With the new building, the UOC is concentrating all of its academic activities and a large proportion of its administration on the Poblenou campus in Barcelona's tech district.
#UOC25years
We are what we do. And today, we can say that we have done a lot. Living in 'interesting times' means you cannot let your guard down, because the changes and the challenges are constant.
As digital natives, at the UOC we have always known that transformation means different ways of educating, researching and thinking; that it means being, in every sense, a university without distances.
As a unique institution and a node in a global system, we want to play a part in this future digital transformation: to put ourselves in the shoes of people who are studying, refreshing their skills, and creating tomorrow's world.
Because the future won't wait – it's being created every day.
Josep A. Planell
President of the UOC
Learning. Transforming
Summary of the key milestones from the first 25 years of our university
Our history
Take a look back at milestones in the UOC's history and the evolution of technology over the last 25 years.
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Sanjay Sarma: "You were visionary"
Vice President for Open Learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who gave the inaugural lecture of the UOC's 2020/2021 academic year, "The future of education".
Cristina Gallach: "I applaud the fact that the UOC's vision includes teaching entrepreneurship to young people in its mission."
The Spanish Government's High Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda, who gave the inaugural lecture "Universities must spearhead the 2030 Agenda".
Martin Carnoy: "The UOC represents the greatest change in the definition of a university."
Professor of Education and Economics (Stanford University) who gave the inaugural lecture of the UOC's 2004/2005 academic year, "ICT in Education: Possibilities and Challenges."
Tim Berners-Lee: "The UOC honorary doctorate will remind me to keep working in a very interdisciplinary way, regarding the web as humanity rather than just a technological thing."
Recipient of an honorary doctorate from the UOC in 2008.
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