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2023 - Award of Good Management Practices

The Club Excellence in Management recognizes the UOC with the VI Award of Good Management Practices for its outstanding practical initiative in the integration of large labor data to ensure the employability of qualifications.

 
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2023 - Socinfo Digital award

The Journal of Digital Information Society has awarded the category of Change Management in Public Administration (AAPP) to Quelic Berga, distinguished by its outstanding project “Folio: A Global Network of Students”, for its leadership and significant contribution in implementing innovative changes in the field of education.

 
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2023 - Lueny Morell award

The InnovaHiEd Academy has awarded the Lueny Morell Award for educational innovation in higher education to Quelic Berga for the project "Folio: A global network of students: Emancipation, socialization and professionalization of students through free portfolios", taking into account the context of the initiative, its educational and social impact.

 
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2023 - Jaume Vicens Vives award

The Government of Catalonia awarded the Jaume Vicens Vives Award for quality university teaching to Present@ project: the normalization of the video, led by Dr. Antoni Perez-Navarro and Dr. Jordi Conesa, professors of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunication Studies at the UOC, has received the distinction Jaume Vicens Vives from the Generalitat de Cataluña in recognition of university teaching quality. The Government has also distinguished Dr. Nizaiá Cassián Yde, professor of the UOC Studies of Psychology and Education Sciences, with the mention M. Embodying Sanahuja Yll for excellence in the inclusion of gender perspective in university teaching practice.

 
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2021 - Jaume Vicens Vives award

The Government of Catalonia awarded the Jaume Vicens Vives Award for quality university teaching to Maria Jesús Marco, a professor from the UOC's Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications, for its established track record and contribution to the improvement of the written communication competence, both academic and professional, of the engineering student through the design, creation and implementation of different resources, tools and methodologies in an online learning environment.

 
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2019 - Trifermed Awards

Marta Aymerich, UOC Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research, was one of the winners at the Trifermed Awards 2019 for her contribution throughout her career to improving people's quality of life.

 
Transform Awards
2018 - Transform Awards Europe

The UOC won four awards at the Transform Awards Europe: Gold for the Best Internal Communication, Silver for the Best Use of Audio Branding, Bronze for the Best Brand Architecture, and Highly Commended for the Best Visual Identity in the Education Sector. These awards recognize excellence and innovation in the creation and renewal of brands across Europe.

 
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2018 - Jaume Vicens Vives award

The Government of Catalonia awarded the Jaume Vicens Vives Award for quality university teaching to Teresa Sancho, a professor from the UOC's Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications, for her many years of hard work in the teaching of mathematics, her pursuit of continuous improvement in the planning and creation of online learning resources for maths courses, and her use of learning analytics.

 
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2018 - European Commission's Human Resources for Research (HRS4R)

The European Commission has awarded the UOC the distinguished HR Excellence in Research Award (HRS4R), a quality seal recognizing the University’s ability to attract talent, create a favourable work environment, encourage research and promote the careers of researchers in Europe.

 
2018 - David Edge Prize

Israel Rodríguez-Giralt, coordinator of the UOC-IN3 CareNet research group, was awarded the prestigious David Edge Prize by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) for the article Healing, Knowing, Enduring: Care and Politics in Damaged Worlds.

 
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2018 - Crítica Serra d'Or prize for research

Professor Marc Gil received the Crítica Serra d’Or prize in the category of Humanities Research for his thesis Barcelona al servei del Nuevo Estado. Depuració a l'Ajuntament durant el primer franquisme

 
2017 - IND+I Science Prize

Carlos Cámara Menoyo, researcher of the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA Lab) IN3 research group and Doctoral student at the UOC, has been awarded with the IND+I Science Prize in the metropolitan innovation policies category, given by Pla Estratègic Metropolità de Barcelona (PEMB).

 
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2017 - Luis Azcárraga Award

Àngel A. Juan, member of the IN3's ICSO research group, received the Luis Azcárraga Award from the ENAIRE Foundation. This award is for studies, papers and projects that make a unique contribution to air transport. 

 
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2017 - Jaume Vicens Vives award

The Government of Catalonia awarded the Jaume Vicens Vives Award for quality university teaching to Mar Sabadell, a professor from the UOC's Faculty of Economics and Business, for her drive and dedication in the development and innovative design of business internships in the context of online learning.

 
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2017 - ILUNION Diploma for commitment to accessibility

ILUNION Tecnología y Accesibilidad, which belongs to the ONCE Foundation and the ONCE group of companies, gave the UOC this award in recognition of its initiatives and projects to improve universal accessibility and support people with disabilities.