The mission of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is to contribute to the improvement of society through teaching of the highest quality and cutting-edge research in line with stringent international guidelines.
UC3M aspires to excellence in all its activities, with the aim of becoming one of the best universities in Europe. The university actively encourages the personal development of all those connected to the higher education community. All the activities are guided by the values of merit, ability, efficiency, transparency, fairness, equality, and respect for the environment. The University holds a prominent position in international and national rankings, placing us among the best Spanish and European universities. The commitment to academic excellence and research has been validated by prestigious accreditations that endorse high standards of quality.
The UNESCO Chair “Scalable Digital Education for All”
The UNESCO Chair “Scalable Digital Education for All” was created in 2013 with the mission to promote Digital Education at different scales, be it in form of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) or SPOCs (Small Private Online Courses).
Initially it covered Spanish speaking countries. Since then, it has grown towards a world coverage and included additional topics such as Learning Analytics, OERs, Teacher Training, Microcredentials, etc. and more recently the very important topic of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
Carlos Delgado Kloos
Dr. Carlos Delgado Kloos studied Telecommunications Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid and Computer Science at Technical University of Munich. He is Full Professor of Telematics Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he is also Head of Department, Director of the GAST Research Group, and Director of the UNESCO Chair on “Scalable Digital Education for All”.
Previously, he has been Rector’s Delegate for Digital Microcredentials, Vice Rector for Strategy and Digital Education, Vice Rector for Infrastructures and Environment, Associate Vice Rector for International Relations and Cooperation, and Founding Head of his Department. He has carried out research stays at several universities such as Harvard, MIT, Munich, Passau, and Naples. His primary research interests lie in the field of Educational Technology. He has participated in numerous projects about Open Educational Resources, MOOCs, Learning Analytics, Teacher Training, Microcredentials, and Artificial Intelligence and authored over 600 publications. He has coordinated several MOOCs on platforms like edX, Coursera, Federica Weblearning, and MiríadaX, amassing over 700,000 registrations. He received the ‘Practitioner Award 2019’ from the Open Education Consortium.
