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Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

2009-07-31T13:27:28Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} The Andina University of Simon Bolivar or (Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, UASB) with the headquarters in Sucre Bolivia it was born in 1985, but also there are offices in ...

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The Andina University of Simon Bolivar or (Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, UASB) with the headquarters in Sucre [[Bolivia]] it was born in 1985, but also there are offices in [[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Venezuela]].

They offer courses related with post education such us: master degrees, doctoral studies, life longing education among others.

For over 15 years, the headquarters of the UASB apply new technologies in different educational programs that use distance learning. The operating environment for this purpose is the Center for Distance Education (CEADIS), which supports the implementation of programs partially or entirely at a distance.

The fields of studies that they offer are: Health, business, law, teaching and technology and social sciences.

They use the following tools:

*Moodle
*WebCT
*Video conferencing
*TV through satellite communication

The website is at http://www.uasb.edu.bo/portal/ (fully in Spanish).

[[Category:Bolivia]]
[[Category:Peru]]
[[Category:Colombia]]
[[Category:Ecuador]]
[[Category: Venezuela]]
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Uvirtual

2009-07-31T12:56:45Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''Uvirtual'' it is a group of Chilean universities and the consortium REUNA (related to ICT and networks for education). It was born in late of 1998. UVirtual arises as a respons...

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''Uvirtual'' it is a group of Chilean universities and the consortium REUNA (related to ICT and networks for education). It was born in late of 1998.

UVirtual arises as a response to the obvious need, showing universities to unite their efforts for a rapid and planned adoption of new teaching-learning methods, using modern information and communication technologies.

UVirtual led projects where the technology enables:

*Access the academic knowledge without having to physically enter a campus (the distance is not an excuse).
*Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of learning processes
*Flexible learning models
*Share the culture, experience and knowledge that is generated inside the universities.

Appropriation of new educational technologies is a strategic option which aims to insert a property with the Higher Education of [[Chile]] in the wide world of globalism.
Uvirtual offers several services like:
*Uvirtual training: Offering several courses related to many fields.
*Uvirtual services: Video Conferencing, platform support pedagogical design.

The website is at http://www.uvirtual.cl/principal/inicio/inicio.htm (fully in spanish).
[[Category:Chile]]
[[Category:Consortia]]

USFQ

2009-07-31T12:16:25Z

Marc: Redirecting to Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Universidad San Francisco de Quito

2009-07-31T12:14:17Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''The university of Saint Francisco Quito'' or ('''Universidad San Francisco de Quito''', USFQ) it was founded in 1987 as a private university. It is located in the capital city o...

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''The university of Saint Francisco Quito'' or ('''Universidad San Francisco de Quito''', USFQ) it was founded in 1987 as a private university. It is located in the capital city of [[Ecuador]], Quito.

They offer bachelors through face to face mode and distance learning. These bachelors are business management, marketing, finances, psychology , communication, environmental management.

Classes in Distance Education are developed using a software management distance learning courses via the Internet, which includes several learning tools:

*Content modules
*Chats
*Discussion Forums
*E-mail
*Duties and tests online
*Internet browsing

Through these tools, the teacher can explain the main contents of the course and create a dynamic environment for learning and socialization, in which student input is essential.

The website is at http://www.usfq.edu.ec/1DL/index.htm (fully in spanish).
[[Category:Ecuador]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Ecuador

2009-07-31T12:11:06Z

Marc: /* Universities in Ecuador */

== Partners situated in Ecuador ==

None.

== Ecuador in a nutshell ==

''Ecuador'', officially the '''Republic of Ecuador''' (Spanish: '''República del Ecuador'''), literally, "Republic of the equator" is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by [[Colombia]] on the north, by [[Peru]] on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America (with [[Chile]]) that does not have a border with [[Brazil]]. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 965 kilometres (600 mi) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometres (98,985 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito; its largest city is Guayaquil.

Its population is around 14 million.

Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces (provincias), each with its own administrative capital. It has three main geographic regions, plus an insular region in the Pacific Ocean:

* La Costa, or the coast, comprises the low-lying land in the western part of the country, including the Pacific coastline.
* La Sierra ("the highlands") is the high-altitude belt running north-south along the center of the country, its mountainous terrain dominated by the Andes mountain range.
* La Amazonía, also known as El Oriente ("the east"), comprises the Amazon rainforest areas in the eastern part of the country, accounting for just under half of the country's total surface area, though populated by less than 5% of the population.
* Región Insular, the region comprising the Galápagos Islands, some 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) west of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean.

Ecuador's population is ethnically diverse. The largest ethnic group (as of 2007) is the Mestizos, who are the mixed descendants of Spanish colonists and indigenous Indians and who constitute less than 55% of the population. Amerindians account for around 25% of the current population. Whites, mainly criollos, the unmixed descendants of early Spanish colonists, as well as immigrants from other European countries, account for about 15% of the population. The small Afro-Ecuadorian minority, including Mulattos and zambos, largely based in Esmeraldas and Imbabura provinces, make up 5% of the population.

== Ecuador education policy ==

The public education system is free at the point of delivery, and attendance is mandatory from ages five to 14.

== Ecuador education system ==

Provision of public schools falls far below the levels needed, and class sizes are often very large, and families of limited means often find it necessary to pay for education. In rural areas, only 10% of the children go on to high school. The Ministry of Education states that the mean number of year completed as 6.7.

