The Board of Trustees (Patronat) is the maximum authority representing, governing and administering the Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Foundation for the Open University of Catalonia, FUOC), in accordance with Article 14 of the Statutes.
The FUOC Board of Trustees’ main functions are:
- To approve and, where necessary, modify the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC) organisational and operational regulations.
- To appoint and dismiss the President and the General Manager.
- To approve the University’s budget and accounts.
- To approve the action plan presented by the President and evaluate the results.
The UOC President, or the person they delegate, and FUOC General Manager attend the meetings of the Board of Trustees, in an advisory role.
