Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

About us

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) was created in 1995 as the world’s first university with a virtual campus, which allowed its students to study at any time from any location. The University continually uses cutting-edge e-learning research and innovation to refine the UOC methodology. This is possible thanks to UOC R&I and its 50 plus research groups, as well as the eLearning Innovation Center, which drives educational innovation at the UOC. Furthermore, as pioneers and leaders in education’s digital transformation, we lend our knowledge and experience to education administrations in need of them. The UOC has more than 120,000 graduates.

Edul@b Research Group

The main mission of Edul@b Research Group (recognized in 2021 as a consolidated research group by the Generalitat of Catalonia (SGR 01111) is to analyze the future of education and determine the most appropriate ways for technology to contribute to the quality and improvement of educational digital transformation processes and for their quality, proposing actions that favor the transfer of knowledge and its impact on society. To do this, the group develops different specific lines of research and uses methodologies that promote interdisciplinarity:

  • Emergent, Prospective and Future Learning Scenarios
  • Teacher Development in the Digital Era
  • Digital Transformation of Educational Institutions
  • Use Technology to Support Adaptive and Significant Teaching and Learning Experiences