Ecuador has 61 universities, many of which offer graduate degrees, although only 87% of the faculty in public universities possess graduate degrees. About 300 higher institutes offer two to three years of post-secondary vocational or technical training.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Ecuador ===

There are said to be 61 universities. A listing of some of them is below:
(source: http://www.4icu.org/ec/universities-ecuador.htm)

# Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca
# Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca
# Universidad Politécnica Salesiana del Ecuador: Cuenca, Guayaquil, Quito
# Universidad Estatal de Bolívar, Guaranda
# Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral: Guayaquil, Quito, Samborondon, Daule
# Universidad Agraria del Ecuador: Guayaquil, Milagro
# Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil: Guayaquil
# Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil
# Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil, Guayaquil
# Universidad Santa María, Guayaquil
# Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra
# Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi, Latacunga
# Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja
# [[Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja]], Loja
# Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabi, Manabí
# Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Manabí
# Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo: Quevedo, La Mana, Balzar, Salcedo, Puyo, Patate
# Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito
# Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito
# Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar: Quito, La Paz
# Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito
# Universidad de Especialidades Turísticas Quito
# Universidad del Pacifico Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca
# Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito
# Universidad Internacional SEK-Ecuador, Quito
# [[Universidad San Francisco de Quito]] Quito, Cumbaya
# Universidad Tecnológica América, Quito
# Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Quito
# Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Quito
# Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba
# Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo Riobamba, Guano
# Universidad de Especialidades del Espíritu Santo, Samborondón
# Escuela Politécnica del Ejercito, Sangolquí
# Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Tungurahua

=== Polytechnics in Ecuador ===

There are about 300 higher institutes offer two to three years of post-secondary vocational or technical training.

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Ecuador's HEIs in the information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

==== Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja ====

The [[Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja]] ([[UTPL]]) is presently an autonomous organisation in Loja, Ecuador. UTPL provides both on-campus and distance education.

UTPL was created by presidential decree in 1971 and administered by the government until October 1997. Originally (until 1987) it was called the [[Open University of Loja]]. Today, it is run by missionaries and views itself as 'an educational institution with a social purpose'. A non-profit organisation financed by the Ecuadorian State, it was a pioneer of distance learning in Latin America, with distance learning provision available since 1976.

Its web site is at http://www.utpl.edu.ec/ingles/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

None.

== Lessons learnt ==

== References ==

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Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo

2009-07-31T10:26:58Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} The Association of Universities of Montevideo group or (La Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo, AUGM), it was created in 1991, is formed by universities of different cou...

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The Association of Universities of Montevideo group or (La Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo, AUGM), it was created in 1991, is formed by universities of different countries in latin American like: [[Argentina]], [[Brasil]], [[Chile]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]].

Its objectives are the strengthening and consolidation of human resources, scientific and technological research, continuing education and interaction with members of their society.

There are several projects and programs but one of them is the [[UNESCO]] cathedra. This cathedra is an initiative of the United Nations agency which aims to improve and advance the development of research, training and development programs in higher education by building university networks and encouraging inter-university cooperation through the transfer of knowledge across borders.

There are included 19 universities of the countries that we said above.

Actually, Grupo Montevideo is a Virtual University with a supportive distribution of high qualified academic staff, academic material resources, installations, equipment, teams, laboratories, and libraries; it is a common broaded academic space where barriers are opened and a variety of possibilities as well.

The website is at http://www.grupomontevideo.edu.uy/ (fully in Spanish).

[[Category:Consortia]]

UAA

2009-07-31T10:03:59Z

Marc: Redirecting to Universidad Autónoma de Asunción

#REDIRECT [[Universidad Autónoma de Asunción‎]]

Universidad Autónoma de Asunción

2009-07-31T10:02:55Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''The Autonomous University of Asunción'' or ('''Universidad Autónoma de Asunción''', UAA). It was funded in 1978 as a college of business management, but in 1991 got the title...

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''The Autonomous University of Asunción'' or ('''Universidad Autónoma de Asunción''', UAA). It was funded in 1978 as a college of business management, but in 1991 got the title of University. It’s located in [[Paraguay]].

The mission of the UAA, is clearly based on its core ideology, as expressed by its definition:
:"the advancement, transfer, preservation and application of knowledge to achieve excellence in the training of professionals to help improve the quality of life in society.

To achieve the mission they have developed a department of distance learning. It is the first university in Paraguay that offers this service. We can see that is a new method of teaching in Paraguay, nowadays they offer only 4 bachelor programmes through distance learning, these are management, accountancy, IT sciences and law.

The students of this methodology have to do the final exams in the university.
There are several tools and methods to keep in touch with the teacher: e-mail, telephone, post, chat and e-campus.

The website is at http://www.uaa.edu.py/la_universidad/ (fully in Spanish).

[[Category:Paraguay]]
[[Category:Universities]]

ULACIT

2009-07-31T09:23:40Z

Marc: Redirecting to Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología

#REDIRECT [[Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología]]

Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología

2009-07-31T09:23:09Z

Marc:

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''The Latin American University of science and technology'' or ('''Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología''', ULACIT)it was founded in 1991, it is a private university in [[Panama]].

They offer bachelor degrees and master degrees. There are 22 bachelor degrees related with engineering, health, law, Tourism, business and Communication and 12 master degrees in the field of business, health and law.

It seems that they don’t use distance learning, but they offer several tools and services for blended learning, this tools can help to develop a new strategy to the university, entering in the market niche of the distance learning, it helps that is an institution related to sciences and technology.

The tools that they offer are:

*Virtual Classroom
*Video Conferencing
*Digital library (e-books)

In 2004 joined the [[Laureate Education]] association.

The website is at http://www.ulacit.ac.pa/index.php (fully in spanish).

[[Category:Panama]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología

2009-07-31T09:22:44Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} The Latin American University of science and technology or (Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología, ULACIT)it was founded in 1991, it is a private university in [[...

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The Latin American University of science and technology or (Universidad Latino Americana de ciencias y tecnología, ULACIT)it was founded in 1991, it is a private university in [[Panama]].

They offer bachelor degrees and master degrees. There are 22 bachelor degrees related with engineering, health, law, Tourism, business and Communication and 12 master degrees in the field of business, health and law.

It seems that they don’t use distance learning, but they offer several tools and services for blended learning, this tools can help to develop a new strategy to the university, entering in the market niche of the distance learning, it helps that is an institution related to sciences and technology.

The tools that they offer are:

*Virtual Classroom
*Video Conferencing
*Digital library (e-books)

In 2004 joined the [[Laureate Education]] association.

The website is at http://www.ulacit.ac.pa/index.php (fully in spanish).

