The UOC was created in Barcelona in 1994 and teaching began in 1995, with 200 students. It was the first university ever to run exclusively online. With more than 85,700 graduates, it is now one of the biggest universities in Spain.
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The UOC's online methodology seeks to make the learning processes as easy as possible, constantly innovating for further improvement.
The UOC is a university that renders a public service but is organized in accordance with private management principles.
In our University, the student is the main player of an education process; he manages his own time, plans his pace of study and builds his own itinerary.
Computer Science & IT (2)
SpecializationCourse Gamification and Technology-mediated Collaborative Language Learning
Master Master's Degree in Technology-Mediated Language Teaching and Learning
Postgraduate Diploma Armed Conflicts
Postgraduate Diploma Geopolitics and Global Governance
Applied Sciences & Professions (1)
Business & Management (1)
Postgraduate Diploma Crisis Management and Strategic Planning
Engineering & Technology (1)
Created by the Catalan government, the UOC is a university run privately to provide a public service and facilitates equitable and inclusive access to higher education.
The UOC's portfolio is wide and deep, ranging from short courses to doctoral degrees, with the main part of students in the undergraduate or graduate path.
The languages used for the vast majority of programmes are Catalan and Spanish.
But there are some programmes taught in English. They are the focus of this briefing, and the segment of portfolio that must be covered in this service.
The Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) is a research centre of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) specializing in the study of the Internet and the effects of the interaction between digital technologies and human activity.
The IN3 hosts 11 renowned research groups that carry out a wide range of research of an interdisciplinary nature. Every year the centre hosts visiting professors and researchers; its researchers participate in the UOC's doctoral programmes.
Care and preparedness in the network society
Information and network security and privacy
Internet computing and systems optimisation
Gender and ICT
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The UOC's Virtual Library forms part of the University's educational model. It is a key service made available by the University to support learning, teaching, research and management. The Library is a tool designed in and for a virtual world to meet the needs of its users and those who use the web for research, training and academic documentation.
The Virtual Campus is the place that can be accessed without physical barriers from anywhere and at any time, where students will find the necessary tools for study and communication. It is a university campus that students can carry with them in their pocket and which they can access from anywhere in the world, enter its classrooms, consult activities or carry out administrative procedures in the Secretary's Office, etc.
The UOC's graduate community, Alumni, was created in 2008. UOC Alumni seeks to provide an interface between graduates and university, with the goal of becoming an effective platform to enable former students to contact other people they studied with, professional colleagues, teachers and faculties. Furthermore, the UOC's graduate community facilitates access to lifelong learning and professional upgrades.
The UOC is a fully recognized Catalan university. It is constantly assessed by AQU Catalunya (the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency), the Catalan higher education system's leading quality assessment and advocacy body. AQU Catalunya is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).
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Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
Solo una palabra: mediocre
A very good experience with the online studies, and they managed very good the COVID situation
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I signed to UOC as offers you the option to study from anywhere. But I feel quite lonely as there's any kind of interaction with your classmates. Also I feel I could give more of my self to my studies and enhance my chances to get a good job.
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15 Online Courses
9 PhDs
1 (Pre-)Bachelors
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Master Gamification and Technology-mediated Collaborative Language Learning