Jordi Planella Ribera

Jordi Planella Ribera serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya since March 2004, complementing this role with titles such as Professor of Educational Theory and Director of the Randstad Foundation-UOC Chair on Disability, Employment, and Social Innovation. In the Chair, established in 2019, Jordi Planella Ribera focuses on enhancing the employability of individuals with disabilities through various educational and research initiatives. Additional roles include Associate Professor in the History and Theory of Education and various evaluative positions for academic accreditations with organizations like Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d and AQU Catalunya. Jordi Planella Ribera holds a Doctorate in Pedagogy from the Universitat de Barcelona, obtained between 2000 and 2004, and an earlier degree in Pedagogy from the same institution in 1993.