[[Category:Panama]]
[[Category:Universities]]

UNFV

2009-07-31T08:28:50Z

Marc: Redirecting to Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal

#REDIRECT [[Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal]]

Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal

2009-07-31T08:27:56Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''The national university Federico Villareal'' or ('''Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal''', UNFV) it’s a public institution founded in 1963. It is located in the capital o...

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''The national university Federico Villareal'' or ('''Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal''', UNFV) it’s a public institution founded in 1963. It is located in the capital of [[Peru]], Lima. Years ago this university belonged to UNCP (Universidad Centro Perú) and so many universities also, but with the process of decentralization they were separated into different universities from the UNCP.

The university has a lot of faculties, 18 in total: engineering, science, medicine, law along others.

The College of Distance Education is the academic body devolved of the UNFV structurally dependent of the Rector, to coordinate, develop, plan, organize, lead and manage the programs or Schooling. The distance education faculty has different offices around the country to be exactly 8, where the students can go to do the activites that are programmed to be face to face.

The website is at http://www.unfv.edu.pe/site/euded/index.aspx the site is fully in Spanish.

[[Category:Peru]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

2009-07-31T07:55:39Z

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'''The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile''' or ''UC'', it was the first university in [[Chile]], it was founded in 1888 as a catholic university, it is a private university, but 10% of the budget comes from the government. The university has 18 faculties offering 311 courses programmes, 87 bachelors, 90 master degrees, 29 doctoral degrees and 105 life longing studies.

For the distance education they have created TELEDUC, which offers 33 courses for 5,900 students.

Support resources:

*Nine libraries, the students can use this service through internet. (e-books)
* MiPORTAL UC is an intranet through which students, using a unique identification, access various services and personalized information on all aspects of their academic life.(Moodle)
*Video-conferencing, mainly used in surgery medicine.
*Interactive media (cd, dvd, video)
*Tv programs
*Radio
*Web channel

[[Category:Chile]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Universidad Nacional Abierta

2009-07-31T07:55:18Z

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''The National Open University'',('''Universidad Nacional Abierta''', UNA) it was founded in 1977 in Caracas the capital of [[Venezuela]], this is a public institution with national coverage and leader in high education under the distance mode. They have a lot of centers around the country, to be exactly 67 offices.

It was the first university in Venezuela that focus their business in distance education, using different ways of teaching like distance education, tele-education, programmed instruction

Their mission is:
: The National Open University is a Venezuelan official and experimental institution as an organized system of open and distance education at national and international level, to expand and democratize access to quality education and committed to the development of the country.

To achieve its purposes, the University uses different strategies specific to the mode of distance education, research as an institutionalized practice as well as various forms of inter-linkages.

All of their courses are taught via distance learning, they offer a wide range of courses, Bachelor degree, post degree and life longing studies. The main fields taught are business, education, engineering, and mathematics.

They offer a course before beginning the academic year that it will show the student how to study via distance learning, and how to success.

Services that they offer:
*Radio
*TV
*Virtual classroom

The website is at: http://www.una.edu.ve/ (all the info in Spanish)

[[Category:Venezuela]]
[[category:universities]]

Universidad de Playa Ancha

2009-07-31T07:54:45Z

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'''THe Universidad de Playa Ancha''' it was stablished in 1948 in [[Chile]], they offer 24 bachelor degrees for the 8,000 students. The bachelor programs are related to the fields of Art and culture, social sciences, teaching, technology and health. Is the third largest university in the region.

The university has been studying for nearby 20 years an educational project based in distance learning.From the year 2009 the University is undergoing a shift towards virtual education with completely new distance programs, as well, with strong support for the undergraduate programs in Blended learning so take advantage of the benefits of e-learning and face to face, combined in a format that streamlines the work of both the trainer and the student.
They use the platform moodle.

You can find the website at: http://www.upla.cl/inicio/ (All the information is in Spanish)

[[Category:Chile]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Universidad Nacional Abierta

2009-07-31T07:23:14Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''The National Open University'',('''Universidad Nacional Abierta''', UNA) it was founded in 1977 in Caracas the capital of Venezuela, this is a public institution with nation...

Universidad de Playa Ancha

2009-07-30T13:25:54Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} '''THe Universidad de Playa Ancha''' it was stablished in 1948 in Chile, they offer 24 bachelor degrees for the 8,000 students. The bachelor programs are related to the fields...

Chile

2009-07-30T12:20:05Z

Marc: /* Universities in Chile */

== Partners situated in Chile ==

None.

== Chile in a nutshell ==

''Chile'', officially the '''Republic of Chile''' (Spanish: '''República de Chile'''), is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It borders [[Peru]] to the north, [[Bolivia]] to the northeast, [[Argentina]] to the east, and the Drake Passage at the country's southernmost tip. It is one of only two countries in South America that does not have a border with [[Brazil]]. The Pacific forms the country's entire western border, with a coastline that stretches over 6,435 kilometres. Chilean territory extends to the Pacific Ocean which includes the overseas territories of Juan Fernández Islands, the Salas y Gómez islands, the Desventuradas Islands and Easter Island located in Polynesia. Chile claims 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of territory in Antarctica.

== Country education policy ==

== Country education system ==

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Chile ===
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_Traditional_Universities)

In Chile, the term universidades tradicionales ("traditional universities") is used to denote the group of universities founded before the 1980s. This term usually includes derivative universities, which are not really traditional but were derived from traditional ones. Therefore, a more precise term is Universidades del Consejo de Rectores (Universities of the Rectors' Council [of Chilean Universities]).

These universities can be divided into two groups:

* Properly traditional universities, the eight universities existing in 1981: Universidad de Chile, [[Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile]], Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad Austral de Chile, Universidad Católica del Norte, Universidad de Concepción, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (formerly Universidad Técnica del Estado) and Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
* Derivative universities: universities formed by separating a faculty or campus from a traditional one or by merging two campusses, one belonging to Universidad de Chile and the other, to Universidad Técnica del Estado. For example, what now is the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación in 1981 was the Education Faculty of the University of Chile; the present-day Universidad de La Frontera in 1981 was the University of Chile, Temuco Campus, and the Technical University of the State, Temuco Campus; and the present Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción in 1991 was the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Talcahuano campus. The Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (known by its acronym, UTEM) was founded on August 30, 1993.

