Lomond School, a private establishment in Scotland, is set to accept Bitcoin for tuition payments and is partnering with Bitcoin expert Saifedean Ammous to create a new educational program centered on Bitcoin and Austrian economics.
Ammous, known for his book on Bitcoin, is in the process of designing a curriculum that intertwines the fundamentals of Bitcoin (BTC) with the tenets of Austrian economics. “I’m partnering with Lomond School to craft a curriculum on Bitcoin and Austrian economics,” Ammous shared in an April 12 post, expressing his enthusiasm for “making this material accessible globally.”
On April 12, the Principal of Lomond School, Claire Chisholm, confirmed the collaboration and expressed her excitement about working with Dr. Ammous while acknowledging the “positive spirit of the Bitcoin community.”
This announcement follows Lomond School’s declaration that it will start accepting BTC for tuition payments starting in the autumn semester of 2025, making it the first school in the United Kingdom to do so.
Ammous gained recognition for his book, which explores the economic principles underlying Bitcoin and compares them to traditional fiat systems. Since its initial publication in 2018, the book has sold over a million copies and has been translated into 38 languages, according to Ammous.
Further details about the forthcoming curriculum have been requested from both Ammous and Lomond School.
Bitcoin education is progressively gaining traction across the globe, with more educational institutions recognizing Bitcoin as a subject of academic inquiry and a viable financial option.
Since as early as 2013, schools and universities have been rolling out Bitcoin-related courses. The University of Nicosia in Cyprus pioneered this trend with its Master’s in Digital Currency program, available both in-person and online.
In 2014, New York University’s Stern School of Business introduced “The Law and Business of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies,” one of the earliest courses specifically focused on Bitcoin in the U.S.
Stanford University followed suit in 2015 by offering its “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies” course, which delved into both the technological and economic dimensions of the pioneering cryptocurrency.
In February 2025, the University of Austin announced the launch of an innovative Bitcoin investment fund exceeding $5 million as part of a broader $200 million endowment initiative.
Just a few months before this, in October, a regulatory disclosure indicated that Emory University had accumulated over $15 million in Bitcoin through Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.