RISE launches blockchain-based secured digital certificates for its students

New Delhi [India]May 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): India-based innovative ed-tech platform RISE, at the forefront of an ed-tech revolution in higher education, has started issuing blockchain-based digital certificates to its students and alumni. The initiative is taken to counter fraudulent activities related to identity theft and to provide students with a false certificate.

RISE started issuing these certificates through blockchain technology in March to counter fraudulent deviations related to job seekers such as fake certificates for upskilling and education. According to a recent annual trend report from Authbridge, nearly 28 percent of job seekers submitted fake degrees in 2020.

Commenting on the collaboration, Gaurv Bhatia, CEO at RISE stated, “In today’s age where security ink, 3D images and even holographic stickers can be easily faked or faked, no other method is completely counterfeit-proof. Any human interactive or person-based processes are error-prone and are never 100 percent secure. The only true trust mechanism is to check authenticity using a decentralized entity, which is exactly what blockchain technology offers. We aim to enable recruiters to authenticate skill certificates as each and every certificate issued via our blockchain-based platform are secure, authenticated and fake. RISE is taking several such initiatives to bring the latest in technology to improve the education ecosystem.”

So far, it has issued the blockchain-based digital certificates to the first batches of the following two courses Business Analytics and Data Science. The company is working with various universities across India to bring this technology to the educational certificates of students.

The blockchain technology is provided by an India-based startup named “Print2Block”.

Blockchain-based certificates are fake and have increased authenticity as they verify data using a decentralized mechanism. Each certificate is also equipped with a unique QR code, which when scanned opens a unique URL. The URL is backed by data that also enables the recruiter to verify the authenticity of the certificate in real time through the blockchain server.

Learners can share the verified blockchain certificates directly on their LinkedIn profiles and other social media channels. RISE currently offers PG programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, AIML, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Finance & Accounting and Marketing Research.

Founded in April 2021, RISE has been set up with a mission to encourage and empower students across cities, teams and communities to be socially and culturally aware leaders in the world. The startup offers Post Graduate programs in Business Analytics, Data Science, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in collaboration with KPMG in India; Post Graduate Programs in FinTech, Finance and Accounting with Grant Thornton; Post Graduate Program in Marketing Research with Aeon Research, approved by MRSI, Post Graduate Program in Cybersecurity with Thrive DX SaaS, certification in GST with BDO in India, and a Post Graduate Program in Digital Marketing with Schbang Academy. RISE also offers courses in MBA in Healthcare Management and a global MBA program in collaboration with SRH Mobile University, Germany. Additionally, and more importantly, RISE also provides scholarships for women in technology. Each course is affordable and, crucially, is curated and taught by industry experts, thereby increasing your chances of employability. Also expanding globally, RISE has made its mark in the Indonesian market and has partnered with Indonesian universities with the aim of improving higher education outcomes by offering industry-driven, skills-based courses to address the existing skills gaps.

Based from Pune, with an office in Bengaluru as well, RISE aims to quadruple both the number of courses and students in the current financial year.

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