💫 Benefits and 💪🏼 Challenges

Author: Marco Henn

TUM School of Management - Technical University of Munich

Last Update: 26.06.2022

More detailes:

Motivation

Background

Applications

Benefits

Challenges

Please note…

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

References

Aamir, M., Qureshi, R., Khan, F. A., & Huzaifa, M. (2020). Blockchain Based Academic Records Verification in Smart Cities. Wireless Personal Communications, 113(3), 1397–1406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-020-07226-0

Alammary, A., Alhazmi, S., Almasri, M., & Gillani, S. (2019). Blockchain-Based Applications in Education: A Systematic Review. Applied Sciences, 9(12), 2400. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9122400

Ali, S. I. M., Farouk, H., & Sharaf, H. (2021). A blockchain-based models for student information systems. Egyptian Informatics Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eij.2021.12.002

Al-Imamy, S. Y., & Zygiaris, S. (2022). Innovative students’ academic advising for optimum courses’ selection and scheduling assistant: A Blockchain based use case. Education and Information Technologies, 27(4), 5437–5455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10844-1

Alnafrah, I., & Mouselli, S. (2021). Revitalizing blockchain technology potentials for smooth academic records management and verification in low-income countries. International Journal of Educational Development, 85, 102460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102460

Ayub Khan, A., Laghari, A. A., Shaikh, A. A., Bourouis, S., Mamlouk, A. M., & Alshazly, H. (2021). Educational Blockchain: A Secure Degree Attestation and Verification Traceability Architecture for Higher Education Commission. Applied Sciences, 11(22), 10917. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210917

Bálint, K. (2021). Possibilities for the Utilization of an Automatized, Electronic Blockchain-based, Students’ Attendance Register, using a Universities’ Modern Security Cameras. Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, 18(2), 127–142. https://doi.org/10.12700/APH.18.2.2021.2.7

Bálint, K., Cvetković, D., Takács, M., Holik, I., & Tóth, A. (2019). Connecting Bitcoin Blockchain with Digital Learning Chain Structure in Education. Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.12700/APH.16.1.2019.1.5

Bandara, I., Ioras, F., & Arraiza, M. P. (2018). THE EMERGING TREND OF BLOCKCHAIN FOR VALIDATING DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATION IN CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION. In INTED2018 Proceedings(pp. 7677–7683). IATED. https://library.iated.org/view/BANDARA2018EME

Bhaskar, P., Tiwari, C. K., & Joshi, A. (2021). Blockchain in education management: present and future applications. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 18(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-07-2020-0102

Bore, N., Karumba, S., Mutahi, J., Darnell, S. S., Wayua, C., & Weldemariam, K. (2017). Towards Blockchain-enabled School Information Hub. In U. Saif (Ed.), ACM Digital Library, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (pp. 1–4). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3136560.3136584

Brocke, J., Simons, A., Niehaves, B [Bjoern], Niehaves, B [Bjorn], Reimer, K., Plattfaut, R., & Cleven, A. (2009). RECONSTRUCTING THE GIANT: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RIGOUR IN DOCUMENTING THE LITERATURE SEARCH PROCESS. ECIS 2009 Proceedings. https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2009/161

Bucea-Manea-Țoniş, R [Rocsana], Martins, O. M. D., Bucea-Manea-Țoniş, R [Radu], Gheorghiță, C., Kuleto, V., Ilić, M. P., & Simion, V.‑E. (2021). Blockchain Technology Enhances Sustainable Higher Education. Sustainability, 13(22), 12347. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212347

Caldarelli, G., & Ellul, J. (2021). Trusted Academic Transcripts on the Blockchain: A Systematic Literature Review. Applied Sciences, 11(4), 1842. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041842

Chakraborti, A. (2021, December 10). Exploring blockchain technology and its potential applications for education. Yourstory. https://yourstory.com/2021/11/blockchain-technology-potential-applications-education/amp

