Meta Pool Awards Blockchain Scholarship to Latin American Pioneer
Meta Pool Awards Blockchain Scholarship to Latin American Pioneer
🎓 From Mexico to Zurich
Fernanda Ugalde Garduño, an eighth-semester Software Engineering student, becomes the first Latin American accepted into the University of Zurich's prestigious Deep Dive into Blockchain summer program.
The Meta Pool scholarship program, launched in February, targets students from selected countries including Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela. The program is part of UZH Blockchain Center's curriculum.
Key aspects:
- Full immersion in blockchain technology
- Learning from global experts and professionals
- Scholar will research AI Agents in DeFi
The initiative demonstrates Meta Pool DAO's commitment to blockchain education and community development.
Meet Fernanda Ugalde Garduño, one of the students awarded a scholarship through the Meta Pool Scholarship Program to study blockchain technology at the University of Zurich in the Deep Dive into Blockchain course by @uzh_blockchain. medium.com/meta-pool/fern…
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