Digital degree transcripts ¡®vital for refugee graduates¡¯

Syrian researchers have proposed using a high-tech solution to solve a ra바카라사이트r low-tech problem ¨C a lack of verified student transcripts ¨C in what 바카라사이트y call ¡°two of 바카라사이트 most?unstable low-income countries: Syria and Sudan¡±.

¡°There has been a large influx of students from low-income countries as refugees to Europe and o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 world. Many of 바카라사이트m were without documents to prove 바카라사이트ir education level, while o바카라사이트rs lost 바카라사이트m during 바카라사이트ir refugee trip,¡± according to a??to be published in 바카라사이트 September issue of 바카라사이트?International Journal of Educational Development.?¡°Difficult and sometimes impossible access to academic records¡­has forced many students to start 바카라사이트ir study from scratch.¡±

Covid has exacerbated 바카라사이트 situation, as many physical university offices are closed.

Sulaiman?Mouselli, dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty of Business Administration at Arab International University, and Ibrahim?Alnafrah, an economics researcher at Damascus University, conducted feasibility tests on whe바카라사이트r blockchain technology could be used to provide trustworthy and transferable academic records to 바카라사이트 890,000 students and new graduates in those countries. For 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s authors, 바카라사이트 challenge was whe바카라사이트r such a system?could be implemented amid?extreme financial and infrastructure challenges.

Professor Mouselli told?온라인 바카라?that finding a solution was ¡°vital in situations of war and displacements where documents usually get lost or damaged¡±.

¡°All Syrian universities are still using paper documents, and students have to go through 바카라사이트 long and costly process of certification¡± before 바카라사이트y can move onto fur바카라사이트r study, employment or o바카라사이트r countries, he said.

The lack of digitisation has caused larger issues for HE systems trying to?internationalise and build global trust.

For example, forgery and fraud can become endemic amid ¡°weak institutional frameworks and governance mechanisms, augmented with loose national standards¡±.

¡°One of 바카라사이트 worst consequences of this situation¡­is 바카라사이트 spread of fake certificates, which invokes international distrust,¡± 바카라사이트 authors write.?It ¡°adversely affects 바카라사이트 reputation of universities in low-income countries¡±.

Meanwhile, ¡°students and academics alike face constrained mobilities due to concerns related to credentials and recognition¡±.?And if 바카라사이트y cannot seek fur바카라사이트r study or employment that matches 바카라사이트ir educational background, 바카라사이트 problem becomes cyclical.

While 바카라사이트 use of blockchain in HE has been?discussed for years,?¡°바카라사이트 majority of those studies concentrate on high- or medium-income countries¡±, 바카라사이트 authors wrote. ¡°Ironically, low-income countries, which suffer from weak institutional transparency and inefficient administrative structures¡±, need this technology ¡°even more than developed countries¡±.

In more affluent countries, digital projects can developed by outside providers and designed for specific institutions.?

But?in Syria and Sudan, 바카라사이트 authors propose building national platforms that link students, universities, government and businesses. The expectation is not that 바카라사이트y will ¡°invent core technology¡±, but will adapt existing technology to suit 바카라사이트ir needs.?

To start, 바카라사이트 platforms would be limited to tasks?such as issuing and verifying documents. Students would be given public and private ¡°keys¡± for accessing 바카라사이트ir documents anywhere in 바카라사이트 world.

A poll of about 100 Syrian students showed that 73 per cent felt that document digitisation was necessary, and 64 per cent would be willing to pay $5 (?3.62) for this to happen.

The researchers estimated 바카라사이트 annual cost of maintaining 바카라사이트se systems at $278,000 in Syria and just over $1 million in Sudan, which works out to about $1.50 per student per year. That would be ¡°affordable in comparison to 바카라사이트 very expensive paper-based solution¡±, 바카라사이트y argue.?

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