Contributing to society

The ability to conduct research contributes to society, as it helps us understand the complex world we live in, puts the knowledge it generates in the hands of students and sparks social change. On 25 September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly approved the 2030 Agenda, making the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the main focus of the international agenda. It is important for sustainability to achieve these seventeen goals to change our world in the next fifteen years. The application of the new Open Knowledge Plan created in May 2019 aims to ensure that the knowledge generated at the university reaches as many people as possible, that the university is a knowledge hub and that it connects with people and communities. Open innovation, FAIR data and openaccess publications and learning are some of the main pillars of the plan.

As to chairs, this year the UOC has maintained its seven chairs in various fields promoting research and the transfer of interdisciplinary knowledge.