The Open University of Catalonia (Catalan: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC; IPA: [uniβəɾsiˈtat uˈβɛɾtə ðə kətəˈluɲə]) is a private[2] open university[3] based in Barcelona, Spain.

[5] It was constituted through a public deed on October 6, 1994, adopting the legal form of a foundation, the Fundació per la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

UOC is governed by a Foundation (Fundació per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, FUOC).

The university adheres to the standards set by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

The Open University of Catalonia had total cumulative graduates of 85,700 as of academic year 2019-2020.