IBCOL in GB
The British Blockchain Olympiad (GB-BCOL) is a nascent
national blockchain olympiad committee working with some academic and industry professionals
in the United Kingdom.
For IBCOL 2020, the GB-BCOL may select up to 12 projects to represent the United Kingdom.
Mission
The International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) is an
annual global
competition inviting current and recent students to propose solutions for real-world
problems with blockchain technology. In a worldwide hunt for blockchain talent, IBCOL
combines the practicality of case competitions with the open-ended problem-solving culture
of hack-a-thons, where participants submit a whitepaper like an academic conference and
implementations of capstone projects.
- Promoting Awareness on Blockchain Technology & Applications: students from
around the world will benefit from the experience of participating in the IBCOL program
of activities, which includes seminar series, specialised training and workshops,
mentoring, and networking events besides the actual competitions. This will cultivate a
genuine interest in the area of innovation, originality, creativity and cutting-edge
technology. It will also instill the right ethical values in the younger generation to
pave the way for their further exploration of blockchain in the future.
- Enhancing Employability by Equipping Participants with helpful Skills: the
prospective and actual participants will benefit tremendously from the IBCOL programme,
as they learn practical skills and knowledge outside their disciplines and push the
boundaries of their comfort zones. Students get a taste of the real world, and learn how
to identify and overcome challenges in actually making something happen.
History
The IBCOL was founded in 2017 at the height of the
cryptocurrency bubble. While most of the world was distracted by ill-conceived ideas or
outright scams, the IBCOL was one of the few that dared to ignore short-term gain for
long-term development of the blockchain ecosystem.
