Many Korean universities are opening blockchain departments.

The Hanyang University has opened the Department of Blockchain Computing and Cryptoeconomics at its graduate school last September.

Twenty-five professors are working with the department where they teach software, management information system, mathematics, law, medical science and technology management.

The Dongkuk University has deployed 12 professors at the graduate course where blockchain and fintech majors would undergo both master’s and Ph.d degrees. Professors open classes on management information system, computer science, and statistics.

The Sogang University, the POSTEC and the aSSIST also opened blockchain, fintech and cryptocurrency courses at their graduate schools.

The blockchain departments teach an extensive array of subjects from computer science, software, cryptology, economics to game theory. Thus many universities open the blockchain courses at graduate schools.

Opinions are divided over whether universities should create blockchain departments when the existing departments provide the blockchain courses. Skeptics question whether these departments would shut down when the blockchain industry is not active in hiring.

Another question is the fact that many local universities have a limited number of professors who received degrees in blockchain technology.