Cardano Academy has partnered with the Andamio platform to launch a new practicum program allowing participants to claim verified credentials directly on the Cardano blockchain. Initial registration does not require participants to hold ADA coins or a crypto wallet. Eliminating upfront digital asset requirements is designed to lower adoption barriers, particularly for students and mainstream developers looking to enter the Web3 ecosystem.
This initiative places skill verification directly onto public on-chain records without forcing beginners to deal with the complexities of wallet management from day one.
Submission Mechanism and Andamio’s Smart Contract Modules
Participants are evaluated through a submission-based mechanism, where they can submit technical project proposals (build) or concept presentation decks (pitch). The quality of incoming submissions is not assessed by automated scoring systems, but is reviewed directly by an independent evaluation team.
The entire evaluation workflow is supported by Andamio’s infrastructure, which is already fully operational on the Cardano mainnet. The platform provides a suite of smart contract modules to record learning commitments from the start, document the review team’s assessment process, and mint on-chain certificates for participants who pass.
Andamio’s architecture is also designed to be flexible for other educational institutions. Organizations can define their own courses complete with custom on-chain identifiers. At the same time, third parties are permitted to build public directories and verification dashboards without having to own or manage the underlying study programs.
Network of 10,000 Learners to University of Nicosia Classes
Cardano Foundation Academy currently serves more than 10,000 learners worldwide. The academy’s professional certification program was previously connected to the global Pearson VUE testing center network and Credly’s digital badge recognition system.
Its latest course materials cover 26 technical learning modules. The curriculum examines cryptographic foundations, the eUTXO transaction ledger architecture, the Ouroboros Proof-of-Stake consensus protocol, network scaling technologies via Hydra and Mithril, and governance structures through delegated representatives (dReps). In addition to self-paced courses, the Cardano Foundation is also funding 25 advanced class seats in the Blockchain and Digital Assets program at the University of Nicosia, scheduled to begin classes on February 8, 2027.
For students and developers, the lack of crypto wallet requirements during initial registration offers the freedom to focus on testing project ideas before dealing with real token transactions on the mainnet.
Reported by crypto.news.
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