Spectacular growth

A total of 344 students signed up for the UOC’s first ever academic year (1995-96) but by the first half of the 2004-05 academic year, there were 19,154 enrolments in Catalonia alone. Today, it has over 35,000 students studying online in 36 different countries.

The online teaching system’s flexibility is the reason why 96.9% of the students are working people, and 43.5% already have a university qualification when they begin their UOC studies. The university rector’s office and other administrative offices are on Avinguda del Tibidabo. There is also a support centre and a library on Avinguda de les Drassanes.

Research and innovation

The UOC’s research, innovation and technology-transfer activities involve over 400 researchers. It is organised into 45 R&D&I groups linked to a particular study or to one of the University’s two research centres: the IN3 and the eLearn Center.