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Master the challenges of decentralised finance (DeFi) with École Polytechnique Executive Education

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After having successfully launched its first training course on blockchain, which allowed students to discover the state of the art of this technology and its applications, École Polytechnique Executive Education, the flagship of French education, is preparing to train future professionals on the ins and outs of decentralised finance (DeFi). This certification course aims to provide all the necessary tools to understand the challenges of DeFi and its use cases.

École Polytechnique Executive Education trains in DeFi

Building on the success of the launch of the first part of its course offering a global overview of blockchain technology, École Polytechnique Executive Education is taking another step into the cryptocurrency ecosystem with its new course entitled “Blockchain Advanced Program – Decentralised Finance (DeFi)”.

As the name suggests, this course will focus primarily on decentralised finance and the tools that make it up, but also on how it structurally changes the norms of traditional finance through the use of blockchain.


This training will last a total of 84 hours and will take place 2 days a week for a total of 6 weeks. The courses will be taught in both English and French, and will mix face-to-face and distance learning sessions to offer maximum flexibility to learners.

The Blockchain Advanced Program – Decentralized Finance (DeFi) of École Polytechnique Executive Education will allow its learners, in synthesis, to explore the advanced uses of blockchain, the mastery of its fundamentals, the functioning and uses of the technologies inherent to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), as well as the principles of DeFi and its use cases.

In order to help you better understand the stakes of the Blockchain for the future, but also to allow you to evaluate the relevance of the training and its content, École Polytechnique Executive Education proposes a webinar presentation on March 2nd at 1pm.

The content of the course

This training is under the pedagogical responsibility of Daniel Augot and Julien Prat, both professors at École Polytechnique, and co-holder of the Chair “Blockchain & B2B Platforms”, but also research director at INRIA and research director at CNRS.

It is divided into 6 modules, from the genesis of the Blockchain and its intrinsic functioning to interoperability and advanced cryptography, via DeFi protocols, tokenomics, as well as a 360 degree exploration of the tools of the Blockchain ecosystem.

At the end of this course, the learner obtains a certification from the École Polytechnique Executive Education.


The prerequisites for the course are a minimum of 3 years of professional experience and professional experience in programming, statistics or finance.

This high-level training course costs €10,200 (including exam fees), but please note that it can be financed via the professional training funding mechanisms, including your personal training account (CPF). We invite you to visit the CPF dedicated page to explore the financing solutions available to you.

Here is a summary of the essential information to remember for the “Blockchain Advanced Program – Decentralised Finance (DeFi)” course at École Polytechnique Executive Education:

  • Training period: From April 11 to May 16, 2023;
  • Training duration: 84 hours, 2 days per week for 6 weeks, with a face-to-face and a distance learning part;
  • Training cost: €10,200 incl. VAT, eligible for CPF.

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