[C2VN] Cardano Web3 Developer Bootcamp with Mesh & Aiken

[Proposal setup] Proposal title

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[C2VN] Cardano Web3 Developer Bootcamp with Mesh & Aiken

[Proposal Summary] Budget Information

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49120

[Proposal Summary] Time

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6

[Proposal Summary] Translation Information

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No

Original Language

en

[Proposal Summary] Problem Statement

What is the problem you want to solve?

Most universities only teach basic blockchain theory, leaving students without a practical, structured pathway to build real Web3 applications. There is a gap between knowledge and hands-on skills

[Proposal Summary] Supporting Documentation

Supporting links

• https://www.cardano2vn.io/
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• https://github.com/tienna
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• https://cip68.cardano2vn.io/
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• https://uba.edu.vn/toa-dam-ve-nghi-quyet-05-2025-nq-cp-thi-diem-thi-truong-tai-san-ma-hoa-tai-viet-nam-co-hoi-va-thach-thuc/

[Proposal Summary] Project Dependencies

Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'

No dependencies

[Proposal Summary] Project Open Source

Will your project's outputs be fully open source?

Yes

Please provide details on the intellectual property (IP) status of your project outputs, including whether they will be released as open source or retained under another licence.

all planning document, recordings, pictures will be shared public

[Theme Selection] Theme

Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal

Education

[Campaign Category] Category Questions

Who you’re targeting, how you’ll reach them, and why this matters for Cardano?

• Our primary target audience is Information Technology (IT) students at universities across Vietnam. These students already possess a strong foundation in programming, logic, and data structures, enabling rapid absorption of blockchain concepts and complex smart contract development. They represent a high-quality pipeline of future software developers, positioning them perfectly to transition into Cardano Web3 developers.
• We utilize our strong, trusted connections with the Deans and Heads of IT Departments at partner universities. These academic leaders will act as our official endorsers within the institutions.
• Training IT students in Vietnam delivers a high-impact strategic benefit to the Cardano ecosystem:
  • Vietnam is a recognized global hub for software development. By focusing on university talent, we are structurally converting this vast, high-quality programming resource into a sustainable, local Cardano developer workforce.
  • These students will be equipped with the skills (Mesh & Aiken) to go beyond theory and build production-ready DApps. The deployment and subsequent usage of these new DApps will directly increase on-chain activity (Transaction Count, Smart Contract Deployments) and drive consumer adoption of the Cardano ecosystem.

(Some pictures of the online course on basic programming on blockchain that we organized before)

Provide a list of key activities of your project:

• Finalize the structured curriculum (MeshJS & Aiken). Develop all detailed training materials, labs, and comprehensive guides.
• Collaborate with Faculties and Lecturers. Secure official program endorsement and necessary logistical support for the activities.
• Utilize UBA connections for the enrollment campaign. Reach students via official university channels and internal communications.
• Deliver Blockfrost, Off-chain Development (MeshJS) modules Focus on blockchain interaction and transaction building.
• Deliver On-chain Development (Aiken) modules : Teach writing, testing, and deploying smart contracts.
• Measure learning progress and ensure skill retention throughout the course.
• Award Certificates of Completion and organize a recognition ceremony
• Establish a post-bootcamp community. Encourage collaboration, code sharing, and sustained interaction among alumni.
• Submit periodic Project Reports. Provide details on progress and results against the defined KPIs.

What are your success metrics?

We commit to the following** Key Performance Indicators** to measure the success of this Bootcamp:

• Student Enrollment: Achieve a minimum of 50 course registrants.
• Course Completion & Output: Ensure at least 30 students graduate with a functional dApp uploaded to their GitHub.
• Instructional Commitment: Deliver a minimum of 12 training sessions, with each session lasting at least 60 minutes.
• Assessment Delivery: Conduct 02 mandatory practical tests
• Student Engagement: Maintain a 70% participation rate

[Your Project and Solution] Solution

Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem

To bridge the critical gap between academic theory and practical Web3 application, we propose a specialized hands-on bootcamp for IT students in Vietnam. Our solution uniquely combines Blockfrost, MeshJS (off-chain) and Aiken (on-chain) to teach modern, production-ready development skills that universities currently lack.