Currently, there are two main types of universities, classified according to characteristics:

# State-owned universities (universidades estatales). These are the Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile and derivative universities, which in the 1970s were constituted from the regional campuses of the former two.
# Private non-profit universities, of two types:
:*Universities of the Catholic Church. Similarly to the regional estatales, most of these were created from the regional campuses of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in the 1970s.
:*Three private universities, owned by non-profit foundations. These are the Universidad Austral de Chile, the Universidad de Concepción (founded by the citizens of Concepción), and the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, created by the last will and testament of Federico Santa María Carrera.

Twenty-five traditional universities are today grouped in the Consejo de Rectores (Rectors' Council). Since the 1970s, these universities have managed a common higher education admissions test known as the Prueba de Aptitud Académica ("scholastic-aptitude test") and, since 2003, as the Prueba de Selección Universitaria ("university-selection test").

=== Polytechnics in Chile ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

(very important for European countries)

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Chile's HEIs in the information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

Only one university appears to have significant e-learning, [http://uniacc08eng.uniacc.cl/ UNIACC].

=== Interesting Programmes ===

==== DOUC UC ====

Founded in 1968, DUOC UC (DuocUC, Instituto Profesional y Centro de Formación Técnica DuocUC) is the technical education branch of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), Chile. It is one of the largest private technical education providers in the country, with multiple campuses and enrolment of roughly 42,000 students in 2007.

Many technology training certificates are available online. For example, as reported in a "Sun Academic Initiative" newsletter in October 2007 (http://www.sun.com/featured-articles/2007-1023/feature/index.jsp?intcmp=hp2007oct23_edu_read):

At Fundacion Instituto Profesional DuocUC, a technical and vocational school in Chile, 1500 students use the "Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language" course materials.
The DUOC UC web site is at http://www.duoc.cl/ (Spanish only)

==== UNIACC ====
(sourced from http://uniacc08eng.uniacc.cl/)

UNIACC has over 3000 students in three Campuses interconnected by multimedia technology. It grants diverse academic degrees, and teaches thirty one Academic Programs, Diplomas and Masters.

Communication is the heart and articulated axis of its educational project. Over 5000 students, with diverse specialties have graduated from UNIACC. Its institutional educational strength has been recognized on national and international level not only by European and Latin American Universities, but also by international organizations which, knowing its academic and executive capacity, support and cooperate with UNIACC in the areas of different Undergraduate and Postgraduate Academic Programs, and Continuous Training in the areas of Art, Communication, and New Multimedia Technologies.

UNIACC has its own Radio and TV Station (channel 34 on VHF band), that broadcasts educational and recreational programmes. It offers a Virtual Campus with a Modern Technological Platform of Distance Learning called eCampus, through which a complete university training is provided. In order to do so, on-line interactive mechanisms of study, evaluation, and self-learning through the Internet, with the most demanding educational quality standards is used. Nowadays 6 majors and 18 on-line courses are provided.

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

None.

== Lessons learnt ==

None so far.

== References ==

# ''Reviews of National Policies for Education: Tertiary Education in Chile'', OECD, 2009, http://browse.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/pdfs/browseit/9109011E.PDF

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[[Category:South America]]

UC

2009-07-30T12:17:48Z

Marc: Redirecting to Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

2009-07-30T12:15:50Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} '''The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile''' or ''UC'', it was the first university in Chile, it was founded in 1888 as a catholic university, it is a private universit...

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

2009-07-30T10:40:36Z

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The ''Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia'' (UNAD) is a higher education institution based in [[Colombia]]. It was founded in 1981, and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and lifelong learning courses, both face-to-face and by distance (e.g. online). It has 50 learning centres across [[Colombia]], furthermore they have a headquarter in Florida, called UNAD Florida, it was founded in 2001. Through its Florida campus in the U.S., UNAD offers diversified higher education programs in a bilingual environment (English and Spanish) in a variety of fields. These include Business Administration, Mass Communication, Psychology, Information Technology and Education. All courses offered at UNAD Florida are distance education courses and are fully delivered online.

The university has 45,000 students.

The services that support distance learning are:
*Virtual library
*Blogging
*Audio and Video
*Moodle
*Radio

The UNAD web site is at http://www.unad.edu.co/

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[[Category:Open universities]]
[[Category:National initiatives|Colombia Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia]]
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Colombia

2009-07-30T09:58:21Z

Marc: /* Universities in the country */

== Partners situated in Colombia ==

None.

However, [[Paul Bacsich]] spoke at the [[Colombia Aprende]] conference in Bogota in 2005.

== Colombia in a nutshell ==
(sourced from Wikipedia)

''Colombia'', officially the '''Republic of Colombia''' (Spanish: '''República de Colombia'''), is a country in northwestern South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by [[Venezuela]] and [[Brazil]]; to the south by [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]; to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea; to the north-west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Colombia also shares maritime borders with [[Jamaica]], [[Haiti]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and Costa Rica.

Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth largest in South America (after Brazil, Argentina, and Peru), with an area more than twice that of France. It also has the 29th largest population in the world and the second largest in South America, after Brazil. Colombia has the third largest Spanish-speaking population in the world after Mexico and Spain.

The word "Colombia" comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón, Italian:Cristoforo Colombo). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule. The name was then adopted by the Republic of Colombia of 1819 formed out of the territories of the old Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern day Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador).

In 1830, when Venezuela and Ecuador separated, the Cundinamarca region that remained became a new country, the Republic of New Granada. In 1858 New Granada officially changed its name to the Granadine Confederation, then in 1863 the United States of Colombia, before finally adopting its present name — the Republic of Colombia — in 1886.

The Government of Colombia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic as established in the Colombian Constitution of 1991. The Colombian government is divided into three branches of power; the executive, legislative and judicial with special control institutions and electoral institutions. The President of Colombia is the highest representative of the executive branch of government in Colombia and is also the head of state and head of government with supreme administrative authority, followed by the Vice President and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia.

