Students receive their digitally diploma already certified on blockchain immediately upon completion of their studies, thanks to an innovative solution implemented by the university. This solution, connected to the SmartPortfolio platform, offers high scalability, seamless integration, and complete automation.

The solution allows students to manage the authenticity of their diplomas and share easily their data with third parties, guaranteeing the inviolability and authenticity of their qualifications, as they are registered on blockchain, benefiting from the innovation of Web3.

Advantages of blockchain certification: Speed, convenience, and security

• It facilitates the recognition of the degree’s value, as it allows for quick and easy sharing with third parties.
• The users have sovereign control over their data and decide where, how, and when to display and use it.
• The application and the underlying blockchain technology guarantee its authenticity and inviolability, preventing any type of fraud.

With this solution, UTAMED anticipates the future European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet), to which European citizens will be entitled from 2026. UTAMED students will be able to incorporate these diplomas into the wallet, using the European Commission‘s Verifiable Credential standard, and interact digitally with other universities and institutions in other countries, thanks to the interoperability provided by eIDAS2 regulation.

SmartPortfolio is an innovative solution that helps university students in their job search and mobility, as well as universities in their digital transformation. It has received funding from the Community of Madrid and the NextGenerationEU funds, and was selected as one of the first 20 use cases of the new Spanish Blockchain Services Infrastructure (ISBE), promoted by Alastria. Currently, certifies on Polygon, which in turn certifies on Ethereum, and will offer ISBE certification as soon as it becomes available.

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University Smart Portfolio (USP) adapts SmartDegrees’ blockchain-based digital identity app to the European Commission‘s European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) standard, promotes the use of Verifiable Credentials in universities, fosters interoperability between European institutions, and anticipates the regulations in force starting in 2027, under which every European citizen will have the right to a digital identity.

The project provides university students with a digital portfolio in which they can record and accredit their academic achievements, with credentials that can be shared securely and interoperably with platforms such as LinkedIn and others, leveraging blockchain technology and the eIDAS2 regulation.

Participation of UDIT and support from other entities

The University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT) will test the USP in its internal systems, validating its usability. The European Campus Card Association (ECCA) will provide an international testing framework, Hassan II University of Morocco will expand the project’s scope beyond national and European territory, and the Sicomoro Foundation will allow cross-certification testing between Spanish entities from other sectors, strengthening interoperability at the national level.

This award from the Community of Madrid represents a key recognition of the innovation by the presented use case and consolidates the support obtained in 2019 from the European Commission, with its Seal of Excellence of Horizon 2020, to promote blockchain initiatives.

The grant is part of the regional government of Madrid’s line of aid aimed at SMEs and startups to encourage the use of blockchain technology, within the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, for digitalization in key economic sectors, financed by the European Union (NextGenerationEU), and the agreement signed with Alastria, on 21-2-25 for the development, deployment and implementation of use cases for Spain’s Blockchain Services Infrastructure, which will be operational on 31-12-25, aligned with its European equivalent, European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI).

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The agreement will allow students to manage the authenticity of their documents from their smartphones, through a free application that will make it easier for them to share their data with the university and with third parties, guaranteeing the inviolability and authenticity of the document, as it is registered in blockchain, benefiting from the innovation that Web3 represents.

Advantages of document certification: agility, convenience and security

• It facilitates the promotion of the document, since it allows it to be shared quickly and comfortably with third parties.
• The student is the sovereign owner of his data and decides where, how and when to display and use it.
• The application and blockchain support technology guarantee its authenticity, its inviolability and prevent any type of fraud.

The agreement will also make it easier for each university student to have a self-managed digital identity (Self-Sovereign Identity), to which the above documents are associated, forming a UDIT Smart Portfolio, interoperable with universities and institutions in other countries, by using the Verifiable Credentials standard of the European Commission and the EUDI Wallet digital identity of its European Blockchain Services Infrastructure initiative.

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Digital Identity: Security and Control

The eIDAS2 proposal, adopted in 2021 and scheduled to come into force in 2026, extends the framework of the original eIDAS (2014) with the aim of providing every citizen and institution with a secure and universal means to manage their digital identity within the European Union (EU). The EUDI wallet, which will be available to all EU citizens in 2026 and must be accepted in all member states, will allow citizens to store, manage and share digital credentials in a secure and decentralised manner, without intermediaries and ensuring full control of the data by the user.

Several EU member states are currently piloting the EUDI wallet in key sectors such as education, banking and healthcare, demonstrating the potential of this technology to transform the way we interact digitally.

