Analysis of Blockchain Platforms for Generation and Verification of Diplomas

Abstract

The application of blockchain in educational institutions and in particular those of higher education, is encountering numerous obstacles towards its full application. We see blockchain as a technology applied in a lot of spheres, including business, industry, health, but we see a stagnation of its application in education. In this scientific paper, we will make an overview of the educational platforms that have been created, how many applications they have, what difficulties the authors have encountered and what suggestions they have given in this regard. It is more than necessary that blockchain technology be used in institutions of higher education, since even nowadays, alongside the many sophisticated software that these institutions possess, we still see many misuses that are made either during the evaluation process, grading up to the awarding of diplomas. We will also provide a framework on how we think blockchain technology should be applied in higher education institutions. Very important is the inclusion of blockchain technology in sensitive processes in education, especially in the evaluation of students and the generation of diplomas. At the end, we give our suggestions, how we think to overcome the problems of diploma forgery and how we can contribute in this direction.