Open University of Catalonia
| Universitat Oberta de Catalunya | |
UOC Headquarters in Barcelona
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1994 |
| Rector | Josep A. Planell i Estany |
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Academic staff
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3,346 |
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Administrative staff
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477 |
| Students | 52,513 |
| Location |
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 41°24′53.29″N 2°8′0.8″E / 41.4148028°N 2.133556°E |
| Campus | Virtual |
| Affiliations |
Xarxa Vives d'Universitats Associació Catalana d'Universitats Públiques (ACUP) European University Association |
| Website | www.uoc.edu |
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The Open University of Catalonia (Catalan: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC; IPA: [uniβərsiˈtat uˈβɛrtə ðə kətəˈɫuɲə]) is an Internet-centered open university 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 centers in a number of cities in Spain, Andorra, Mexico and the traditionally Catalan-speaking city of Alghero in Sardinia.
The UOC's course offering is divided into these Faculties:
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.
Coordinates: 41°24′53.29″N 2°8′0.8″E / 41.4148028°N 2.133556°E
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