Introduce innovative and inclusive methodologies in the IOC's digital classrooms; promote students' critical thinking and European identity; provide international training for teachers and students; establish educational networks with European institutions; and reduce 10% school dropout rates.These objectives have been fully achieved, with progress in implementing competence-based practices in classrooms, more active adult learners, and the establishment of new strategic European papartnership.
The Institut Obert de Catalunya (IOC) is a public distance education center under the Department of Education of Catalonia, with 19 years of experience, specialized in adult education. It offers official programs such as Baccalaureate, Secondary Education, languages, and university entrance courses, with a total of 6,967 students. Its student body is diverse, with 507 individuals having special educational needs and facing difficulties in attending a traditional in-person educational center.