Unlike standard courses, our curriculum requires students to build and deploy fully functional DApps to graduate. By leveraging our network, we engage high-quality student talent directly at the source. This approach ensures a steady influx of skilled developers who can immediately contribute to the Cardano ecosystem through verified, open-source projects.

[Your Project and Solution] Impact

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

The success of this project will create significant and lasting value for the Cardano community by developing a new generation of production-ready Web3 builders in Vietnam—one of the world’s leading software engineering hubs. Through a structured and highly practical curriculum that combines MeshJS for off-chain development and Aiken for on-chain smart contracts, the program transforms university-level IT talent into capable Cardano developers who can immediately contribute to the ecosystem. Furthermore, by establishing a university-backed developer hub, the project helps strengthen Cardano’s presence in Asia, builds long-term adoption pathways inside academic institutions, and fosters an ongoing pipeline of innovation that benefits the global community.

The impact of the project will be measured using a clear set of quantitative and qualitative indicators that reflect real ecosystem contributions. Key performance metrics include the number of students registered, the completion rate of fully functional DApps, and the consistency of training delivery through structured sessions and assessments. Specifically, the project aims to recruit at least 50 students , graduate a minimum of 30 developers with verified open-source DApps on GitHub, and deliver at least 12 hands-on training sessions supported by two mandatory practical tests.

All outputs generated by the project will be openly shared with the Cardano community to maximize transparency, collaboration, and long-term ecosystem value. Student-built DApps will be published on public GitHub repositories, ensuring that other developers can study, reuse, or extend the work.

The project will also establish a** post-bootcamp community hub** where alumni continue to showcase their progress, share learning resources, and collaborate on new Cardano initiatives. In addition, periodic project reports(POA) will be released to keep community members informed about milestones, insights, and achievements throughout the program.

[Your Project and Solution] Capabilities & Feasibility

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Our team possesses strong technical, operational, and academic capabilities that ensure we can deliver this project with high levels of trust and accountability. We are a group of blockchain professionals, including stake pool operators and experienced Cardano developers who have successfully built and deployed functional dApps on the network. This technical foundation is complemented by long-standing collaborations with faculty members, department heads, and IT professors from universities in Vietnam. These relationships provide both credibility and institutional endorsement, allowing us to integrate seamlessly into existing academic structures.

(C2VN works with the Faculty of Information Technology -University of Economic and Technology for Industries)

(We were working with Lectures - Faculty of Information Technology- University of Transport and communication)

(We were working with Leader of Faculty of Information Technology- Phenikaa University)

(We work with East Asia University of Technologyon bringing Blockchain and AI into teaching, training and scientific research.)

Our established partnerships with universities remove early-stage barriers and allow us to begin implementation immediately, without needing relationship-building phases. Previous student engagement data from workshops, events, and summits held on university campuses confirms strong demand for structured Cardano education.

We have successfully completed 5 university-focused projects with full delivery and community approval:

1. [700662] Catalyst Events 4 Vietnam Students
2. [1000006] [C2VN] Accelerate Atala PRISM learning and adoption in Universities
3. [1100007] [C2VN]: Cardano developer club in Universities
4. [1200002] [C2VN]: Cardano blockchain courseware in Universities
5. [1200003] [C2VN]: Developing the Blockchain Lecturer Team at Universities in

Additionally, we have developed functional dApps currently operating on Cardano:

• [1100118] Dualtarget for ADA-Holders (Staking and increasing assets)
• [1100247] Point-of-Care Real-time LAMP prototype with IoT and Blockchain integration
• [1200167] Open source dynamic assets (Token/NFT) generator (CIP68)

Working directly with university faculties, we have successfully organized:

• Student research coaching programs and scientific mentorship initiatives
• Blockchain hackathons and student club development
• Cardano Summit events in 2022and 2023 held on university campuses
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• Formal blockchain curriculum delivery within university academic programs

(We ran a course on basic programming on Cardanofor instructors)

We ensure responsible and transparent fund management through clear milestones, public reporting, and multi-layered oversight from both Catalyst and our university partners. Key processes that demonstrate trustworthiness:

• Milestone-based funding: Each payment is tied to verifiable deliverables before moving to the next phase.
• Catalyst reporting compliance: Detailed progress reports and evidence are submitted for community review and approval.
• Public transparency: All outputs—including curriculum, code, and student projects—are published on GitHub and official channels.

[Milestones] Project Milestones

Milestone Title

Planning and Bootcamp Overview

Milestone Outputs

• Update detailed course's lesson outlines(if any)

• Introducing the course to the universitys/community

• Create a registration form and open for enrollement

• Session 1: Bootcamp Overview & Guidance to start building on Cardano

             Cardano basic concepts
  
             Instroduction to  Oura, Ogmios, Cardano node
  
             Instroduction to chain indexers: Yaci store, DBSync, Kupo
  
             Working with API providers : Koios, Blockfrost
  
             Off-chain libraries and SDK
  

• Marketing Activities

• Project managment

Acceptance Criteria

• A finalized and publicly available outline covering all sessions of the bootcamp.
• Course introduction materials prepared and shared with partner universities and student communities.
• Registration form fully functional, enrollment workflow, and confirmation emails.
• Session 1 content fully prepared and delivered, including slides(pdf version), curriculum notes, demo scripts, and learning objectives.
• Marketing activities executed: social posts/announcements sent to university clubs/communities.
• Project management setup completed, including a timeline, task board, and roles assigned.

Evidence of Completion

• Public link to the finalized course outline (Google Docs/ Notion/ GitHub/ PDF).
• Screenshots or links to announcements made to universities/clubs and/or online communities (Facebook groups, Discord, Telegram, university fanpages, etc.).
• Link to the registration form + report of enrollment numbers (CSV export or screenshot) with removed privacy data.
• Session 1 teaching materials uploaded and accessible (slides, lesson plan, code samples in GitHub).
• Copies or screenshots of marketing materials.
• Link to the project management board showing tasks, timeline, and assignees.

Delivery Month

1

Cost

11680

Progress

30 %

Milestone Title

Working with Blockfrost and Mesh

Milestone Outputs

Session 2: Getting started

Introducing to the Address,  Wallet, Cardano networks, 

Hand-on with creating new wallets on PreProd networks,

Sending transaction to other.

Session 3: Working with Blockfrost

  Cardano Encoding types

  Setup workspace and querying the API endpoints

  Using Blockfrost SDK

  Write some useful queries that are commonly used.

Sesson 4: Using Blockfrost Provider in Mesh

  Instroduction to Mesh

  Wallets type and Providers

  Initialize, Generate wallets 

  Get balance, UTXOs, Assets,  Sign and submit transactions"

Sesson 5: Working with Mesh transaction builder

  Working with basic transaction

  Mint and Burn Assets transaction

  Working with smartcontract

  Staking and Governance transaction

Sesson 6: Exploring Mesh Utilities

  Working with Serializers

  Working with Deserializers

  Working with Resolvers

  Working with Data & Blueprints

Sesson 8: Mid-Bootcamp Review & Assessment

  Recap concepts

   Quiz and Q&A

  Homework assigment

Milestone 2- Marketing Activities

Project managment

Acceptance Criteria

• All technical sessions (Session 2–8) fully prepared, including lesson plans, slides, practical exercises, homework, and sample code.
• A functional development environment prepared for students, with installation guides and setup instructions.
• Assignments or quizzes created for Session 8 (Mid-bootcamp review & assessment).
• Live teaching or recorded sessions delivered to enrolled students.
• Marketing activities carried out to maintain engagement (session reminders, recap posts, updates).
• Project management tools updated with progress (tasks completed, next steps, session tracking).