At a provincial level the executive is managed by department governors, municipal mayors at municipal level and local administrators for smaller administrative subdivisions such as corregidor for corregimientos. The legislative branch of government in Colombia is represented by the National Congress of Colombia which is formed by an upper house the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives. At a provincial level the legislative branch is represented by department assemblies and a municipal level with municipal councils. Both the legislative and executive branches share most of the government power while the judicial branch of Colombia functions as an independent body from the other two branches which are vested with a shared power. The judicial branch under a adversarial system is represented by the Supreme Court of Justice which is the highest entity in this branch but shared in responsibility with the Council of State, Constitutional Court and the Superior Council of the Judicature which also have jurisdictional and regional courts.

Colombia is divided into 32 departments and one capital district which is treated as a department. There are in total 10 districts assigned to cities in Colombia including Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Tunja, Cúcuta, Popayán, Buenaventura, Tumaco and Turbo. Colombia is also subdivided into some municipalities which form departments, each with a municipal seat capital city assigned. Colombia is also subdivided into corregimientos which form municipalities. Each department has a local government which is headed by a department governor and its own department assembly elected for a period of four years in a regional election. Each municipality also headed by a municipal mayor and a municipal council. And for corregimientos there will be an elected corregidor or local leader.

Some departments have also local administrative regional subdivisions such as the departments of Antioquia and Cundinamarca, where towns have a large concentration of population and municipalities are near each other. In the case of some department where the population is still scarce and there are security problems such as in eastern Colombian departments of Amazonas, Vaupés and Vichada there special administrative definitions for territories, some are considered Department corregimientos, which are a hybrid between a corregimiento and a municipality. The difference besides the population is also subject to a cut in the assigned budget.

Colombia's economy is fueled by abundant natural resources, a highly literate population and relatively high-valued currency. After experiencing decades of steady growth (average GDP growth exceeded 4% in the 1970-1998 period), Colombia experienced a recession in 1999 (the first full year of negative growth since 1929), and the recovery from that recession was long and painful. Colombia's economy suffers from weak domestic and foreign demand, austere government budgets, and serious internal armed conflicts.

With approximately 43.6 million people in 2006, Colombia is the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.

Movement from rural to urban areas was very heavy in the mid-twentieth century, but has since tapered off. The urban population increased from 31% of the total population in 1938, to 57% in 1951 and about 70% by 1990. Currently the figure is about 77%. Thirty cities have a population of 100,000 or more. The nine eastern lowlands departments, constituting about 54% of Colombia's area, have less than 3% of the population and a density of less than one person per square kilometer (two persons per sq mi.). Colombia's total population in 2015 is projected to be more than 52 million.

The country has a diverse population that reflects its colourful history and the peoples that have populated here from ancient times to the present. The historic amalgam of the different main groups forms the basics of Colombia's current demographics: European immigrants, Indigenous Natives, Africans, Asians, Middle Easterners and other recent immigrants. Many of the indigenous peoples were absorbed into the mestizo population, but the remaining 700,000 currently represent over eighty-five distinct cultures.

== Colombia education policy ==

Approximately 80 percent of Colombian children enter school, but they usually join a preschool academy until age 6 and then go to school. The school year can extend from February to November or from August to June in the capital city while in many other cities it extends from August to June. Primary education is free and compulsory for nine years for children between 6 and 12 years of age.

Total public spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2001 was 4.4 percent — one of the highest rates in Latin America — as compared with 2.5 percent at the end of the 1980s. Government expenditures on education in 1999 totaled 19.7 percent of total government spending. The ratio of pupils to teachers in 2001 in primary school was 26:1 and in secondary school, 19:2.

People in Colombia are educated in Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish). The second most spoken language is English.

== Colombia education system ==
(partly sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Colombia)

Education in Colombia comprehends the formal and non-formal education. Formal education is composed of nursery school, elementary school, high school and technical instruction and college education. The basic goal expected for the average citizen is of 11 grades (elementary school and mid highschool). The covering of basic education for the state institutions is about 50%. The private institutions cover the other 50% and most of the technical and university formation, due to the scarcity of public resources destined to education.

Over 94% of the entire population over 15 years of age can read and write, and this number has continued to increase throughout the years. Sixty percent of students complete primary schooling (5 years) and move onto secondary schooling (6 years). Most primary schools are private. The net primary enrollment (percentage of relevant age-group) in 2001 was 86.7 percent. The completion rate (percentage of age-group) for children attending elementary school (primaria) in 2001 totaled 89.5 percent.

In many rural areas, teachers are poorly qualified, and only five years of primary school are offered. Secondary education (educación media) begins at age 11 and lasts up to six years, in some cases 7 (mostly in private schools, where it usually is vocational training).

Secondary-school graduates are awarded the diploma (high-school diploma). Net secondary enrollment in 2001 was 53.5 percent. School life expectancy in 2001 was 11.1 years.

Colombia has 24 public universities. A total of 92.5 percent of the population is literate (male: 92.4 percent; female: 92.6 percent), according to a 2003 estimate. Literacy is at 93 percent in urban areas, but only 67 percent in rural areas.

=== School ===

==== Nursery school ====

Most of the children under 5 years are provided with daycare and nursery school in "Hogares Comunitarios" (community homes) sponsored by the National Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF acronym in Spanish), where mothers from the community take care of their own children, as the children from the immediate neighborhood. When children of Colombia learn to read and write, they are usually transferred to the elementary school. There are also a large number of private kindergarten facilities, but most of the time the high fees are very restrictive to the average family.

==== Elementary school ====

Elementary school last 5 years and is meant to provide the basic skills to achieve non-qualified jobs. Primary education is free and compulsory for nine years for children between 6 and 12 years of age. The net primary enrollment (percentage of relevant age-group) in 2001 was 86.7 percent. The completion rate (percentage of age-group) for children attending elementary school (primaria) in 2001 totaled 89.5 percent. In many rural areas, teachers are poorly qualified, and only five years of primary school are offered.

