University of Malta will Release Masters in Blockchain and DLT
During the October DELTA Summit in Malta, Joshua Ellul, Director of the Master's Program and Chairman of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority, said that representatives of 15 companies had already contacted the course students. The reason why it was decided to open a new degree, Ellul described as follows:
We noticed a huge problem between techies and lawyers and business professionals. There was a communication disconnect between us. We thought: ‘this would be the perfect place to have a master’s, one serving the multidisciplinary purposes of the different specializations.
The course overview, posted on a special page on the university’s website, describes the essence of the new course as follows:
The multi-disciplinary Master of Science in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies aims to attract students having an undergraduate first degree in ICT, Business or Law. [...] The program provides both an interdisciplinary view of Blockchain and DLT, as well as specialization within either an Information and Communications Technology, Law or Business area.
Thus, Malta, with its cryptocurrency-friendly regulation, confirms its nickname “blockchain islands” once again. In the summer of 2018, the University of Malta, in partnership with the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA), established a scholarship fund for blockchain and distributed technology in the amount of € 300,000.