Evidence of Completion

• Recording or pictures of each session (Session 2–8)
• GitHub repository or workspace showing code used in demonstrations/Example API queries and transaction examples (mint, burn, smart contract, governance)
• Quiz and assignment results from Session 8.
• Attendance record for each session (online attendance export or offline sign-in sheet / photos).
• Marketing evidence, such as: Session announcements, Recap posts.
• Updated project management board, showing: Completed lesson preparation, Session delivery logs,Remaining tasks and next steps

Delivery Month

2

Cost

14720

Progress

60 %

Milestone Title

Writing smart contract with Aiken

Milestone Outputs

Sesson 9: UTXO and EUTXO

    eUTxO - Extended UTxO

    How Datums and Redeemers work with eUTxO

    Cardano’s Transaction Validation Process

    Native assets on Cardano

Sesson 10: Getting Started with Aiken

   Install Aiken and get set up with VSCode editor

   Create an Aiken Project

   Understand the folder structure of your new project

   Create helper functions and types

   Common Design Patterns

   Aiken language Tour

Sesson 11: Writing the first smart contract

   Writing a basic Aiken validator

   Writing & running tests with Aiken

   Troubleshooting smart contracts

Sesson 12: Writing advanced Smart Contracts (1)

   Writing non-trivial Aiken validators, with complex datums.

   Using more advanced Aiken features (type-aliases, pattern-matches).

   Writing unit tests with Aiken

   Managing time on-chain through transaction validity ranges.

Sesson 13: Writing advanced Smart Contracts (2)

  Parameterizing validators.

  NFT minting policy

  Using reference scripts  

Lesson 14: Review & Homework Assignment

  Recap concepts

  Quiz and Q&A

  Homework assigment for course completion

Milestone3-Marketing Activities

Project managment

Acceptance Criteria

All Aiken-related sessions (Session 9–14) fully prepared, including slides, lesson plans, code samples, exercises, and homework.

Students receive in eitheir of Document/Hands-on coding demonstrations/step-by-step guidance on:

 Understanding UTXO vs eUTxO

 Datums, redeemers, 

 Transaction validation 

 Installing and configuring Aiken + VSCode 

 Creating and structuring an Aiken project 

 Writing basic and advanced Aiken validators 

 Minting NFTs, parameterized validators, 

 Reference scripts Writing and running tests in Aiken

End-of-module assessment delivered in Session 14, including quiz and homework.

Marketing activities published (session announcements, updates, recaps).

Project management board updated (session prep, task progression, issues tracked).

Evidence of Completion

• Recordings or pictures of each session (Session 9–14)
• GitHub repository containing all Aiken project(s) used in class
• Quiz and assignment results for Session 14 - Screenshot of quiz results - Exported spreadsheet if applicable
• Attendance record for each session
• Marketing Evidence(Session 9–14 announcements/recap posts)
• Project management board updates, showing:
  • Completed tasks for Sessions 9–14
  • Progress tracking
  • Issue resolution logs

Delivery Month

4

Cost

14720

Progress

80 %

Milestone Title

Evaluating student's final dApps and Closing project

Milestone Outputs

• Evaluate student 's final dApp Projects based on code quality
• Establish a Post-Bootcamp Community Hub
• Create certificates and issue certificates to qualified students
• Create and submit Project Close-Out Report and Project Close-Out Video.
• Project managment

Acceptance Criteria

• Final dApp projects submitted by students and evaluated based on:
  • Correct use of Mesh & Aiken
  • Functionality and completeness
  • Adherence to assignment requirements
• A Post-Bootcamp Community Hub established, enabling ongoing support and collaboration (Discord, Telegram, Slack, or other).
• Certificates created and issued to all qualified students who completed the required sessions, assignments, and final project.
• Project Close-Out Report completed, summarizing activities, results, KPIs, lessons learned, and impact.
• Project management documentation updated, including:
  • Final task completion
  • Tracking of outstanding items
  • Administrative closure

Evidence of Completion

• GitHub repository links from students
• Assessment sheets or spreadsheet of student scores
• Link to Post-Bootcamp Community Hub
• Screenshots of certificates or Link to certificate template
• Project Close-Out Report/Project Close-Out Video
• Project management records, such as:
  • Final project board screenshot
  • Task completion logs

Delivery Month

6

Cost

8000

Progress

100 %

[Final Pitch] Budget & Costs

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Our budget is structured into 4 milestones, aligned with the teaching roadmap and deliverables of the bootcamp. Each milestone includes preparation, teaching sessions, materials development, community engagement, and project management.