Due to the insufficiency of the existing institutions to accomplish the full coverage of the children population, the public education system has adopted the "automatic promotion" as standard practice, meaning that the children are promoted to the next grade no matter the achievement of goals, with the purpose to avoid extra years of occupancy in the schools.

==== High school ====

Secondary education is divided in basic secondary (grades 6th to 9th) and mid secondary (grades 10th and 11th). Net secondary enrollment in 2001 was 53.5 percent. School life expectancy in 2001 was 11.1 years.

In order to access college or technical education, highschool students must take the statal test pruebas de estado provided by Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior - ICFES.

==== Non profit organizations working to fill the education gap in Colombia ====

There are hundreds of well-run non profits in Colombia that are helping to close the education gap. To support their efforts, the Colombian diaspora has begun to organize and channel resources to them from the United States. One of the largest examples is the Genesis Foundation. Other organizations like Colombia Progresa raise scholarships in the US to support the education of children in Colombia.

== Higher education ==

Higher education is divided into undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees and is regulated by the 30th law of 1992. Most of the university degree courses are five years long.

Technical education usually lasts 3 years.

Post-graduate education includes masters degrees and PhD.

=== Universities in Colombia ===

==== Universities in Bogota ====

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities_of_Bogot%C3%A1)

There are more than one hundred tertiary education institutions in Bogotá alone

The first university open in Bogotá was Universidad Santo Tomás, on July 13, 1580, just 41 years after the Hispanic foundation of the city. The Universidad Santo Tomás belong to the religious Dominican order.

Another important university was opened on July 9, 1623 by the Jesuits with the name Universidad San Francisco Javier, which later on changed its name to Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Its first facilities are part of the Museum of Colonial Art of Bogotá.

In December 31, 1651 the School of Our Lady of Rosary was founded by Fray Cristóbal de Torres. It still works today in its foundational site.

In 1867, the largest university of the country, the National University of Colombia is founded, consolidating Bogotá as the University Capital of Colombia.

Bogotá's colleges and universities have a major impact on the city and region's economy. Not only are they major employers, but they also attract national and international students. The large pool of professionals they graduate bring industries to the city and the surrounding region, including highly needed technology industries. The city is Colombia's educational "Mecca"; it boasts more schools, colleges, and universities than any other city in Colombia.

==== Universities in the country ====
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Colombia)

This is a partial list of more than 50 Colombian universities:

# Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia
# Uniminuto(Bogotá)Web Page
# Universidad Antonio Nariño
# Universidad Autónoma del Caribe - (Barranquilla)
# Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
# Universidad Autónoma de Colombia
# Universidad Autónoma de Manizales
# Universidad Católica de Colombia
# Universidad Católica de Manizales
# Universidad Católica de Oriente (UCO) - Rionegro, Antioquia
# Universidad Católica Popular de Risaralda
# Universidad Central del Valle del Cauca (Tuluá)
# Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
# Universidad Cooperativa de San Gil UNISANGIL
# Universidad de América
# Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
# Universidad de Boyacá UNIBOYACA
# Universidad de Caldas
# Universidad de Córdoba - (Montería)
# Universidad de Cundinamarca
# Universidad de La Amazonia
# Universidad La Gran Colombia
# Universidad de La Guajira
# Universidad de La Salle
# Universidad de Los Llanos
# Universidad de Manizales
# Universidad de Medellín
# Universidad de Nariño
# Universidad de Pamplona
# Universidad de San Buenaventura - (Bogotá)
# Universidad de San Buenaventura - (Cali)
# Universidad de San Buenaventura - (Medellín)
# Universidad de Santander - (Bucaramanga)
# Universidad de Santander - (Cúcuta)
# Universidad de Sucre
# Universidad del Atlántico
# Universidad del Bosque
# Universidad del Magdalena Main Page
# Universidad del Norte
# Universidad del Quindío
# [[Universidad de los Andes]]
# Universidad de Antioquia
# Universidad de Cartagena
# Universidad de Córdoba
# Universidad del Cauca (Popayan). Main Page
# Universidad del Rosario
# Universidad del Valle, Cali Colombia
# Universidad de La Sabana
# Universidad Central
# Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas Main Web Page
# Universidad EAFIT
# Universidad Externado de Colombia
# Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Cúcuta)
# Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Ocaña)
# Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Chinácota)
# Universidad Industrial de Santander
# Universidad Icesi
# Universidad Libre del Risaralda
# Universidad Nacional de Colombia (english)
# Universidad Nacional de Colombia (spanish)
# Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia_Tunja
# Universidad Piloto de Colombia
# Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Medellín)
# Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Bucaramanga)
# Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Montería)
# Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Palmira)
# Universidad Pontificia Javeriana (Bogotá)
# Universidad San Martín
# [[Universidad Santo Tomás]] (Bogotá)
# [[Universidad Santo Tomás]] (Bucaramanga)
# [[Universidad Santo Tomás]] (Medellín)
# [[Universidad Santo Tomás]] (Tunja)
# Universidad Sergio Arboleda (Bogotá)
# Universidad Sergio Arboleda (Santa Marta)
# Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (Pereira)

===Polytechnics in Colombia ===

No specific information (see below for general information)>

==== Education for Work and Human Development (technical colleges) ====

Education for Work and Human Development is regulated by law 1064 of 2006 and the 2888 decrete of 2007. This kind of Education provide a degree of Technical Education, provides skills and talents to improve the level of subsistence. Education for work involves technical skills necessary to the performance of work through the formation of "labor competences", which is a Colombian strategy to standardize and certify human resource, expanding and diversifying the formation and training of human resources. It includes the education provided by the enterprises to their employees. The Colombian government promotes this kind of education as an alternative for university education, which is not accessible for the majority. Some institutions that provide this services are: SENA (national service of learning); CESDE; ANDAP; INCAP among others.

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Colombia HEIs in the information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual initiatives in HE in Colombia ==

'''University De Los Andes''' ([[Universidad de los Andes]], http://www.uniandes.edu.co – with English site at http://ingles.uniandes.edu.co/) is one of the best private universities in Colombia and the earliest one which was non-denominational. It was founded in 1948 by a small group of young, charismatic and well-connected men and has now grown to over 12000 students with over 1100 teaching staff (nearly half of which are full-time).

