FAQ

This year's graduation ceremonies will take place in on-site and online formats, and graduates whose academic records were finalized between 25 September 2024 and 24 September 2025 will be invited to attend. If your academic record was finalized after 24 September 2025, we will invite you to the graduation ceremonies in 2026.
 
Please note these guidelines:
  • You can choose between attending in person and online.
  • You will have to select the ceremony according to the city where it is to be held. Remember that the graduation ceremonies in Barcelona will be held in Catalan, and the ones in Madrid will be held in Spanish.
  • Registration will remain open until the venue's capacity is reached.
  • If you choose the in-person option, you can attend the graduation ceremony accompanied by a maximum of three guests. You will be seated together with fellow graduates from your academic year.
  • If you choose the online option, you can actively participate in the ceremony with your fellow graduates from anywhere in the world.
The following sections provide you with answers to the most frequently asked questions about the graduation ceremonies.
 

Registration process

Around mid-October you'll get an email with your username, password and instructions to register for this year's ceremonies. You can choose between Barcelona and Madrid, and in your preferred format: in person or online. After you register, you'll receive an email confirming your registration. Check your UOC email, your personal email (the address on record on the Virtual Campus) and your spam folder.
 
If you have chosen the on-site format, you will receive the entrance pass by email a few days before the ceremony, and you will use this for access to the venue hosting the ceremony. The entrance passes for your guests will be included in the same email.
 
If you have chosen to take part online, you will receive the link to connect and instructions to join in and participate actively.
 

Registration opens mid-October. The closing date will depend on which ceremony you plan to attend and the capacity of the venue. If registrations approach the capacity limit, the registration deadline may change.

Anyone whose academic record was finalized between 25 September 2024 and 24 September 2025 is invited to attend this year's graduation ceremonies.
 

The ceremony in Barcelona will be in Catalan, and the ceremony in Madrid will be in Spanish.

In this case, you will have to choose one of your fields of study for the graduation ceremony. You will have to make this choice once the registration period for the ceremony has opened, when you complete the registration form that you will find on the website. Please bear in mind that you will be sitting with your classmates from the programme you have chosen, in alphabetical order.

For any queries about academic issues that may affect your participation in the graduation ceremony, log in to the campus and ask the Help Service for assistance. They will inform you about the status of your academic record, which will tell you whether you can attend the ceremony or not. If you are eligible to attend the ceremony, they will let us know so we can include you and we will contact you.

The organizers of the UOC's graduation ceremonies aim to cater for all the special needs that the people attending may have. To allow us to plan all the necessary measures, please inform us of any special needs (on behalf of yourself or your guests) on the registration form. For other queries, please contact us via Help service > Graduation ceremonies, which you will find on the Virtual Campus.

Entrance passes and seat allocations

Due to the capacities of the venues where the ceremonies are going to be held, each graduate can invite no more than three guests.

Yes. In order to comply with the capacity and safety measures in place, at this year's graduation ceremonies each child aged 3 or over counts as a guest (in both Barcelona and Madrid). Therefore, they will need their own seat unless they are below this age.

As a graduate, if you have chosen the on-site format, you will receive your ticket by email a few days beforehand, together with the instructions for access to the ceremony. We recommend coming with the entrance passes easily to hand.

If, however, you have chosen the online option, you will receive a link by email a few days before the session you have chosen, along with instructions on how to participate.

If you're attending the ceremony in person, the entrance passes for your guests will be included in the same email sent with yours. If you've chosen the virtual format, a few days beforehand you'll receive a YouTube link that will enable your family and friends to live-stream the ceremony. You, however, will use Zoom to take part as a graduate in the ceremony.

Graduates and their guests sit in different areas of the hall. The way the ceremony is organized means you cannot choose your seats. It is very important that those attending the ceremony sit in the seats that the organizers have allocated to them.

The day of the ceremony

On graduation day, you need to arrive at the event venue with your ticket and those of your guests easily to hand, and in good time to enter the hall. Please follow the instructions of staff, who will supervise the event to ensure that it proceeds correctly. Doors will open early enough to allow staggered access, so we recommend arriving at the venue early.
 
Remember to follow the entry and exit routes indicated; they will be marked differently.
 

Each graduate will be awarded recognition of their achievement, ordered by area of study and degree programme. For this reason, it's very important that you sit in your pre-assigned seat.
 
You will receive a commemorative print and various materials to enable you to participate in the new-format graduation ceremony.
 
Those of you who choose the online format will also be able to take an active part in the event and throw your virtual mortarboard, no matter where you are, with the instructions that we will give you on the day.
 

If you have registered for the online format, a few days before the event you will receive the instructions to participate and to be able to follow the ceremony.

The ceremony lasts between one and a half and two hours. Please bear in mind that the duration could vary depending on the dynamics and the number of graduates attending the event.

No. At the ceremony you do not receive your official degree certificate, but you will receive a commemorative gift that accredits that you're a graduate of the class of 2024/2025.

This gift is presented exclusively to graduates who attend the ceremony (in-person or online). If you don't attend the ceremony, the gift will not be sent afterwards.

Yes, you can, but please bear in mind that you cannot take the pushchair into the hall. The venues have areas where you can store it during the ceremony.
 
This year's venues will also provide a children's area that may be useful depending on your needs. 
 

Other aspects

No, there is no specific dress code. This notwithstanding, because this is an academic ceremony, we recommend that you dress smartly, whether you take part in person or online.

At this year's graduation ceremonies, the UOC will give a stole for the class of 2024/2025 to graduates who attend in person. This stole will have the same design for all graduates. Mortarboards will also be given to graduates at the ceremony.

A few days after the ceremony, graduates will be sent an email and the photos and videos will be published on this site.