Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Open University of Catalonia (OUC) is a state-of-the-art technological university with a highly innovative learning model, providing a benchmark for quality in both teaching and R&D.

The Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) was founded in 1994 to foster Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) opportunities for higher education.

The UOC’s core goal is to be the University of the Knowledge Society, promoting innovative education, personalized learning, technological leadership, R&D work on the information society and eLearning.

The UOC has a top quality team of professionals that provide all the necessary higher education services to more than 60,000 students.

The UOC fosters cooperation and exchange within its university community and with other universities, institutions, business communities and civil society, whilst at the same time forging international alliances to enable sharing and learning.

The UOC is committed to advancing in the values of diversity, participation, quality, innovation, sustainability and cooperation.

Currently, its research, innovation and transfer activity is led by almost 300 researchers and technicians organized into 43 groups.