Blockchain for Transparent Educational Credentials: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Trust in Higher Education

Abstract

Checking and confirming educational qualifications has traditionally been full of problems like inefficiency, deception and no visibility which makes academic institutions, employers and learners less trusting. In this paper, we discuss how blockchain can be used to solve issues related to the transparency, safety and trustworthiness of administration of educational credentials. Using ideas from computer science, education policy and information systems, the study examines how blockchain’s technology can create accurate, verifiable and shared records of a person’s academic achievement. A combination of studying clear examples of blockchain-based credentialing and talking to university administrators, students and employers made it possible for the study to highlight the benefits of lower administrative fees, faster validation of credentials and increased learner control of their own personal information. It considers problems concerning how to increase use, maintain uniformity, win legal status and increase digital skills. This document proposes a united approach that brings together infrastructure, policy updating and education management to encourage more people to switch to clean energy. The research shows that blockchain could transform how credentials are managed, make higher education more trustworthy and help academic systems become fairer and better organized.