Programme overview
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Blockchain@NTU Academy follows one continuous story:
Foundation Pilot · Sep–Oct 2026
The current Foundation Pilot covers Week 0 through Week 4 only.
The Week 4 Track Selection Card is the final required Pilot output. Weeks 5–8 remain visible in this Handbook because they are the next stage of the full Academy, but they are not required for Foundation Pilot participants.
The full Week 0–8 programme begins with Cohort 1 in January 2027.
| Stage | Focus | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Entering Web3 safely | A safe vocabulary and tool map |
| Week 1 | Web3, blockchain, crypto assets and wallets | First-principles foundation |
| Week 2 | Blockchain architectures, Ethereum and interoperability | Architecture and risk map |
| Week 3 | Smart contracts, tokens and DApps | Contract and application foundations |
| Week 4 | Web3 industry, research and contribution | Track Selection Card |
| Week 5 | Builder or Researcher Deep Dive | Six Part tasks × 100 points |
| Week 6 | Builder or Researcher Deep Dive | Six Part tasks × 100 points |
| Week 7 | Scope + Proof of Work MVP / V1 | 200 points |
| Week 8 | Refine + Final Proof of Work | 200 points |
The Academy has two Deep Dive tracks: Builder, who learns to compose unfamiliar Web3 systems, and Researcher, who learns to decompose them. At the end of Week 4, the learner selects one track and stays on that capability path through W5–W8. The domain and eventual PoW topic remain flexible. Domains such as DeFi, stablecoins, NFTs, RWA, prediction markets, DePIN, infrastructure, governance and AI × Web3 are cases and application lenses, not separate tracks.
Scoring at a glance
| Stage | Completion-based points |
|---|---|
| Foundation W1–W4 | 4 Anchor Missions × 100 = 400 |
| W5 Deep Dive | 6 Part tasks × 100 = 600 |
| W6 Deep Dive | 6 Part tasks × 100 = 600 |
| W7 Scope + MVP / V1 | 200 |
| W8 Refine + Final PoW | 200 |
| Total full programme | 2,000 |
W0 is onboarding and does not add points. Foundation keeps assessment light through one Anchor Mission per week. Deep Dive remains lightweight but becomes more hands-on: each Part contains one small completion-based task embedded directly in the learning, with no separate weekly submission. A task is completed or returned for revision; there is no partial-score rubric. Resubmission follows the existing programme policy.
How to read the handbook
- Core means you must be able to explain or demonstrate it.
- Landscape means you should recognise it and roughly explain its place.
- Further Exploration is optional depth.
Foundation follows richer content, lighter assessment. Deep Dive keeps tasks embedded in the learning rather than adding extra homework. Weekly pacing is a recommended rhythm, not a deadline. Any Academy activity that sends a transaction, deploys a contract, performs a state-changing wallet action, or otherwise requires funds or an on-chain signature is testnet-only; some lessons may ask you to inspect public mainnet data read-only. Never use real funds for an Academy requirement.
Operations boundary
The Handbook contains the canonical learning material, Foundation Anchor Mission requirements, Deep Dive Part-task requirements and Proof of Work milestone requirements. Web3CareerBuild (WCB) handles applications, cohort management, submissions, review, points, progress and leaderboards.
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The Academy Handbook is open to everyone, so you can start learning without joining a cohort.
The Academy cohort adds structured pacing, peer learning, mission review, progress tracking and accountability. The current Foundation Pilot covers W0–W4. The full Cohort 1 programme adds the selected W5–W6 Builder or Researcher Deep Dive, then the W7 Scope + MVP / V1 and W8 Refine + Final Proof of Work milestones.
Applications and cohort operations are managed through WCB. Apply through Web3CareerBuild (WCB) when the next intake opens.