Chen, C.‑L., Wang, T., Tsaur, W.‑J., Weng, W., Deng, Y.‑Y., & Cui, J. (2021). Based on Consortium Blockchain to Design a Credit Verifiable Cross University Course Learning System. Security and Communication Networks, 2021, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8241801

Christianson, J. (2021). NFT Art Investments: An Evolution in Kind and in Contract. https://investmentsandwealth.org/publications/investments-and-wealth-monitor/2021/may-jun-evolution-of-products-and-solutions

Christodoulou, P., Andreou, A. S., & Zinonos, Z. (2021). Skillschain: A Decentralized Application That Uses Educational Robotics and Blockchain to Disrupt the Educational Process. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 21(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21186227

Conn, V. S., Valentine, J. C., Cooper, H. M., & Rantz, M. J. (2003). Grey literature in meta-analyses. Nursing Research, 52(4), 256–261. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006199-200307000-00008

Cooper, H. M. (1988). Organizing knowledge syntheses: A taxonomy of literature reviews, 1(1), 104–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03177550

Daraghmi, & Yuan (2019). UniChain: A Design of Blockchain-Based System for Electronic Academic Records Access and Permissions Management. Applied Sciences, 9(22), 4966. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9224966

Deenmahomed, H. A. M., Didier, M. M., & Sungkur, R. K. (2021). The future of university education: Examination, transcript, and certificate system using blockchain. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 29(5), 1234–1256. https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.22381

Delgado-von-Eitzen, C., Anido-Rifón, L., & Fernández-Iglesias, M. J. (2021a). Application of Blockchain in Education: GDPR-Compliant and Scalable Certification and Verification of Academic Information. Applied Sciences, 11(10), 4537. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11104537

Delgado-von-Eitzen, C., Anido-Rifón, L., & Fernández-Iglesias, M. J. (2021b). Blockchain Applications in Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Applied Sciences, 11(24), 11811. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112411811

The Editorial Board (2015, May 20). Opinion | A Rising Tide of Bogus Degrees. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/opinion/a-rising-tide-of-bogus-degrees.html

Eisend, M. (2014). Metaanalyse (1st ed.). Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungsmethoden: v.8. Rainer Hampp Verlag. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5431965

The European Union. (2022, June 17). What are digital credentials | Europass. https://europa.eu/europass/en/what-are-digital-credentials

Fernández-Caramés, T. M., & Fraga-Lamas, P. (2019). Towards Next Generation Teaching, Learning, and Context-Aware Applications for Higher Education: A Review on Blockchain, IoT, Fog and Edge Computing Enabled Smart Campuses and Universities. Applied Sciences, 9(21), 4479. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9214479

Filippi, P. de, & Wright, A. (2018). Blockchain and the law: The rule of code. Harvard University Press. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1743737

Gilda, S., & Mehrotra, M. (2018). Blockchain for Student Data Privacy and Consent. In 2018 International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics (ICCCI) (pp. 1–5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCI.2018.8441445

Grech, A., & Camilleri, A. F. (2017). Blockchain in Education. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.25656/01:15013

Hammer, S. (2022, February 22). How NFTs Can Move Beyond Arts and Entertainment. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfts-move-beyond-arts-and-entertainment-11645546723

Hevner, March, Park, & Ram (2004). Design Science in Information Systems Research. MIS Quarterly, 28(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.2307/25148625

Janson, M. (2021, November 10). Energie deutlich teurer als vor einem Jahr. Statista. https://de.statista.com/infografik/26152/verbraucherpreisindizes-fuer-energie-in-deutschland/

Kaulartz, M. (2016). Die Blockchain-Technologie. Computer Und Recht, 32(7). https://doi.org/10.9785/cr-2016-0727

Khan, A. U., Zhang, Z., Taleby Ahvanooey, M., & Rafique, W. (2022). Opinion mining towards blockchain technology adoption for accessing digital library resources. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 74(1), 135–157. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-01-2021-0016

