Open University of Catalonia

Open University of Catalonia
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

UOC Headquarters in Barcelona
Type Public
Established 1994
Rector Josep A. Planell i Estany[1]
Academic staff
3,346[2]
Administrative staff
477[2]
Students 52,513[2]
Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
41°24′53.29″N 2°8′0.8″E / 41.4148028°N 2.133556°E / 41.4148028; 2.133556
Campus Virtual
Affiliations Xarxa Vives d'Universitats
Associació Catalana d'Universitats Públiques (ACUP)
European University Association
Website www.uoc.edu

The Open University of Catalonia (Catalan: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC; IPA: [uniβərsiˈtat uˈβɛrtə ðə kətəˈɫuɲə]) is an Internet-centered open university[3] based in Barcelona, Spain.

The UOC offers graduate and postgraduate programs in Catalan, Spanish and English in fields such as Psychology, Computer Science, Sciences of Education, Information and Knowledge Society and Economics. Also, an Information and Knowledge Society Doctoral Program is available that explores research fields such as e-law, e-learning, network society, education, and online communities. It has "support centres and points" in a number of cities in Spain, Andorra, Mexico and the traditionally Catalan-speaking city of Alghero in Sardinia.[4]

Educational offer[5]

Faculties

22@ institutional office, in Barcelona (Rambla del Poblenou).

The UOC's course offering is divided into these Faculties:[6]

Graduates

Institutional repository

The UOC makes O2, their institutional repository, available to provide open access to digital publications produced by the UOC community in the course of its research, teaching and management activities.

References

  1. Ivanna Vallespín. "El patronato de la Universitat Oberta nombra Josep Anton Planell nuevo rector". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "UOC in numbers 2011–12". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. "FAQs. About the UOC". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. "Where we are. Contact and offices". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. "All UOC courses". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. "Departments and schools". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 41°24′53.29″N 2°8′0.8″E / 41.4148028°N 2.133556°E / 41.4148028; 2.133556

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