Certification Programs
Sometimes you want an experienced guide to help you navigate this new landscape. Explore certification programs designed to launch your learning. Get certified!
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NEAR University
Here at NEAR University you can learn, earn and connect among friends in the NEAR community.
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Featured programs
NEAR Certified Analyst
New
Beginner
This course is an opportunity for technical and non-technical users alike to learn about the potential of the Open Web and propose meaningful solutions for development.
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NEAR Certified Developer
New
Intermediate
This course is an opportunity for web developers to earn a Certificate of Completion that represents the ability to design, develop, test and deploy smart contracts on the NEAR platform.
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NEAR Certified Entrepreneur
New
Beginner
Learn how to develop a blockchain enterprise from scratch
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Learn, Earn & Connect
Learn
Whether self-paced, online or in-person, we have created learning experiences that transform.
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Self-paced Courses
Sometimes you want all the control because you know best how you like to learn. Explore courses and tools that will help you learn NEAR at your own pace. Start today!
Partner Courses
These learning experiences are sponsored by NEAR Foundation in collaboration with expert industry partners who deliver world-class learning at scale. Explore the ecosystem!
Community Courses
Explore courses and tools designed by members of our ecosystem to provide you with the support you deserve at the level you require for optimal learning. Join us!
Earn
Get paid to learn and build as part of our fellowship programs, supplement your income with bounties or fund your dream project with a grant.
Fellowship Programs
Join the fellowship program as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR)or Developer in Residence (DiR) for up to 90 days of paid full / part time work on challenging problems.
Ambassadors Program
This is your chance to join a community of world-class innovators and entrepreneurs that will build the future of the Internet.
1000 Teachers Program
We're looking for 1000 talented educators to teach people about NEAR and the future of the Open Web.
Jobs & Opportunities
Connect with like-minded members of our ecosystem to work on some of our most challenging problems at scale and in public.
Connect
Engage with our fast-growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs and developers as we build the future of the Open Web
Get in touch with us
Find us on Discord and Twitter where we design, organize and host learning experiences that transform.
Become a partner
If you are interested in becoming a NEAR Education partner, we welcome organizations with an audience eager to hear about NEAR.
Meet with graduates
Meet the graduates of our NEAR Certified programs and engage them as collaborators or co-founders for your next venture.
Join the ecosystem
Make new friends and find cofounders in our thriving ecosystem of ambitious entrepreneurs and developers.
Super nice course. It almost concludes all concept that makes me get into the field fairly quickly.
audatert.near
NEAR Certified Developer
Instruction is very good, helpful support.
vuquoccho.near
NEAR Certified Developer
Amazing course that kept me interested throughout. I would highly recommend taking it!
anifulky.near
NEAR Certified Developer
A good intro to the whole NEAR Protocol, crypto and smart contract world.
chentryp.near
NEAR Certified Developer
I enjoyed this course very much!
busticks.near
NEAR Certified Developer
I enjoyed, loved, and learned from this course.
blemater.near
NEAR Certified Developer
This course was amazing. I knew nothing about blockchain before starting the course. Now I have a good foundational understanding to take the next step in my blockchain journey.
aderiniv.near
NEAR Certified Developer
Videos and tutorial are so informative.
aquafina1.near
NEAR Certified Developer
Dedicated instructors
tabbythunder.near
NEAR Certified Developer
Very well structured course.
dentlext.near
NEAR Certified Developer
Who we are
Learners and Teachers
We find joy in making complicated things easier for people to understand and believe in empowerment through continued learning. Our team is made up of technical and non-technical users that love solving problems in creative ways.
Creatives and Creators
Our team is made up of devs and data scientists, artists and adventurers, entrepreneurs and dreamers. We believe that by working together we can provide just about anyone a meaningful learning experience.
Builders and Makers
We love to see our ideas become reality. In addition to our education work, we are also hard at work on our own technical, creative, and nonprofit projects. We know that the whole point of learning is to be able to do stuff.
Let's build the Open Web!
NEAR is secure enough to manage high value assets like money, assets and identity while being performant and affordable enough to make things useful for everyday people.
Technically speaking, NEAR is a layer 1 smart contract platform (like Ethereum but cheaper and faster) that scales by parallelizing storage and compute using a technique called “sharding”.