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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Open University of Catalunya The UOC in a nutshell
Just some Key Points founded in October 1995 web-centric  virtual organization relies on the intensive use of ICT  delivering of courses; conception and development of the learning materials; management and internal functioning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],In 1990 the WWW was born Birth of Netscape, 1994  August 1995: 18 Kwebsites, 16 Musers Google was born in 1998 November 2006: 100 Mwebsites, 1,093 Musers
Just some Key Points ,[object Object],[object Object],flexibility to respond to the demanding needs of society a company-like internal structure and organization  capacity to set up joint ventures with leading partners
Just some Key Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Economics and Business Computing and Multimedia Education and Psychology Law and Political Sciences Humanities Documentation and Communication Languages and Culture Start up of UOC undergraduate programs 1995/96 Business Studies, Educational Psychology 1996/97 Law, Humanities 1997/98 Info. Systems Engineering, Management Info. Systems 1998/99 Business Administration and Management, Catalan Philology 1999/00 Documentation 2000/01 Psychology 2001/02 Industrial Sciences, Computer Engineering, Political Sciences 2002/03 Audiovisual Communication, Market Research Techniques, Tourism 2003/04 Oriental Asia Studies 2005/06 Advertising and Public Relations, Telecommunications Engineering
Just some Key Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Postgraduate studies starting in 1997 Growing and changing to adapt to new labour markets and LLL needs * Also Campus for Peace and Solidarity, Urbanism and City Management Number of postgraduate programs
Just some Key Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],no space-time barriers avoiding technological “worries”* * This scenario is changing fast, as more and more people are used to internet and virtual environments
Innovative educational model: student centred and  asynchronous Just some Key Points
Just some Key Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Research based on the effects of ICT on society, and its influence in the transition from an industrial society to the information and knowledge society.   Innovation to change UOC social role: from introducing ICT to lead eLearning technologies and methodologies
Who is working at UOC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Who is studying at UOC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Who is studying at UOC 45,000 Students Catalan and/or Spanish Speaking working and with previous studies demanding and with large expectations They have created the UOC brand, with “a market value” They are our best marketing campaign
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Presentatie UOC 17 april 2008

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  • 2. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Open University of Catalunya The UOC in a nutshell
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  • 8. Innovative educational model: student centred and asynchronous Just some Key Points
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  • 12. Who is studying at UOC 45,000 Students Catalan and/or Spanish Speaking working and with previous studies demanding and with large expectations They have created the UOC brand, with “a market value” They are our best marketing campaign
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