The Linguamón–UOC Chair in Multilingualism is the result of a cooperation agreement that was signed between Linguamón-House of Languages and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (the Open University of Catalonia) in November 2006 in order to promote a concept of linguistic diversity that is sustainable, equitable and functional. This cooperation forms part of the multilingualism strategies of the European Union, one of the most significant actions of which is the constitution of networks of university chairs for this topic.

The setting-up of this Chair is in line with the European Commission's framework strategy for multilingualism promoted by the European Union, which encourages the adoption of measures to promote multilingualism, including the creation of chairs in fields of study related to multilingualism and interculturalism.