MyEduLife is intended to create a transparent, comparable, verified, and networked option for documenting professional development activities in accordance with data protection and ethical requirements.
The documentation of learning biographies takes place in an application (wallet), which ensures traceability and authenticity through a distributed system (blockchain technology). The qualifications acquired in the curriculum vitae can thus be documented for learners without gaps and across providers, and depending on the release modalities, are available to employers, further education institutions, and further education research.
| Manager(s) |
Ralf Klamma |
| Funding | BMBF INVITE |
| Project Start | May 01, 2021 |
| Project End | April 30, 2024 |
| Status | Running |
| Research Field | Advanced Community Information Systems (ACIS) |
| Website | https://myedulife.de |
The current challenges of digitalization, globalization, and individualization are leading to ever-faster changes in occupational profiles and increasing pressure on the development of occupational competencies. This can only be countered by a permeable and coherent continuing education system (cf. Edelmann & Fuchs, 2018). The importance of standardized documentation of lifelong learning biographies is increasing in this context. The MyEduLife project aims to create a transparent, comparable, verified, and networked way to document professional development activities in accordance with data protection and ethical requirements.
The following two explanatory videos briefly present the goals of the project.
Sub-project of the RWTH: Design and technical implementation of a blockchain-based infrastructure
The sub-project “Design and Technical Implementation of a Blockchain-Based Infrastructure” in MyEduLife aims to develop and implement basic and service components for use cases, as well as a role and rights concept. RWTH will collaborate closely with project partners to achieve this. The project will focus on developing a technical basis for securely storing professional training certificates using distributed, tamper-proof blockchain technology. The work package will use the results of the requirements analysis as a basis for developing the concept and implementing the basic system in cooperation with metadata standards. Basic interfaces for users will also be developed with a focus on usability and accessibility. Ensuring compliance with the security and data protection concept developed in the security and data protection phase will be a key priority.
- Personalized course recommender for diverse skills and certifications (Running)
- A Web Frontend for Blockchain-based Proofs of Qualification (Finished)