024. Applicants must be current undergraduate students. Other requirements include English language proficiency and that applicants be “economically disadvantaged.” Only 100 applicants will be accepted into the program.
Beniamin Mincu, CEO of MultiversX, said in a statement:
“Blockchain is an open book for anyone willing to read it. We’re still early in this story, so there’s plenty of room for anyone with innovative ideas they want to bring to fruition. MultiversX’s collaboration with eCornell highlights our commitment to making our technology accessible to diverse communities around the world, and is just one of the ways we are simplifying onboarding developers to Web3 and our ecosystem.”
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In related news, MultiversX recently introduced “Sovereign Chains,” a multi-chain, modular, integrated stack for blockchain development.
As reported by Cointelegraph, sovereign chains can potentially improve the transaction throughput of existing layer 2 blockchain networks by increasing transactions per second (TPS) and smart contract TPS by up to 100 times.
In its first demonstration, Sovereign Chains achieved a throughput of 77,000 TPS. MultiversX is working to bring that number up to 100,000.
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