The university of the knowledge society
"The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya’s mission is to be an avant-garde technological university that uses a highly innovative learning model and serves as a flagship in terms of the quality of both its academics and its research."
Imma Tubella, President of the UOC
The mission of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is to provide people with lifelong learning and education opportunities. The aim is to help individuals meet their learning needs and provide them with full access to knowledge, above and beyond the usual scheduling and location constraints.
The UOC engages people who offer quality online university education and promote:
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innovative education enabling personalised learning,
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technological leadership that facilitates interaction and collaborative work,
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academic research on the information society and e-learning,
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the dissemination of knowledge.
The UOC is a cross-cutting Catalan university with a worldwide presence, aware of the diversity of its environment and committed to the capacity of education and culture to effect social change. The UOC fosters cooperation and exchange within its university community and with other universities, institutions, the business community and civil society, whilst at the same time forging international alliances to enable sharing and learning.
The UOC is committed to the advancement of the following values:
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Diversity, in terms of gender, the promotion and acceptance of cultural pluralism, multilingualism to overcome barriers and open work involving different platform technologies.
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Participation of the whole community in the university dynamic, promoting suitable channels for the free expression of ideas and proposals and undertaking the actions required to sustain and improve our activity.
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Quality, as an institutional culture. The UOC strives to achieve excellence in educational services, educational activity and organisational processes, whilst guaranteeing the academic rigor of its programmes.
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Innovation, as a cross-cutting principle for all of our activities. The UOC is open to innovation in education, technology and the institutional dynamic. At the same time, it promotes entrepreneurial initiatives and encourages the empowerment and creativity of students, faculty and all university employees.
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Sustainability, as both the basis for the design and construction of university activities and processes and to remain competitive.
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Cooperation, as an organisational culture based on flexibility and the social commitment to forging institutional bonds based on collaboration, mutual learning and teamwork.
