The Ethereum team leader, Péter Szilágyi, recently expressed his dissatisfaction regarding his alma mater’s apparent disinterest in providing students with opportunities to engage with Ethereum technology. Szilágyi’s frustration was articulated through a series of tweets on December 3, 2023, where he recounted his efforts to foster genuine interest in Ethereum at his former university.
Szilágyi’s attempts to spark enthusiasm included organizing a grant that allowed nine students to attend Devconnect, with all expenses paid. Despite this, he found that the students were unaware of the grant’s source and showed little curiosity about it. His further efforts to initiate collaboration between students and industry professionals through university contacts also met with no response.
This lack of engagement from the university and students led Szilágyi to reflect on his own university experience, where there was a constant call for…
