Postgraduate in Blockchain and Web 3.0

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The Postgraduate Course in Blockchain and Web 3.0 is the only program integrating technological, legal and business aspects to deliver a complete overview of the different areas that make up blockchain technology, Web 3.0 and the digitisation of organisations.

  • Smart contracts
  • Token
  • Fintech

Next edition

Classes start: 26 January, 2024

Classes end: 05 April, 2024 (To be confirmed)

Program ends: 26 April, 2024 (To be confirmed)

Modality

On-campus

Language

Spanish

ECTS credits

15

Schedule

Friday from 4 pm to 9 pm and Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm.

Price

3500 €

With this program you will specialize in blockchain, the most demanded skill by companies (Linkedin), and will allow you to concretize and apply your self-taught efforts in an intensive program guided by recognized experts in Barcelona.

The Postgraduate Course in Blockchain and Web 3.0 is a 13-week accelerator, in which you will receive personalized consulting to define and carry out a real project. To do this, we bring together the most recognized actors and experts in Barcelona to learn about blockchain technology, web 3.0, metaverse, defi, cryptos, supply chain, smart contracts, among others.

The blockchain or Web 3.0 are generating new forms of business integration and interrelationship based on smart contracts and cryptoeconomy, where the boundaries of organizations and knowledge are blurring creating complex ecosystems around blockchain and payment technology.

In this context, there is a need for multidisciplinary professionals who know blockchain technology and can work in teams to solve problems or achieve common goals that cannot be achieved individually or with only a specialization in programming, economics or applications.

Aware of this need for a new blockchain technology, the Postgraduate in Blockchain and Web 3.0 will train you as a specialist in the 3 main approaches: technology, business or legal regulation to lead your own professional project or work in innovative environments based on decentralized technologies, blockchain, Smart Contracts and decentralized Apps.

In addition, the Postgraduate Course in Blockchain and Web 3.0, thanks to its teaching team and collaborating companies linked to blockchain technologies, helps you to create a network of contacts and to participate in countless events in one of the most cutting-edge sectors at the business level.

Why choose this program

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Aceleramos tu proyecto

El objetivo del programa es que desarrolles tu propio proyecto de blockchain y para ello ponemos a tu alcance los mejores expertos de Barcelona para que te asesoren y actúen como consultores durante 13 semanas.

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Get a comprehensive overview: technological, legal, and business

You will be able to delve into and understand in detail the fundamentals of technology to be able to generate the new blockchain and crypto labour systems, thanks to a complete overview of the different areas that make up the fintech industry: technological, legal, and business. You will be able to create, from the three approaches, business models, systems and applications with an innovative business logic based on decentralized technologies, data, cryptoeconomics, Smart Contracts and decentralized Apps.

03

Expand your network of contacts

In an area as novel as blockchain, cryptoeconomics, and cybersecurity, you will have the opportunity to create a network of contacts with entrepreneurs from the most cutting-edge companies in Spain, whose members participate as teachers on this program in blockchain technology (Alastria, Izertis, etc.)

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Learn from excellent teachers

The teaching team is made up of highly reputed academics in the blockchain technology sector, as well as experts whose day-to-day lives are directly related to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, p2p networks, and other DLT technologies.

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Learn one of the most demanded professions

Get to know the technologies that are changing the companies’ future and become part of one of the most sought-after professions. Blockchain, web 3.0, metaverse, defi, cryptos, supply chain and smart contracts are some of the technologies that will be addressed in the program.

Who is it for?

The program is aimed at senior and junior professionals from different industries (banking and FinTech, consultants, lawyers, engineers, etc.) keen on learning about the blockchain technology challenges and new systems affecting the cybersecurity of their companies and startups. The postgraduate course is specially designed for self-taught profiles looking to fine tune and apply their learnings with specialised support.

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Curriculum

The Postgraduate in Blockchain and Web 3.0 is structured into 3 blocks on technology fundamentals that cover the three pillars or areas on which the program is based: Technology, Business, and Legal.

Blockchain, DLT technologies, and cryptography

Origin of Blockchain

Presentation of all the technical and human elements that have had a notable influence on the birth of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies.

Technical introduction to Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

Analysis of the basic technical concepts that define blockchain technology. Advantages, disadvantages, and possible benefits of the use of blockchain and smart contracts.

Introduction to Cryptography

Introduction to hash functions, public or private key, online signature, and proof of zero knowledge.

Consensus and Scalability: Analysis of the concept of consensus algorithm and the objective it pursues.

Analysis of the consensus algorithms in the most frequent smart contracts. We will explain the difficulty of making a scalable system and why this is a problem in blockchain technologies.

