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The Human Side of Digital Technology: Supporting the Inclusion of Refugees in Higher Education Through Blockchain-backed EQPR

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  • Plinio Limata
  • Federico Ceschel
  • Chiara Finocchietti
  • Lucia Marchegiani
  • Serena Spitalieri

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The spectrum of digital technologies that impact Higher Education (HE) is broad. This study explores the potential of Blockchain (BC) technology in the personalized learning path creation and data exchange in the learning processes. The flexibilization of education and digitizing student data through Blockchain may contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable HE system. According to the EU, the Blockchain supports sustainability in four main aspects: cybersecurity, accountability, transparency, and traceability. These aspects are also a driver of social impact and a higher capacity to include disadvantaged groups, such as refugees. Therefore, it is essential to start a debate between scholars and professionals about how the actors in the HE system engage in a collective meaning-making effort to sustain the adoption, diffusion, and use of BC for HE. The paper focuses on the experience of CIMEA DiploMe and EQPR for the recognition of refugees' qualifications. Through a collective consensus-making and awareness-raising effort, the blockchain-backed EQPR could be perceived as a critical tool to foster inclusion within the HEIs and enhance their social outreach.

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  • Plinio Limata & Federico Ceschel & Chiara Finocchietti & Lucia Marchegiani & Serena Spitalieri, 2024. "The Human Side of Digital Technology: Supporting the Inclusion of Refugees in Higher Education Through Blockchain-backed EQPR," International Journal of Business Administration, International Journal of Business Administration, Sciedu Press, vol. 15(2), pages 18-41, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:ijba11:v:15:y:2024:i:2:p:18-41
    DOI: 10.5430/ijba.v15n2p18
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