The organisational and operational rules of the UOC establish two types of governing body:
Individual posts:
Governing Bodies:
- The Board of Trustees of the Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (FUOC)
- The Permanent Committee of the FUOC
- The Council of the FUOC
- The Governing Council
- The Strategic Committee
The UOC is also governed by an Academic Committee and a Management Committee, and it can count on student participation to ensure that the students' opinions, interests and contributions have an effective impact on the improvement to the institution through the fields of knowledge committees, the Campus Committee, the Strategic Committee and the regional committees.