Verifiable Credentials and blockchain

A key aspect of eIDAS2 is the implementation of Verifiable Credentials (VCs), a standard that allows users to prove information about their identity without exposing unnecessary sensitive data. They can include everything from academic degrees to certificates of residence or business licenses, allowing for agile and decentralized verification:

• Academic credentials and professional certifications
• National identity card or digital passport
• Driving license
• Banking and financial data

The use of blockchain in this ecosystem reinforces the immutability and security of credentials, guaranteeing the authenticity of information without the need for centralized intermediaries. In addition, it reduces the risk of fraud and facilitates interoperability between different public and private services.

Benefits for citizens and institutions

For institutions and companies, eIDAS2 and VCs mean more efficient authentication processes, reduced fraud and simplified regulatory compliance. For citizens, the adoption of the EUDI Wallet will ensure greater control over their digital identity and a more fluid experience in interacting with both public and private services.

The transition to eIDAS2 is a unique opportunity for institutions and companies to digitally transform their businesses to innovate in secure and trustworthy digital services. The adoption of blockchain and verifiable credentials not only meets the new regulatory requirements, but also lays the foundation for a safer and more efficient digital ecosystem in Europe and, by its adoption, in other countries.

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The agreement will allow students to manage the authenticity of their diplomas from their smartphones, through a free application that will make it easier for them to share the degree data with employment platforms, recruiters and third parties, guaranteeing the inviolability and authenticity of the degree, as it is registered on the blockchain, benefiting from the innovation that Web3 represents.

Advantages of certifying degrees: agility, convenience and security

• It facilitates the enhancement of the diploma, as it allows it to be shared quickly and easily with third parties.
• The holder is the sovereign owner of his data and decides where, how and when to display and use it.
• The application and blockchain support technology guarantee their authenticity, their inviolability and prevent any type of fraud.

The agreement will also make it possible to extend the certification of degrees on blockchain to other educational institutions in Morocco and to enhance their interoperability with universities in other countries, by using the Verifiable Credentials standard of the European Commission and the EUDI Wallet digital identity of its European Blockchain Services Infrastructure initiative.

With this certification, CESA joins the community of universities and institutions in Morocco, whose degrees are recorded, in accordance with this standard, on a mature and scalable blockchain network, by using smart contracts and the Quorum platform, based on Ethereum.

This certification makes it easier for students to gain value in the labor market and prevents any falsification, thanks to blockchain technology.

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The directors of Attijariwafa bank can manage their training certificates from their smartphone, through a free app that allows them the following benefits:

• It facilitates the enhancement of skills and abilities, speeding up their sharing with work platforms, recruiters, social networks and third parties.
• The director is the sovereign owner of his data and decides how, where and when to show it.
• The app and the supporting technology, blockchain, guarantee its inviolability and prevent fraud.

Professional training certificates

These are the first professional certificates in internal company training in Morocco, registered in a scalable blockchain network, using the Verifiable Credentials standard, adopted worldwide and developed by the European Commission, to promote the interoperability of certifications between institutions. It uses the distributed ledger technology of Web3, blockchain, whose innovative nature allows the decentralization of certifications, avoiding intermediaries, previously necessary. As a result, enormous possibilities are opened up for qualified managers, the bank and other participants in the ecosystem.

The agreement will also allow the extension of the certification of titles in blockchain to other training courses, to other countries in Africa where the bank has a presence, as well as to other areas that Attijariwafa bank considers. In particular, it highlights the opportunity to use digital identity for its employees, through the EUDI Wallet developed in the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure initiative.

With this certification, Attijariwafa bank joins the community of universities and institutions in Morocco, whose degrees are recorded, according to this standard, on a mature and scalable blockchain network, using smart contracts and the Quorum platform, based on Ethereum.

Attijariwafa bank is the largest bank in Morocco and a benchmark in Africa and Europe, present in multiple countries.

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This agreement allows students to benefit from the advantages of an innovative platform that prevents all forms of counterfeiting. Users will be able to manage the authenticity of their degrees from their mobile phones, through a free application that will allow them to share the diploma data with labor platforms, recruitment companies and third parties, guaranteeing the inviolability and authenticity of the diploma, since it is registered on blockchain.

Advantages of diploma certification: agility, convenience and security

• It facilitates the enhancement of the degree, since it allows it to be shared quickly and conveniently with other parties.
• The user is the sovereign owner of his data and decides where, how and when to display and use it.
• The application and blockchain support technology guarantee its authenticity, inviolability and prevent any type of fraud.

