In order to combat the falsification of university diplomas in Brazil, the Ministry of Education (MEC) has proposed to create a blockchain-based platform to deliver digital certifications to non-state universities.
According to Cointelegraph Brazil, the Minister of MEC, Abraham Weintraub, mentioned this possibility, which also aims to create cohesion between diplomas and thus generate a space for self-regulation.
To finance the creation of the platform, the Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico declared that the resources will come from the private educational establishments themselves, because they will be exclusively responsible for the delivery of diplomas.
Private universities to finance the blockchain platform
In addition, for the measure to be implemented, the ministry would require universities to create an independent department responsible for managing the blockchain-based platform.
Local media also report that at least 14 private universities have expressed interest in the government’s proposal to implement such technology.
Gilberto Garcia, former president of the National Council of Education, told Valor Economico that this proposal also involves the dissemination of all historical data from educational institutions, which would be part of the transparency that the blockchain mechanism can to offer.
The ministry’s proposal aims to tackle a problem that is not new to the country: the issuance of false university certificates, which has been in the headlines of local newspapers for years.
That same year, the MEC introduced a compulsory measure to deliver diplomas in digital form, both for public and private educational establishments.
Other Latin American countries issuing degrees with Blockchain
But Brazil would not be the only Latin American country to adopt blockchain technology for the delivery of university certificates.
The National University of Colombia (UNAL) has offered diplomas in digital format since 2019, thanks to the Blockchain. However, according to the Colombian educational institution, less than half of the graduates have downloaded their digital certifications since then.
