Lifelong learning
The UOC's students are inquisitive, persevering people who play an active part in their education.
LEARNING TRANSFORMING Barcelona Bogota Mexico City Madrid Palma Seville Valencia
More than 25 years' experience in e-learning
77,500
We foster talent, we connect knowledge
Headquarters Avinguda del Tibidabo, 39-43 08035 Barcelona (+34) 932 532 300
All the UOC's centres at offices.uoc.edu
The idea behind the founding of the UOC, back in 1995, was not for a distance university, but to take advantage of the incipient World Wide Web to create the first ever distanceless university.
students
89,300 graduates
5,600
faculty members, course instructors and tutors
A university with social impact around the globe, born in Barcelona
82%
study and have a job.
87%
The UOC has students in
142
countries
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@UOCuniversity @UOCrespon UOC UOC.universitat
2
UNESCO chairs
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya uoc.edu
Updated: April 2021
are aged 25 or over. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Postgraduate training with the Red Cross, UNITAR and UNWTO.
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The UOC is strongly committed to being open to the world, on a basis of respect and collaboration. It favours learning that is globally and socially responsible, promotes knowledge that is open to all, is committed to gender equality and seeks responses to society’s challenges, as per those defined in the 2030 Agenda.
We are part of:
• The International Association of Universities (IAU) as a leader for the SDG on good health and well-being and a member of the working group on technology and higher education. • The CINDA network, currently chaired by the president of the UOC. • The vice presidency of research for the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN). • The EUA Open Access Group. • WHO collaborating centres for eHealth.