Initially Blockchain was discussed by the masses as a fundamental technology of cryptocurrency. Today, it is considered as an opportunity to keep information steadily, which can be used in erstwhile unexplored industries and it can have an incredibly huge effect on the industries’ development. In the research it is discussed the opportunities and challenges of using blockchain technologies in the education sector. On one hand, the main goal of the research is, to analyse the benefits and point of view of blockchain’s establishment (introduction), and on the other hand, to study the use of blockchain as an action to simplify processes, and make them efficient. The research was conducted in the Republic of Georgia, in three different directions: a students’ survey, an employers’ survey and a survey and analysis of the opinions of representatives of higher educational institutions. As a result of the research, three different segments, that could get a benefit from decisions made by using blockchain, have been analysed.

Keywords : Blockchain, Blockchain Technology, Edtech, Digitization, Education.