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Blockchain-based Applications in Academia: Benefits and Challenges
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Blockchain-based Applications in Academia: Benefits and Challenges

💫 Benefits and 💪🏼 Challenges

Author: Marco Henn

TUM School of Management - Technical University of Munich

Last Update: 26.06.2022

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Motivation

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Background

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Applications

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Benefits

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Challenges

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Please note…

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Best practice

How the University of Dubai uses blockchain and new technollogies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGaMzTbHRCo&feature=youtu.be

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGaMzTbHRCo&feature=youtu.be

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