AMSI Schools in UAE implement Blockchain technology
AMSI group of schools that includes Al Mawakeb, and ISAS have implemented blockchain for is digital academic credentials for students. AMSI Schools announced that after a year of study, they as K-12 school are the first to launch digital academic records for their students and graduates utilizing blockchain platform. The class of 2019 will be the first class to have their school diplomas issued digitally on the Blockchain. Acording to school officials this ambitious project is aligned with the vision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to make Dubai the first city fully powered by Blockchain by 2020 (Dubai Blockchain Strategy 2020) and the UAE Blockchain Strategy 2021.
This solution includes a series of tools that enable their schools in Dubai to securely issue digital academic credentials, allow students to store and share them, and give recipients the ability to instantly verify them. School issues and shares digital diploma with student, then Student keeps copy of digital diploma and shares it with other school or university. The University verifies the authenticity of diploma on the AMSI Verification portal verification.amsi.ae
This process significantly reduces the processing time and costs, ensures authenticity and provides value to all stakeholders.
The major benefit is that graduates will be fully in control of the academic records they request and receive. The complexity of the administrative processes will be decreased. Records may be requested online, released in real time, and shared as deemed necessary instantly without any 3rd party’s involvement. Recipients from other schools or universities will be able to verify the authenticity of those credentials on our dedicated verification portal.