The Dar Blockchain and The Hashgraph Association Academic Program since its inception in 2024 has achieves strong targets to increase blockchain education in Tunisia.

In a LinkedIn post, DAR Blockchain announced that they have registered 5,000 students issued 1,200 certifications, carried out two major hackathons and developed 44 blockchain projects.

The participants in these educational courses and hackathons were not just limited to Tunisian participants but also included 11 other countries from more than 50 universities.

DAR Blockchain noted, “This program is accelerating blockchain adoption and shaping the future of Web3 in Africa. We’re just getting started.”

Tunisia witnessed its first Hedera Hackathon in January 2024. The event was a collaborative effort between Dar Blockchain, The Hashgraph Association, ESPRIT University, and SUP’COM University. The aim of the Hackathon, backed by the Hedera Network, was to boost the adoption and understanding of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in the country.

The Hedera Hackathon offered tracks that include DeFi (Decentralized Finance), revolutionizing finance with accessible and secure financial services for the Tunisian and African community, DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), reimagining organizational structures for innovative university organization management and collaboration across the country, as well as tracks on the metaverse and NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). 

In Morocco, The Hashgraph Association, is working with Agency of Digital Development to strengthen citizen services using the Hedera DLT network and Web3 technologies. It has also partnered with Moroccan UM6P Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and the investment arm of UM6P (Mohammed VI Polytechnique University), to develop entrepreneurship and accelerate science innovation and co-investment opportunities in Morocco and the wider Africa region.