Canada Presentations

In April 2019, the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University issued digital certificates for their MacChangers Certificate. In June 2019, the Registrar’s Office piloted a project for graduating Engineering students : in addition to receiving their diploma parchment, these students may opt-in to receive their Engineering diploma in a digital format, at no extra cost. McMaster University is the first among the Canadian U15 universities to leverage blockchain technology to offer digital credentials. The blockchain technology is a breakthrough technology that is expected to alter most industries in the coming years. In higher education, there is a number of use cases; digital credentials are one of them. This session will introduce the technology and how McMaster has begun to use it.