MuIT University of Japan is developing a diploma-based blockchain solution

Hokkaido State University, backed by two telecom companies, creates solutionon the blockchain to verify the authenticity of education documents.

As reported by Nikkei, Muroran TechnologicalInstitute (MuIT) is collaborating with telecom giants Nippon Telegraph (NTT) and Telephone West to develop a blockchain-based solution for verifying educational certificates.

According to people familiar with the initiativeAccording to sources, the project, which is scheduled to be implemented by March 2020, will be deployed within the existing credential verification system of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Technical support for developers will be provided by local IT firm BarnardSoft.

Accounting for academic achievements is becomingnot an easy task for large companies. The project team made it clear that if the blockchain pilot is successful, there are plans to expand the solution's capabilities to track career achievements and other educational records of employees and applicants.

The blockchain diploma verification system will first be tested at MuIT before it is integrated into the workflows of five more universities in 2020.

Verification of diplomas on the blockchain is being testeduniversities and companies around the world. Let us recall that in September the Swiss University of St. Gallen announced the start of testing a blockchain system that will help in the fight against counterfeiting of higher education diplomas. It was previously reported that Malaysia plans to combat fake diplomas at the national level. Additionally, in February, Malta announced it would move the storage of educational diplomas to blockchain.

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