ABOUT UNESCO Chair in e-Learning, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

The UNESCO Chair in e-Learning is a department of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya with the seal of the UNESCO that supports research and prepares activities focused on the promotion of the use of ICTs for learning and development. The Chair researches many fields and collaborates with experts in the university and worldwide. The UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning was created in 2002 to promote research, learning, information and documentation in the intensive use of ICTs in education.The Chair closely watches world trends in e-Learning, and the trend-setting experts and institutions in this field. Tha Chair makes diffusion of the acquired knowledge to the communities of educators and practitioners in related fields, nationally and globally, with special focus on disadvantaged and information-needy social groups.