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The Board

Origins

In 2007, the FOOT began the process of creating a board made up of representatives from across the University community, members of institutions and professional associations, and businesspeople. The main mission of the Board is to provide resources and to act as an advisory body that is able to help adapt teaching programmes, and training and cultural activities in response to the needs of society.

 
The Board was created for a number of reasons, the main one and driving force of which was to collaborate in setting up the blended learning scheme for the Diploma in Optics and Optometry.
 
All of the information about the aims of the Board, as well as other aspects about it, can be found in the Founding Charter of the Board of the FOOT, which was approved by the UPC’s Board of Trustees at the meeting held on 3 July 2007.

Otherwise, the 20th. of June 2008, the Governing Council of the UPC approved the Regulation of the Board.


Articles of incorporation and bylaws

On 30 October 2007, the Board of the FOOT was incorporated at an official ceremony presided over by the president of the UPC.
 
The Board is made up of representatives from across the University community, members of institutions and professional associations, and businesspeople. The companies and institutions that sit on the Board are: the Catalan Association of Opticians and Optometrists, Eroski, the Spanish Federation of Optical Associations (FEDAO), General Óptica, MultiOpticas, Òptica 2000, Òptica Salas and Visionlab.
 

In 2008, Conòptica, Gea Penedes, Òptica Cottet, Alain Afflelou and CIBA Vision joined the Board.


Current members

Currently, the Board of Trustees is integrated by the Catalan Association of Opticians and Optometrists, Eroski, the Spanish Federation of Optical Associations (FEDAO), General Óptica,  Òptica 2000, Òptica Salas, Visionlab, Conóptica, Óptica del Penedés, Óptica Cottet, Alcon, MEDOP, Prats i Indústrias de Óptica Hispano.


The Board members

                                                              

el 30 d'octubre de 2007 es va constituir oficialment el patronat de l'euoot

The Board of the FOOT was officially
incorporated on 30 October 2007