Kosmarski, A. (2020). Blockchain Adoption in Academia: Promises and Challenges. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 6(4), 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6040117

Kuleto, V., Bucea-Manea-Țoniş, R [Rocsana], Bucea-Manea-Țoniş, R [Radu], Ilić, M. P., Martins, O. M. D., Ranković, M., & Coelho, A. S. (2022). The Potential of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education as Perceived by Students in Serbia, Romania, and Portugal. Sustainability, 14(2), 749. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020749

Li, J., Lan, M., Tang, Y., Chen, S., Wang, F.‑Y., & Wei, W. (2020). A Blockchain-based Educational Digital Assets Management System. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 53(5), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.04.082

Li, Z., & Ma, Z. (2021). A blockchain-based credible and secure education experience data management scheme supporting for searchable encryption. China Communications, 18(6), 172–183. https://doi.org/10.23919/JCC.2021.06.014

Liang, X., Zhao, Q., Zhang, Y., Liu, H., & Zhang, Q. (2021). EduChain: A highly available education consortium blockchain platform based on Hyperledger Fabric. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.6330

Lizcano, D., Lara, J. A., White, B., & Aljawarneh, S. (2020). Blockchain-based approach to create a model of trust in open and ubiquitous higher education. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 32(1), 109–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-019-09209-y

Loukil, F., Abed, M., & Boukadi, K. (2021). Blockchain adoption in education: A systematic literature review. Education and Information Technologies, 26(5), 5779–5797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10481-8

Manoj, R., Joshi, S., Dabholkar, U., Prakash Panicker, G., Peter Kuriakose, K., Zaguia, A., & Monirujjaman Khan, M. (2021). Blockchain Ecosystem for Credit Transfer in Education. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2021, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8526456

Maume, P., Maute, L., & Fromberger, M. (2020). Rechtshandbuch Kryptowerte: Blockchain, Tokenisierung, Initial Coin Offerings. C.H. Beck; Vahlen. https://doi.org/10.17104/9783406762437

Mishra, R. A., Kalla, A., an Braeken, & Liyanage, M. (2021). Privacy Protected Blockchain Based Architecture and Implementation for Sharing of Students’ Credentials. Information Processing & Management, 58(3), 102512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102512

Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. PLOS Medicine, 6(7), e1000097. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097

Muller, J. Z. (2018). The tyranny of metrics. Princeton University Press.

Muzammil, M. (2010). Corrupt schools, corrupt universities: What can be done? Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 40(3), 385–387. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057921003703934

Nakamoto, S. (2008). Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/bitcoin/

Nguyen, B. M., Dao, T.‑C., & Do, B.‑L. (2020). Towards a blockchain-based certificate authentication system in Vietnam. PeerJ. Computer Science, 6, e266. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.266

Ocheja, P., Flanagan, B., Ogata, H., & Oyelere, S. S. (2022). Visualization of education blockchain data: trends and challenges. Interactive Learning Environments, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2022.2026406

Ormans, L. (2016, September 12). 50 Journals used in FT Research Rank. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/3405a512-5cbb-11e1-8f1f-00144feabdc0

Palma, L. M., Vigil, M. A. G., Pereira, F. L., & Martina, J. E. (2019). Blockchain and smart contracts for higher education registry in Brazil. International Journal of Network Management, 29(3), e2061. https://doi.org/10.1002/nem.2061

Paré, G., Tate, M., Johnstone, D., & Kitsiou, S. (2016). Contextualizing the twin concepts of systematicity and transparency in information systems literature reviews. European Journal of Information Systems, 25(6), 493–508. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41303-016-0020-3

Paré, G., Trudel, M.‑C., Jaana, M., & Kitsiou, S. (2015). Synthesizing information systems knowledge: A typology of literature reviews. Information & Management, 52(2), 183–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2014.08.008

