On behalf of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) I am posting this treasury proposal for funding of the fourth wave of the Academy.
The PBA will run from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024 and will be held at Cyberport in Hong Kong. We are also working in partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The program has selected and is enrolling 90 students, 50 developer track students and 40 Founders Track students.

The goal of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy is to help speed the adoption of Polkadot by seeding the ecosystem with educated developers and aspiring Polkadot ecosystem team founders. Currently we offer in person education such as the previous course held at UC Berkeley, we are also creating online content and have recently made the developer track syllabus materials available for all online.

Below is a link to the proposal in detail.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ErgTFUaj4ct5OuTm_6fnRN96HpKE3ZhtB6FF4EKZsYM/edit


Polkadot Blockchain Academy - funding and reimbursement for costs associated with Wave 4 in Hong Kong.

Treasury

Problem Statement:
- The Polkadot Blockchain Academy aims to speed up the adoption of Polkadot by educating developers and aspiring founders in the ecosystem.

Significance:
- The Academy offers in-person and online education to provide a comprehensive learning experience.
- The program has selected and enrolled 90 students, including 50 developer track students and 40 founders track students.

Proposed Solution:
- The fourth wave of the Academy will be held from January 3rd to February 3rd, 2024, at Cyberport in Hong Kong in partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- The Academy will provide education and training to the enrolled students.

Expected Outcomes:
- The Academy aims to seed the Polkadot ecosystem with educated developers and aspiring founders.
- The proposal provides detailed information about the program and its goals.

#586 Polkadot Blockchain Academy - funding and reimbursement for costs associated with Wave 4 in Hong Kong.