Digital badge solution for co-curricular & competency credentials
It doesn't end at issuance. Co-curricular and competency outcomes are captured as data, and even consortium co-issuance runs in one place. We've assembled only the features universities actually need.
University setup at a glance
| Feature | What it does | Where it's used |
|---|---|---|
| University-branded badge site | Auto-generated catalog with your CI and a public verification page | Co-curricular offices · lifelong-learning centers |
| Student competency data | Custom core-competency model with per-student profiles built automatically | Career-support · education-innovation offices |
| Consortium co-issuance | Joint multi-institution branding, per-institution permissions, unified reporting | Industry-academic foundations · project teams (RISE·LINC+) |
| Standards & security | Official 1EdTech certification · ISO 27001 · blockchain tamper-proofing | IT · university-evaluation response |
| LMS & academic-system link | Auto-issued when completion criteria are met | Co-curricular & credit-linked program offices |
How institutions changed with Kolleges
“The main reason we issue badges is to have our students' competencies structured so companies can see them and verify they apply in real work.”
Daegu Haany University aims to grow annual badge issuance from about 400 in 2025 to more than 1,000 in 2026.
“Certification needs a certificate of some kind, and simply handing out a paper certificate doesn't mean much.”
The Hongik University Sejong lifelong-education center runs a 3-tier badge system (hobby → certificate → instructor) as a RISE lifelong-learning project. It links up to national-certificate courses of 400–600 hours, and local demand is strong enough that a single ad drew 400 applicants (institution figures).
“A single badge keeps, as metadata, which projects I did and which skills I used — clearer than a résumé.”
A graduate of POSTECH's 'Blockchain & Digital Asset Expert Course' shared a badge — with projects and skills captured as metadata — on LinkedIn, which drew recruiters' interest. Badges are issued only to graduates who meet the criteria, and aspiring-founder graduates used badges in their portfolios to prove practical skills to investors and partners.
Chonnam National University also built the digital-badge platform for its AID30+ intensive camp for working professionals on Kolleges. Chonnam National adoption coverage · University Journal ↗
Only the features universities need — hand-picked
Get a badge site built just for your university
- Your CI (logo, colors, typeface)
- Auto-generated catalog by program, department and office
- Public verification page for students and outside visitors
Daegu Haany University runs department and project-team credentials on a dedicated-domain portal (dhuaid.kolleges.net).
Daegu Haany portal case ↗
Meet international standards, and connect to your existing certificates too
- Official 1EdTech certification (global compatibility)
- Convert existing PDF/image certificates
- LMS & academic-system API links
Build your university's own competency-data framework
- LMS & academic-system link
- Custom data on your core-competency model
- Per-student competency profiles built and visualized automatically
The University of Seoul industry-academic foundation applied NCS and hiring-keyword skill tagging to its badges.
University of Seoul RISE case ↗
Issue joint badges with partner institutions
- Joint multi-institution branding
- Independent per-institution operation + unified dashboard
- Program-level issuance & participation reporting (LINC+, university-innovation, etc.)
Korea Polytechnic Daejeon issues stage-by-stage credential badges for its RISE AI & Human-Care consortium course jointly with Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology, under co-branding carrying both institutions' logos.
Polytech consortium co-issuance case ↗
Rigorous with personal data, effortless to verify
- ISO 27001 information security
- Blockchain tamper-proofing + instant QR/link verification
- Encrypted, separately stored personal data
Institution-tailored consulting
Share your institution's scale, operating model and goals, and we'll propose a tailored configuration and plan.