Pervan, G. P. (1998). A review of research in Group Support Systems: leaders, approaches and directions. Decision Support Systems, 23(2), 149–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-9236(98)00041-4

Przytarski, D., Stach, C., Gritti, C., & Mitschang, B. (2022). Query Processing in Blockchain Systems: Current State and Future Challenges. Future Internet, 14(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi14010001

Rahardja, U., Kosasi, S., Purnama Harahap, E., & Aini, Q. (2020). Authenticity of a Diploma Using the Blockchain Approach. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 9(1.2), 250–256. https://doi.org/10.30534/ijatcse/2020/3791.22020

Rangi, P. K., & Aithal, P. S. (2020). A Study on Blockchain Technology as a Dominant Feature to Mitigate Reputational Risk for Indian Academic Institutions and Universities.

Rosenberger, P. (2018). Bitcoin und Blockchain: Vom Scheitern einer Ideologie und dem Erfolg einer revolutionären Technik. Springer Vieweg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56088-4

Roßbach, P. (2016). Blockchain-Technologien und ihre Implikationen. Banking and information technology / Deutsche Ausgabe : BIT ; a strategic report for top management, 161502522017380517201615469(1).

Rowley, J., & Slack, F. (2004). Conducting a literature review. Management Research News, 27(6), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170410784185

Saadati, Z., Zeki, C. P., & Vatankhah Barenji, R. (2021). On the development of blockchain-based learning management system as a metacognitive tool to support self-regulation learning in online higher education. Interactive Learning Environments, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2021.1920429

Schär, F., & Berentsen, A. (2017). Bitcoin, Blockchain und Kryptoassets: Eine umfassende Einführung. Books on Demand.

Schiller, K. (2018, February 21). Merkle Tree – Eine Basis der Blockchain. Blockchainwelt. https://blockchainwelt.de/merkle-tree-basis-von-blockchain-und-hash-trees/

Scimago Lab. (2020). SJR - Help. https://www.scimagojr.com/help.php

Tenorio-Fornés, Á., Tirador, E. P., Sánchez-Ruiz, A. A., & Hassan, S. (2021). Decentralizing science: Towards an interoperable open peer review ecosystem using blockchain. Information Processing & Management, 58(6), 102724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102724

Torraco, R. J. (2005). Writing Integrative Literature Reviews: Guidelines and Examples. Human Resource Development Review, 4(3), 356–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484305278283

Ullah, N., Mugahed Al-Rahmi, W., Alzahrani, A. I., Alfarraj, O., & Alblehai, F. M. (2021). Blockchain Technology Adoption in Smart Learning Environments. Sustainability, 13(4), 1801. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041801

Upadhyay, N. (2020). Demystifying blockchain: A critical analysis of challenges, applications and opportunities. International Journal of Information Management, 54, 102120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102120

VHB e.V. (2021). Gesamtliste - vhbonline.de. VHB e.V. https://vhbonline.org/vhb4you/vhb-jourqual/vhb-jourqual-3/gesamtliste

Vidrih, M. (2018, December 29). What Is a Block in the Blockchain? DataDrivenInvestor. https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/what-is-a-block-in-the-blockchain-c7a420270373

Webster, J., & Watson, R. T. (2002). Analyzing the Past to Prepare for the Future: Writing a Literature Review. MIS Quarterly, 26(2), xiii–xxiii. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4132319

Werbach, K., & Cornell, N. (2021). Contracts: Ex Machina. In S. Wrbka, M. Fenwick, & M. C. Compagnucci (Eds.), Smart contracts: Technological, business and legal perspectives. Hart Publishing; Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509937059.ch-001

Zhu, X., & Cao, C. (2021). Secure Online Examination with Biometric Authentication and Blockchain-Based Framework. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2021, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5058780

Zou, Y., Meng, T., Zhang, P., Zhang, W., & Li, H. (2020). Focus on Blockchain: A Comprehensive Survey on Academic and Application. IEEE Access, 8, 187182–187201. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3030491