🟩** Milestone 1 – Planning & Bootcamp Overview**

Budget: 11,680 ADA (23.78%)

Timeline: 1 month

Includes:

			Finalizing course outline
			Outreach to universities & community partners
			Registration system setup
			Session 1 delivery (Cardano basics, chain indexers, APIs, SDKs)
			Marketing & project management	

🟩** Milestone 2 – Working With Blockfrost & Mesh**

Budget: 14,720 ADA (29.97%)

Timeline: 2 months

Includes Sessions 2–8:

		Wallets, networks, and transactions

		Blockfrost API & SDK, practical queries

		Mesh Providers, Wallets, UTXOs, signing/submitting tx

		Transaction Builder (mint/burn, staking, governance)

		Mesh utilities (serializers, resolvers, blueprints)

		Mid-bootcamp review & assessment

		Ongoing marketing & project management

🟩** Milestone 3 – Writing Smart Contracts with Aiken**

Budget: 14,720 ADA (29.97%)

Timeline: 2 months

Includes Sessions 9–14:

UTXO/EUTXO fundamentals

Installing and using Aiken

Writing basic and advanced validators

Minting policies and reference scripts

Unit testing & debugging smart contracts

End-of-module quiz & homework

Marketing, project management

🟩** Final Milestone – Final dApp Evaluation & Project Closure**

Budget: 8,000 ADA (16.29%)

Timeline: 1 month

Includes:

		Evaluating final student dApp submissions

		Creating & issuing certificates

		Establishing Post-Bootcamp Community Hub

		Preparing Project Close-Out Report & Video

		Final project management & admin work

Total Budget Requested: 49,120 ADA

[Final Pitch] Value for Money

How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?

Our project represents strong value for the Cardano ecosystem because every cost is tied to concrete outputs that expand the ecosystem’s developer base. Through 14 structured sessions, hands-on smart contract training with Aiken, and final dApp evaluations, we produce new Cardano-ready developers, high-quality open-source learning materials, and a sustainable post-bootcamp community hub . All funds are milestone-locked to transparent deliverables (recordings, materials, code submissions, and reports).

With 49,120 ADA, the ecosystem gains long-term, reusable educational assets and a pipeline of new builders, making the project highly cost-effective and high-impact.

[Self-Assessment] Self-Assessment Checklist

I confirm that the proposal is a non-technical initiative, with ≤20% of the budget for tech support.

Yes

I confirm that the proposal provides verifiable evidence (portfolio, links, reports) of the team's ability to deliver the project.

Yes

I confirm that the proposer and all team members are in good standing with prior Catalyst projects.

Yes

I confirm that the proposal includes clear objectives with both Output Metrics (what proposal did) and Adoption-Focused Metrics (what effect proposal had).

Yes

I confirm that the proposal clearly explains the user journey and provides a credible plan for how the project will equip and motivate users for future on-chain activity.

Yes

I confirm that the initiative clearly demonstrates how it will grow the Cardano ecosystem or onboard users.

Yes

I confirm that the project plan and timeline (≤ 12 months) are realistic and well-defined.

Yes

I confirm that the proposal commits to public outputs and justifies any exceptions.

Yes

I confirm that the budget adheres to all policies: it is for future work, follows the merchandise rule, and excludes establishing local treasuries, incentives/giveaways, re-grants.

Yes

[Required Acknowledgements] Consent & Confirmation

I Agree

Yes