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Do you want to learn the metaverse skills needed to get ahead in the unfolding Web3? If so, you may want to look at signing up for the free course currently being offered by the University of Nicosia (UNIC) in Cyprus. According to the UNIC website, the course is \u201cdelivered on-chain and in the metaverse\u201d. It began in October and continues into January.<\/p>\n
Although the course is well underway, it is self-paced, so if you have enough time to set aside over the holidays, you can still sign up and complete the Metaverse certification. Furthermore, the course material is uploaded to Github as the curriculum progresses.\u00a0You can find it here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The course, META 501: NFTs and the Metaverse come with an official \u201cUniversity of Nicosia Certificate of Completion\u201d NFT, on the Ethereum blockchain. To get your Metaverse certificate, you must complete the course and pass the multiple-choice test at the end of the period.<\/p>\n Lectures are given by the UNIC faculty, headed by Professor George Giaglas, and Punk6529, a leading NFT and Metaverse investor, who April opened a\u00a0Metaverse museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n Learning occurs in virtual reality auditoriums within \u201cOM\u201d, an Open Metaverse built by Punk6529.<\/p>\n There is also a veritable array of star guest lecturers, including big hitters such as Keith Grossman, President of Forbes, Yat Siu, Chairman of\u00a0Animoca Brands<\/a>, and NFT artist,\u00a0Beeple<\/a>. There are too many to name here, but the list includes trailblazers, influencers and companies investing in the Metaverse and NFT space. You can browse the guest lecturers and their expertise on the university\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Metaverse is the next evolution of the internet and will majorly impact many aspects of society, including business, work, governing, personal and social relationships.<\/p>\n Moreover, an integral part of the coming Metaverse is NFTs. Therefore, the modules included in META 501 will help learners understand the skill sets needed to succeed in the Metaverse and give them an introductory foundation of the basics behind the theory and current use cases for the emerging technologies surrounding both.<\/p>\n You may think that the Metaverse is a long way off, and yes, a fully functional inter-operable metaverse is still not technologically feasible but an S&P 500 company, Gartner, predicts that\u00a0some 25% of people<\/a>\u00a0will be active within the evolving Metaverse, for at least one hour a day.<\/p>\n UNIC is also offering a further two free MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) starting in the new year. The first MOOC is an introductory course to Decentralized Finance which begins on 9th January 2023. The second offering is BLOC-511DL: Digital Currency, which commences on 6th February 2023. You can find more info on signing up for the DeFi course here<\/a> and if you wish to enrol in the free Blockchain course check this page out.<\/a><\/p>\nWhy take the \u201cNFTs and the Metaverse\u201d course?<\/h2>\n
What other free courses do UNIC offer?<\/h2>\n