Game theory

Basic notions of one of the pillars on which decentralized blockchain systems or dapps work, their smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies.

Other DLTs

Mention of projects that focus on the loss of a central power with other crypto systems.

DLT-based business ecosystems

Business introduction to Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)

We examine the structure and the social and political business scope of DLTs and in particular blockchain technology, analysing the level of investment already made in this technology, the socio-political and economic context, the main agents, and the evolution of the industry since it began with Bitcoin in 2008.

Ecosystem as a new business model

This topic examines blockchain, smart contracts, and cryptoeconomic trends and investigates the disruptions in the fintech market caused by this technology and the impact that blockchain has, and will have, on the international scene. The student will understand the new business model that is revealed by DLT technologies, a new strategy of business ecosystems that dilute the divisions between companies, sectors, and professional specializations.

The added value of DLT

Starting with topic two, we delve into the crypto economy and how blockchain is changing countless sectors. Blockchain is promoting new payment methods and cryptocurrencies, property title registrations, and new mechanisms for negotiation, settlement, and clearing through p2p networks. We will investigate the main strategic challenges and opportunities in these areas, and we will work as a group to analyse the scope, dimension, and trajectory of this technology: Decentralized Applications (DAPP), Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO), integration with IoT, Big Data, eHealth, Banking/FinTech, crowdfounding, Intellectual property, and collaborative businesses

Business Strategy

Socially transformative FinTech business structures. We discover how blockchain is fundamentally changing ways of doing business and the impact it has on industries, consumer habits, and society. After acquiring the necessary technical and strategic competencies, in this block we will learn to develop dynamic capacities for innovation and growth that drive the blockchain business strategy.

ICOs as new financing mechanisms

We go through the history and detailed operation of ICOs, their categorization (structures, discounts, duration period), and the strategic design (roadmaps). We will review in detail the must have's of an ICO (the team, the project, and the token), the marketing and community instruments, and the different ICO platforms in the market.

Blockchain Ecosystem Business plan or White Paper

Finally, each student individually and in a group will design their own idea for a blockchain use case, and will apply the skills acquired in the DLT ecosystem strategy framework, analysing their strengths and weaknesses as well as their transformative potential for the business landscape. This technical, legal, and business model document is commonly referred to as a White Paper.

Legal and tax impact of DLT technologies and cryptoassets

Legal introduction to Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)

Introduction of the legal implications of the suppression of a central power, dapps, blockchain as disruptive technology in the legal field, and smart contracts. Use cases in blockchain. Governance and regulatory challenges.

Digital Identity

Signature, identification, and certificates in smart contracts. Blockchain crypto management systems associated with an electronic transaction signature mechanism that reformulates identity management criteria. In a context in which the legal framework for electronic signatures and digital identification is regulated by EU Regulation 910/2014 (EIDAS), it is worth exploring the possible connections between both models and their potential from a legal point of view. Other initiatives related to identity management are also covered.

Smart Contracts

Definition and legal nature of blockchain and p2p networks, categories of smart contracts, and use of systems such as solidity, legal implications of self-execution, the function of Oracles. Legal implications, technical validity vs. legal validity. Jurisdiction applicable to smart contracts.

ICOs from a legal perspective

We analyse ICOs as new financing mechanisms, and their legal key points: security or no security, the rights of the investor, and the rights of the buyer. We also explore the legal aspects of asset tokenization, an essential concept in the economic viability of blockchain ecosystems.

Taxation of ICOs

When launching an ICO we have to take into account the fiscal and financial aspects from different perspectives: the treatment of operations with cryptocurrencies in terms of income tax, the impact of the sale and the conversion into capital gain, indirect taxation (VAT) and legal taxation on economic activities (IAE).

Postgraduate Final Project

White Paper

Throughout the course, the student will acquire the necessary skills to be able to develop and implement a fintech business model based on blockchain and smart contracts. The Final Project consists of preparing a White Paper, an essential document in any blockchain project. It describes the business model, the internal team, the incentive system or token-economics, as well as the rights and obligations of the members of the ecosystem.
The work will be done in small groups, to encourage the multidisciplinary nature of the course, and will be presented at the end of the program.
The evaluation of the Postgraduate Final Project is based on the written document and the presentation. Each student will have their own individual grade.

Qualification obtained

Once you have passed the program, you will obtain an electronic degree (e-Título) for Curso de Postgrado en Blockchain y otras Tecnologías DLT issued by the Pompeu Fabra University

The e-Título is an authentic digital degree, issued in pdf format and electronically signed, with the same legal validity as if it were in paper format.