Other sites likely to be of interest:

# Universidad de los Andes – http://ingles.uniandes.edu.co (English)
# Universidad Nacional de Colombia – http://www.unal.edu.co
# Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira – http://www.utp.edu.co
# Universidad Industrial de Santander – http://www.uis.edu.co
# UNAD, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia – http://www.unad.edu.co.

==== Vendors ====

* LatinEd (distributors of WebCT, QuestionMark, Giunti stuff, etc. in Colombia) – http://www.latined.com
* WebCT Latin America – http://www.webct.com/latinamerica.

See [[Colombia Aprende]].

== References ==

Networks:

* Agenda de Conectividad (C@mino a la Sociedad del Conociemento) – http://www.agenda.gov.co (in Spanish) – a sort of proto-JANET organisation

Colombian Government sites:

* Ministers – http://www.presidencia.gov.co/ministerios/ingles/
* Portal – http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co
* Ministry of Education (MEN, Ministerio de Educación Nacional) – http://www.mineducacion.gov.co (in Spanish)
* Educational Revolution (Revolución Educativa) – http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/documentos/docs.asp?s=9&id=27 (in Spanish)

GOs, NGOs etc:
British Council in Colombia – http://www.britishcouncil.org/es/colombia.htm

Key players:

* Carlos Angulo Galvis, Rector, Universidad de los Andes (educated at University of Pittsburgh in the US) – http://www.uniandes.edu.co/Uniandes/nuevo/subtemas_generales/informacionGeneral/directivas.html. (Note that his business card uses “Angulo-Galvis” – for more on this hyphenation aspect see http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/surnames.htm).
* Dr María Victoria Angulo Gonzalez, Ministry of Education, in overall charge of the conference – http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/prensa/detallenoticias.asp?s=6&id=282.
* Fabio Ramiro Aponte Aldana, Executive Director, LatinEd – http://www.latined.com/boletin.htm.
* Luis Enrique Arango Jiménez, Rector, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira – http://www.utp.edu.co/rectoria/.
* Javier Botero Alvarez, Deputy Minister Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Colombia – http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co/ingles/funcionarios/detalles/default1497.asp.
* Martha Galvis, ELT Consultant, British Council – http://www.britishcouncil.org/colombia-about-us-who-we-are-staff-list.htm.
* Martha Ines Giraldo Jaramillo, IT specialist, Ministry of Education, (she helped to chase up international speakers) – www.caf.com/attach/4/default/ITColombia.pdf.
* Diana Patricia Jurado Ramírez, Head of the Systems Division, Universidad Tecno-lógica de Pereira – http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/estructura/detalleentidad.asp?id=17.
* Harry Koppel, BP Finance, and an alumnus of Universidad de los Andes – http://www.business-meetings.co.uk/default.asp?page=2000&eventpage=331&event=312
* Diego Ernesto Leal Fonseca, Co-Director, LIDIE, Universidad de los Andes – http://lidie.uniandes.edu.co/dleal/.
* Catalina Rizo Carvajal, Director, Office of Development, University of Los Andes (this is what it says on her business card – obviously a US-oriented one) – http://www.uniandes.edu.co/home-visitantes/html/nuestrau_estructura_directivos.htm.
* Aida Salamanca, ELT Consultant, British Council – http://www.britishcouncil.org/colombia-about-us-who-we-are-staff-list.htm.
* Hugo Sin, Deputy Director (Technical), Agenda de Conectividad, C@mino a la So-ciedad del Conociemento – http://www.agenda.gov.co.
* Cecilia Maria Vélez White, Minister of Education, Colombia (who spent some time as economic affairs advisor at the Colombian Embassy in Great Britain) – http://www.presidencia.gov.co/ministerios/ingles/educacion.htm.

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USTA

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Universidad Santo Tomás

2009-07-30T09:56:21Z

Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''University of Santo Tomás'' ('''Universidad Santo Tomás''', USTA) It was the first university created in Colombia.Is a private and catholic university. It has 5 different ...

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''University of Santo Tomás'' ('''Universidad Santo Tomás''', USTA)
It was the first university created in [[Colombia]].Is a private and catholic university. It has 5 different headquarters, located in Bogotá, Tunja, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga and Medallín, but also has several offices to support the distance learning around the country.

Open and distance mode has two colleges and two research centers:

*Faculty of Science and Technology: They offer 15 courses.
*Faculty of education: They offer 12 courses.
*The Center for Research in Science and Technology.
*Research in Education and Teaching.

The website is at : http://www.ustadistancia.edu.co/distancia/index.cfm

[[Category: Colombia]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Universidad del Salvador

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Marc: New page: {{stub}} ''University of Salvador'' ('''Universidad del Salvador''', USAL).It’s located in Buenos Aires, Argentina founded in 1956, as a private university. The virtual campus of t...

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''University of Salvador'' ('''Universidad del Salvador''', USAL).It’s located in Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]] founded in 1956, as a private university.

The virtual campus of the university born in 1996 because of the necessity of share and disseminate the courses and degrees in distance methods to cover the needs of the Argentinean society, they were offering these courses in face to face teaching method. This university has more than 16,000 students, but they don’t mention how many of them are studying via distance learning. The 87% are studying degrees.

At this moment they offer distance workshops (16), degrees (7), post degree (6), and others.

It’s member of several organizations and has many agreements with other universities, such as:
*[[IAU]]
*ISEP
*17 Argentinean universities.
The website is at http://www.campus.salvador.edu.ar/pad/

[[Category:Argentina]]
[[Category: Universities]]

Universidad Maimónides

2009-07-30T08:34:46Z

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''University Maomónides'' ('''universidad Maimónides'''),it was born in 1990, and funded by private organizations. It’s located in Buenos Aires [[Argentina]] in the year 2004 they have developed their own platform to teach through distance learning. It was developed by the professionals of the institution, this system proposes to the student to be in a proper virtual university.

