The airdropped university creates competition for existing education institutions by using public information from on-chain credentials. 

This concept seems particularly relevant this week, as the University of Nicosia announced the first 100% on-chain course with over 10,000 students minting the token for access. 

This episode revisits "The Airdropped University", an essay written in January 2022 about the potential for on-chain credentials to enable more rapid innovation and competition in higher education.

You can read the original essay here and subscribe to the Ed3 blog here.