Faculty

The teaching team of the Postgraduate in Blockchain and Web 3.0 is made up of both highly reputable academics and professionals with entrepreneurial, financial, and innovative talent who participate in cryptoeconomics, as well as in projects, start-ups, and pioneering companies in blockchain and economics in Spain.

Academic directors

Luz Parrondo Tort
Luz Parrondo Tort

Senior Lecturer UPF-BSM
Director of the Academic Department of Finance & Control

Methodology

Teaching modality with students in face-to-face classes. The program of our university includes professional theoretical training on the blockchain ecosystem with masterclasses and also the possibility of tutoring sessions with professors specialized in blockchain technologies.
In addition to the Postgraduate Final Project, group and individual work, presentations, and practice will be carried out to deepen the concepts explained in class with their application to real cases.

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Multidisciplinary approach

The credits offer the integration of technological, legal, financial, and business knowledge necessary for the application of this technology in new systems and businesses.

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White Paper

Development of a real business project where you can apply the methodology and skills acquired throughout the course.

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Work and presentations

Both in groups and individually, which allows you to enrich yourself with the financial knowledge of other students and create, together with the teachers, a network of contacts within the blockchain area.

Evaluation

The evaluation will be based on the weighted average of the final exam, group work, class participation, and the Postgraduate Final Project.

To pass the program, you must attend 80% of the classes.

Tools

Project-oriented learning and the combination of lectures and active methodologies such as case studies, flipped learning, solving real problems and professional simulations allow the student to connect theory and practice, acquire advanced skills and achieve learning which is transferable to work.

You will have:

  • Master's Final Project (TFM) or  Postgrad Final Project (TFP)
  • A personal mentor to monitor your final project (TFM or TFP)
  • Digital resources to achieve transversal skills
  • Interdisciplinary activities and workshops

Professional Future

The methodology and contents of the Postgraduate Course in Blockchain and Web 3.0 helps and guides you from the first moment right up to the professional level to understand new business paradigms, cryptocurrencies, and the implication of blockchain technology, training you in a wide variety of credits as a multidisciplinary professional capable of participating in cutting-edge projects.

Student profile

The postgraduate program brings together students, start-ups and entrepreneurs who come mainly from the three areas of new technologies that make up the postgraduate content and credits. For this reason, both Law and Finance professionals meet in the classroom, as participants whose profile and professional experience is linked to the field of information technology, business, and technology.

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Average age

9%

International students

Career opportunities

The postgraduate methodology prepares students to understand the challenges and new business models that affect their companies and start-ups and the financial environment at a professional level, so that they are able to manage projects with experience and with the application of these new DLT technologies. The program allows for extracurricular internships.


Any position that participates in a project to implement new technologies, smart contracts, and blockchain solutions in your company, business, organization, and other entrepreneurial and payment projects. Due to the complexity and novelty of this area, blockchain experts are expected to participate in multidisciplinary working groups linked to the information technology sector.

Admission and enrolment

Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.

Who can apply?

You need to be a university graduate.

Other candidates without the required university degree may take part in the selection process for the courses by virtue of their academic merits, professional experience, and the place of work they occupy.

Those participants who do not have Spanish as one of their mother tongues or who did not have it as a teaching language in their training studies, must prove that they have at least a B2 level of Spanish (Common European Framework of Reference), as well as fluently take part in a personal interview with the academic director, if necessary.

A level of English that allows for oral and written comprehension is required, since materials in English will be used.

How to apply?

To apply for admission to this program, students must read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Contract once they start the application for admission through the following form.

Application for admission

Complete your application within the next admission rounds:

RoundApplication deadlineAdmission resolution
1114/06/202329/06/2023
1222/06/202307/07/2023
1329/06/2023 13/07/2023

Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:

  • Complete the online admission form.
  • Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.
  • Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
    • Presentation letter or video
    • CV
    • Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)
    • Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)
    • Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport
    • Passport-size photo (jpg format)

Additional documents may be requested in certain cases.
Application rounds are subject to the number of places available on the program.

Admission

  • The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.
  • You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.

Enrolment

  • Registration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.
  • Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
    • Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.
  • If you have a foreign degree you may need to submit additional documents.
  • Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place
  • If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 3330.
  • The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.

Grants, scholarships and financing

Scholarships

The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.

Grants and discounts

Funding

Financing simulator

You can choose how to finance your studies by consulting our simulator and receive an answer in less than 24 hours.

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Collaborating entities

We collaborate with various entities which provide study loans on favorable terms. For more information you can contact any of the following links. 

Postgraduate in Blockchain and Web 3.0

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