With this certification, British Center Group is the first SmartDegrees certified English language center in Morocco and joins the community of schools and universities in Morocco, whose diplomas are registered, according to the European Commission’s Verifiable Credentials standard, in a mature and scalable blockchain platform, using smart contracts and Quorum, based on Ethereum.

This certification makes it easier for students to gain value in the labor market and prevents any falsification, thanks to blockchain technology.

About British Center Group

It is a center for learning and improving the English language, which, since 1969, has offered programs based on proven pedagogy, taught by experienced teachers and adapted to the specific needs of its students and its partners.

About SmartDegrees

It is a platform for the registration and certification of academic diplomas and corporate training, with associated services, which allow them to be valued in the labor market and in society, while making them inviolable, ensuring their validity indefinitely. Additionally, it offers community management services with sovereign digital identity, based on blockchain (SSI), and strategic business consulting, to facilitate the incorporation of blockchain in the digital transformation of institutions.

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Governmental entities can issue claims about citizens and businesses easily in a Web3 consumable format, such as Verifiable Credentials, as João Rodrigues Frade, Head of Building Blocks sector in DIGIT, European Commission, highlighted at Brussels Blockchain Week, from 7 to 8 June.

European Blockchain Services Infrastructure

European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) helps the public sector to issue Verifiable Credentials, which become ‘reputation tokens’. EBSI is unique by making data from authentic sources of the public sector available in Web3-ready format, providing more transparency, censorship resistancy and openess to new entrants and innovators.

EBSI and Web3 have a crucial role in transforming the issuance of governmental claims, and governments have a role to play in bringing trust into the nascent Web3 economy, benefiting the citizens of Europe… Read more.

SmartDegrees has adhered to this European initiative, incorporating the Verifiable Credentials standard in its clients since July 2020, to take full advantage in favor of the universities and the final users.

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The objective is to help public administrations accelerate the creation of trustworthy cross border digital services.

Components

Verifiable Credentials associate three concepts:

• Decentralized identifier (DID).
• Verifiable credentials lifecycle, which enables standardization and scalable implementation.
• Digital wallets, allowing user interactions exchanging digital credentials, where VC are supported on them.

The video explains the Verifiable Credentials, its infrastructure (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure, EBSI), and the vast opportunities that it currently provides, through a user’s journey (“Eva’s trip“).

SmartDegrees has adhered to this European initiative, incorporating the Verifiable Credentials standard in its clients since July 2020, and is participating in the Early Adopters Programme to ensure that SmartDegrees wallet takes full advantage of the value of this ecosystem in favor of the universities and the final users.

(Source: CEF Digital)

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This is the first postgraduate course oriented to the new music industry, where its students learn how to obtain financing for their musical projects, understand blockchain technology and NFTs, as well as what to do with these technologies in the music industry along with other techniques to increase their profits and optimize their yields.

The new music industry

The new music industry is the transformation of the traditional industry, the record, publishing and rights management models based on the use of more efficient technologies and innovative models that focus on independent creators, trying to decentralize as much as possible the music ecosystem.

These are the first professional certificates of skills and training in the new music industry, registered in a mature, hybrid blockchain network (own network and Alastria network, to provide greater transparency to the certificates), scalable and with the potential that allow smart contracts, such as Quorum, based on Ethereum. It uses the newly created European Commission Verifiable Credentials standard, which provides interoperability with other institutions. It uses the distributed ledger technology, blockchain, whose innovative character makes it the most important to change education and for the decentralization of the musical ecosystem, opening up enormous possibilities for graduate users, companies, educational institutions, platforms of work and recruiters.

Larrosa Academy students will be able to manage their certificates from their smartphone, through a free app that allows them the following benefits:

• It facilitates the enhancement of skills and abilities, streamlining their sharing with work platforms, recruiters, social networks and third parties.
• The student is the sovereign owner of their data and decides how, where and when to display it.
• The app and the supporting technology, blockchain, guarantee its inviolability and prevent fraud.

About Larrosa Music Group

It is a consultancy specialized in investment and financing of musical projects, which also has a record division (Rose Records, 2020) and a publishing house. It is founded by Cristian Larrosa, producer, composer and performer, with 5 published albums and a 20-year career as an executive in the music industry, founding companies in Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.

About SmartDegrees

SmartDegrees is a platform for the registration and certification of academic degrees and corporate training, with associated services, which allow their value in the labor market and in society, while making them inviolable, ensuring their validity indefinitely. Additionally, it offers management services for communities with self-sovereign identity, based on blockchain (SSI), and strategic business consultancy, to facilitate the incorporation of blockchain in the digital transformation of institutions.

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