Case Studies
How universities, public institutions, and associations changed with Kolleges - in their own words.
How to Connect RISE Performance with a Three-Tier Digital Badge Structure: A University of Seoul Case
The University of Seoul's RISE project team bundled the outcomes of 7 programs across 3 areas (industry-academia cooperation, AI, and convergence regional innovation) into 15 digital badges. This is the design behind a three-tier structure connecting unit badges through pathways to a comprehensive certification, turning scattered university achievements into verifiable one-line credentials.
When AI Takes Over the 'Doing': How University Majors and Digital Badges Are Changing
When AI takes over the 'doing' of a major, what should universities teach? Daegu Haany University, a Glocal University 30 institution and the only triple AID30 winner, redefines competency as domain knowledge to problem definition to AI execution to selection, and records the results as verifiable digital badges. An interview with Vice Director Park Seung-hee.
From no code to a first AI product: how UD IMPACT proves its 'AI startup education' across India and Indonesia
An interview on how UD IMPACT issued the completion proof for its India-Indonesia university AI startup course 'Action AI' as Kolleges digital badges - drawing 2,400 learners in two months in a free, no-code course and hitting a 68% social share rate on first issuance via API integration with its own LMS.
Managing employee security-training completion: what changes with automatic certificates and digital badges
How BizMarket ran its employee security training on Kolleges' automatic certificates and digital badges - 166 credentials auto-issued, verifiable completion records, and client-proof requests handled in one screen.
Researching education for all: how SeeD connects a network of education experts
From fleeting association activities to verifiable records of growth - how SeeD adopted Kolleges digital badges.
Running University Digital Badges: The Difference a Portal and Co-issuance Make (A Daegu Haany University Case)
University digital badges come down to operational structure beyond badge design. We lay out the differentiators that professors, education-innovation offices, and industry-academia foundations should look at: the dedicated portal Daegu Haany University built on Kolleges, co-issuance where two institutions sign together, KOLLEGES VERIFIED verification, and automatic issuance.
'Technology' and 'care' on a single certificate - Korea Polytechnic University Daejeon Campus's 'AI × Human Care' co-issuance
Two universities in Daejeon co-issued a single digital badge bearing both institutions' logos, solving the NCS stage-recognition gap inside a RISE regional innovation consortium.
"Region, Industry, and University Thrive Together": President In-Seong Jang's Dongwon Institute of Science and Technology Opens the Next Stage of Regional Co-Prosperity with Digital Badges
Dongwon Institute of Science and Technology simultaneously rolled out Kolleges digital badges across three units, cutting national-program evidence work by 40% compared with paper certificates, and is now planning S/A/B grade differentiation to signal student competency to local employers.
From Hobby to Certification to Instructor: How Hongik University Sejong's Lifelong Learning Center Is Building a Virtuous Cycle of Education
Hongik Sejong's RISE-funded Lifelong Learning Center replaced paper certificates with tiered Level 1-3 digital badges to record and sustain a hobby-to-certification-to-instructor growth path.
Cheongju University Adopts Kolleges Digital Badge Learning Recognition System
Cheongju University piloted digital badge-based learning recognition in four intensive programs, enabling students to share verified project portfolios directly with employers.
Reinventing Educational Outcome Certification: SeeD's New Challenge | Kolleges
South Korea's Special Education Digital Education Association (SeeD) issued blockchain-based digital badges at EduPlus Week 2025, turning seminar completion and speaker recognition into verifiable, shareable credentials built on Open Badges 3.0.
The Practical Career Credential FastCampus Chose: Digital Badges
FastCampus replaced paper certificates with blockchain-verified digital badges across 8 KDT bootcamps, letting around 2,000 graduates carry verifiable project outcomes directly into their portfolios.
10 Art Schools Nationwide Use Digital Badges to Certify Emerging Artists' Careers | Kolleges
Ten Korean art universities teamed up with Woohyunmun Gallery to issue blockchain-verifiable Kolleges digital badges, turning exhibition records into portable career credentials for emerging artists.
Innobiz IP Academy: Proving Practical Competencies With Digital Badges
Innobiz IP Academy replaced paper certificates with Open Badges 3.0 digital badges on blockchain, letting SME practitioners prove IP and tech-commercialization competencies on LinkedIn and portfolios.
How TeamSparta Uses Digital Badges to Verify Hands-On Experience
TeamSparta replaced paper certificates in its Baro Intern program with Kolleges digital badges so graduates can share verifiable, LinkedIn-linked proof of real-world internship experience.
AI Education Is Now Credentialed by Digital Badges: An Innovation Case from Maeil Business Education Center
Maeil Business Education Center's AI specialist program shows how Open Badge-standard digital credentials reduce admin burden and extend brand reach long after training ends.
The Digital Badge POSTECH Chose: Proving Skill Beyond the Certificate
POSTECH issued Kolleges digital badges to graduates of its Blockchain and Digital Asset Specialist Program, giving learners a verifiable, metadata-rich credential shareable on LinkedIn and portfolios.
Kwangwoon University De-Butler × XRPL hackathon wraps up - interviews with the organizers and the top-prize winner
How the De-Butler × XRPL blockchain hackathon DE-BUTHON came together and wrapped up - told through interviews with the organizers and the top-prize winner, plus a behind-the-scenes look at issuing digital certificates and badges with one CSV upload.
The Growth of People is the Essence of Community - An Interview with Lee Il-gu, Leader of MACBE Planning | Kolleges
MACBE Planning uses Kolleges digital badges to turn K-Planning Conference participation into verifiable credentials, boosting brand recognition and community identity across seven cohorts.
"The UMC Innovation Story Leading 5,000 College Developers" - Junyoung Oh, Head of Operations at UMC | Kolleges
UMC cut its top support burden - endless certificate reissue requests from 1,000 students per cohort - by switching to Kolleges bulk digital badge issuance.
"Innovation Stories from Women Changing the World With Technology" - GDG SWU Lead Yewon Cho
GDG SWU adopted Kolleges digital badges to replace uncredible self-made PDFs, enabling QR-based auto-issuance at hackathons and giving Google-sponsored activities a trustworthy, shareable certificate.
[Our Local School Cohort 1 - New Business Startup Academy concludes: reshaping the paradigm of regional startup education] | Kolleges
Oursisun replaced manual certificate workflows with Kolleges to run a 55-person regional pre-startup cohort, automating issuance and brand-shareable credentials.
Real Interns, Real Results at Blockspoon - A One-Month Record | Digital Badges
Three Blockspoon interns - a growth marketer and two Android developers - completed meaningful real-world projects in a single month and shared blockchain-issued digital badges as proof on LinkedIn.
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