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Extracted Content: Ripple has committed over $50 million in funding, subject matter expertise and technical resources to UBRI’s [University Blockchain Research Initiative] first wave of university partners —17 prestigious institutions around the world. These schools will determine their own research topics and priority areas of focus, while also partnering with Ripple to:

• Collaborate on research and technical development that will stimulate widespread understanding and innovation in blockchain.
• Create new curriculum to meet high student demand for learning about blockchain, cryptocurrency and other FinTech topics.
• Stimulate ideas and dialog among students, faculty, technologists and business leaders on topics of shared interest.

The initial UBRI partners represent a broad cross-section of geographies and markets, as well as a rich blend of academic disciplines.

UBRI’s complete list of partners is as follows:

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