Blockchain applied to academic environments as a way to ensure educational process quality control

Blockchain introduces a new on-demand consensus paradigm where a set of P2P network nodes agrees on the order in which blocks of transactions are aggregated into a chain of blocks to provide a reliable, safe, scalable, immutable and distributed environment targeting the implementation and storage of transactions on the Internet. In such a way, the requirement of a credible party is eliminated, and a decentralized trust entity is created digitally. Through the use of electronic contracts, the relationships previously specified in documents and moderated by human beings can now be transformed into code and inserted into the blockchain, from the use of only driven-computer environments. This article presents a blockchain platform for innovation in the academic management, implementing a model composed of smart contracts to replace basic activities such as enrollment, school history and medical certifications verification, from a control of quality and safety previously unimaginable.