Stephanie Douse 
Cardano Foundation aims to provide more insights for the university to conduct further research on blockchain-related topics.
Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization, has announced a three-year agreement with the University of Zurich’s Blockchain Center (UZH BCC) to further research efforts and explore blockchain education development.
The foundation will collaborate with the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (BDLT) Group at the University of Zurich to investigate themes such as the efficacy of consensus protocols and the analysis of attack vectors specific to Ouroboros, among others.
According to Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard, the collaboration allows the foundation to send information to UZH BCC to expand the university’s expertise in the Cardano platform while also further developing Cardano itself. Gregaard further stated that:
“As blockchain moves from the margins to the mainstream, considerably more academic research is required to enhance understanding and, ultimately, bring about adoption. This is why we have even specifically called out education as a core goal of the foundation for the year ahead.”
Dr. Claudio Tessone, a UZH professor, believes that the cooperation will benefit the university and that the Cardano Foundation’s participation will be “useful to the co-creation of research questions and approaches.”
Tessone noted that their organization’s mission is to improve the blockchain area. “Our goal is to connect micro-behavior to global features of blockchain-based systems,” he explained.
The significance of blockchain education was also emphasized at the recent MENA Climate Week event, which was co-hosted by the United Nations and the Dubai government. The panelists agreed that the climate action community requires informational and instructional content.
Meanwhile, according to a report from an intelligence group, institutions are flocking to the Cardano platform. The aggregated volume of Cardano (ADA) transactions above $100,000 has increased by 51 times as of March 2022.