How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
"Lucian Blaga" University in Sibiu to allow students to pay in cryptocurrency after an agreement with a local startup
"Lucian Blaga" University in Sibiu (ULSB) will be the first university in Romania to allow the payment of admission fees in virtual currency. The cryptocurrency in which the payments will be made will be EGLD, developed by the Sibiu startup Elrond. From July, more than 11,000 students in Romania will be able to pay their university tuition fees using cryptocurrency for the first time.
This is a collaboration between the university and Elrond, a start-up that was established by a local team of academics, developers, and programmers. The company aims to build on current blockchain systems such as Bitcoin and Ethereum by using standard computers rather than high-energy processors.
In a statement, Prof. Dr. Sorin Radu, rector of ULBS, said: "Our university has been and will continue to be a supporter of the community and local businesses, and the decision to develop this partnership with Elrond is in line with this strategy".
In addition to assisting local businesses, the university stated that it was looking to streamline administrative processes through digitalisation. According to the new plans, ULBS would turn EGLD tokens into Romanian lei using a payment processor at no additional cost to students and eliminating conventional bank fees.
Although cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile, the potential benefits of using EGLD tokens to pay for tuition may be appealing to an increasing number of students in the future, not least because of low transaction costs and public payment authentication through blockchain technology.
"We are pleased that through this collaboration we can offer students access to a technology that promises to have a significant positive impact on today's society, but also on the next generation of graduates of the Sibian university and beyond," explained Beniamin Mincu, CEO of Elrond.
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Germany’s new approach has convinced hundreds of thousands of people to start using public transport for the first time
Drivers will be legally required to push their scooters manually in pedestrian areas and parks
Greece and Bulgaria are set to build one of the first 5G cross-border corridors in Europe
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
It involves all the five senses, apparently
What you pay for having your car resting in the city will now depend on several different factors
Germany’s new approach has convinced hundreds of thousands of people to start using public transport for the first time
What you pay for having your car resting in the city will now depend on several different factors
Fredensborg Municipality is inviting residents to take the bikes for a spin…lasting up to 3 months
After all, sleeping carriages are basically hotels on wheels
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
Cast your vote before 24 May and do your part in promoting the NEB values
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
An interview with the president of the European Federation of Journalists
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy