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The first day of the Summer School we were given a brief introduction to the course, and were divided into groups of 5. The lectures were spreaded throughout whole days, and so the first days were very hectic. Then the assignments began to come. The assignments were aimed mostly to be done in groups, which required high flexibility and cooperability with 4 other members of your group, each in different timezone, with different background. Finishing the first week completely exhausted and stressed wasn’t anything I expected, but the knowledge and experience I got just from one week was irreplaceable.

The next 2 weeks were very similar, however the course director allowed us to be more flexible with timing. For example before the deadlines were strict and all the lectures were compulsory to attend. To finish the course we needed to submit a major final group project, designing our own blockchain solution to our idea based on any of the platforms we were presented with.

The course was very well structured. The lectures covered the blockchain technology from different points of views – technology, finance and law. The speakers were professionals in the field. Moreover, we had presentations of a variety of blockchain-based platforms by people from the industry. For the final project we had their support to ask for any help while working with their platform.

Overall, the Summer School was a great opportunity to learn something new. Very intense 3 weeks, but definitely worth the stress and time. Met a lot of new people from different countries and cultures. Even though it was just an online course, forcing us to work together made us get to know each other very well and we can now say we made new friends.

The journey is worth sharing, from overcoming international differences to profound learning to winning the UZH BINGO Awarding.

This summer turned out to be a mystery box for me. One captivating event among all was my participation in the Summer School at the University of Zurich. Apart from the learning, I enjoyed having dinner with Masters & Ph.D. students from various countries and sharing our field of expertise over zoom at 2 am. Furthermore, the weekend workshops hosted by UC Berkeley was interactive and fun.

Hurtling into the final week of the Deep dive into the Blockchain credit program at the University of Zurich and the UZH Blockchain Center, I've been able to meet some of the top minds in the industry, academia, and research. This helped me develop a technical, economic, and entrepreneurial mindset about Blockchain. The idea of forming smaller groups spanning varied career fields for assignments encouraged me to explore Blockchain from different domain lenses.

High regards to Prof. @Claudio J. Tessone for being a supportive, and knowledgeable course director. All faculties and industry representatives went the extra mile to deliver us the best learning possible. Thank you, Mrs. Carmen Richard, to nominate my contribution to the BINGO award. The personalized touch to the rewards was delightful.