Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications - 25 years

25 anys Estudis d'Informàtica, Multimèdia i Telecomunicació UOC

We turn 25!

In October 1997, two years after the UOC was founded as the world's first online university, the Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications started teaching, launching two programmes in the field of computer science: one in systems informatics and the other in business informatics. Inspired by its 25th anniversary, here's a recap of some of the Faculty's main milestones.

Branching into new fields

  • 1997: Computer science
  • 1999: Multimedia
  • 2005: Telecommunications
  • 2017: Data science

Deans

● 1997-2001: Cristina Nogués
● 2001-2012: Rafael Macau 
● 2013-2018: Josep Prieto 
● 2019-present: Daniel Riera 

The faculty in figures

12,413
 students
70
 members of faculty
562
 course instructors
70
 tutors
45
 adjunct instructors
14
 administrative staff

 

8
 research groups
1
 scientific journal
1
 blog

 

5
 bachelor's degrees 
11
 university master’s degrees
9
 UOC-specific master's, postgraduate and specialization programmes
4
 seminars and stand-alone courses
2
 PhD programmes

 

"In our Faculty, we see a fundamental relationship between people and technology. Accordingly, we are a very diverse team and collaborate closely with the rest of the UOC's faculties."

Daniel Riera, dean of the faculty

 

EIMT celebrates 25 years!

The 1997/1998 course began with the degrees of Systems Computer Technical Engineering and Management Computer Technical Engineering. “We started with about 200 students for each of the two programmes,” Ramon Segret explains.

Eugènia Santamaria

"I have seen the team grow: of the 3 people we were at the beginning, now we are close to 100"

Eugènia Santamaria is an associate professor at the EIMT. His activity focuses on the study of the use of virtual laboratories in technological degrees and recently, he has been a finalist for the DonaTIC Award.