They offer bachelor’s degrees, Masters degrees and doctorate degrees.

The website is at http://www.maimonides.edu/

[[Category:Argentina]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Programmes

2009-07-30T08:10:08Z

Marc: /* European (in the sense of EU, EEA and Switzerland) */

''The following list includes the lists of institutions which [[The e-University Compendium]] and the UNESCO [http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/linksliste.php IIEP List] feel are worthy of consideration as virtual universities. In the next phase, we have also included many of the accredited open universities around the world, and virtual elearning initiatives mentioned in other research projects or relevant sources of information.'' You can have a look at our [[original list of programmes.]] For various sources of information please check our [[Publications]] Page

We present the interesting programmes here as European versus Rest of The World. We appreciate that reaching a common agreement as to what constitutes ‘Europe’ is quite a complex task and one which reaches beyond the boundaries of a European Project like Re.ViCa. We have therefore taken the decision as a project team to use a definition of Europe that fits between a narrow definition of Europe as being made up of the 27 member states of the European Union and the broader geographic definition of Europe. We define Europe for the purposes of our work in Re.ViCa as including the countries of the EU, EEA and Switzerland. This means that the ‘Rest of the World’ refers to all countries which do not fall within this definition of Europe. Each Notable e-Learning Initiative is categorized and you can find per entry, to what category they belong. If you click on the category, you can find all other initiatives that belong to that category. You can find for example all "private providers" or "national initiatives".

== European (in the sense of EU, EEA and Switzerland) ==
# [[Aalborg University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Aarhus University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Academy of Performing Arts in Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie]], [[AUF]], [[France]]
# [[AKAD Privat-Hochschulen]], [[Germany]]
# [[Apertus Foundation]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Aristotle University of Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
# [[Athens University of Economics and Business]], [[Greece]]
# [[Bavarian Virtual University]] ([[Virtuelle Universität Bayern]]), [[Germany]]
# [[BI Norwegian School of Management]], [[Norway]]
# [[Budapest University of Technology and Economics]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Bulgarian Virtual University]] ([[BVU]]), [[Bulgaria]]
# [[Business Academy West]], [[Denmark]]
# [[CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion]] ([[CANEGE]]), [[France]]
# [[Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT]], [[France]]
# [[Campus Numériques Français - Part1]], [[France]]
# [[Canal U]], [[France]]
# [[Central European University]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance]] ([[CNED]]), [[France]]
#[[Centro estudios financieros]], [[Spain]]
# [[Clyde Virtual University]] ([[CVU]]), [[Scotland]]
# [[College of European and Regional Studies]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[College of Nursing and Midwifery]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[Copenhagen University College of Engineering]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Czech Technical University in Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[Danish Virtual University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Dennis Gabor Applied University]] ([[DGAU]]), [[Hungary]]
# [[Distance and International Study Center]] ([[DISC]]), TU Kaiserslautern, [[Germany]]
# [[Distance Education Study Centre]] ([[DESC]]), [[Latvia]]
# [[Dublin City University]], [[Ireland]]
# [[Dutch Digital University]], ([[DDU]])
# [[E-Campus Telematic University]], [[Italy]]
# [[EDEN]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Engineering College of Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Eötvös Lóránt University]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Erasmus University College Brussels]], ([[EhB]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Estonian Business School Open University]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian e-Learning Development Centre]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian e-University]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian e-Vocational School]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian Information Technology Foundation]], [[EITSA]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Eszterházy Károly College]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg]] [[Germany]]
# [[European University Viadrina]], [[Germany]]
# [[Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance]] - [[FIED]]
# [[Fernfachhochschule Schweiz]], [[Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences]], [[FFHS]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[FernUniversität Hagen]], [[Germany]]
# [[Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences]], [[VirtuaaliAMK]], [[Finland]]
# [[Finnish Virtual University]], [[FVU]], [[Finland]]
# [[The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[Ghent University Association]] ([[AUGent]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Ghent University]] ([[UGent]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Global Virtual University]] - and see in particular [[University of Agder]], [[Norway]]
# [[Gotland University]], [[Sweden]]
# [[Greek Pedagogical Institute]]
# [[Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University]], [[Italy]]
# [[Hamburger Fernhochschule]] [[Germany]]
# [[Hellenic Open University]] ([[HOU]]), [[Greece]]
# [[Henley Management College]], [[England]]
# [[Hibernia College]], [[Ireland]]
# [[Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[Instituto de formación de postgrado]], [[Spain]]
# [[Interactive University]], [[Scotland]]
# [[International Business Academy]] ([[IBA]]), [[Denmark]]
# [[International Telematic University UNINETTUNO]], [[Italy]]
# [[IT University West]], [[Denmark]]
# [[IT-University of Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Jutland University College]], [[Denmark]]
# [[KHiS]], [[Sweden]]
# [[Klagenfurt University]], [[Austria]]
# [[KTH Royal Institute of Technology]], [[Sweden]]
# [[learndirect]], [[UK]]
# [[Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen]], [[LOI]], [[Netherlands]]
# [[Lithuanian Virtual University]], [[Lithuania]]
# [[Lübeck University of Applied Sciences]], [[Germany]]
# [[Lund University]] NetUniversity, [[Sweden]]
# [[Mediterranean Network of Universities]]
# [[MegaTrends]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Middlesex University]] Global Campus, [[UK]]
# [[Mid Sweden University]]
# [[MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences]], [[Hungary]]
# [[National College for School Leadership]] ([[NCSL]]) of the [[UK]]
# [[NBPortal.pl]], [[Poland]]
# [[NETTUNO]], [[Italy]]
# [[Networked University]], [[Norway]] - the same as the [[Norwegian Networked University]]
# [[NHSU]], the ''National Health Service University'', [[UK]]
# [[NKI Internet College]], [[Norway]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[NKS Nettstudier]], [[Norway]]
# [[Norway Opening Universities]] ([[NOU]]) - an agency - [[Norway]]
# [[Norwegian Networked University]] ([[NVU]]) - a universities association - [[Norway]]
# [[oncampus]], [[Germany]]
# [[Open Estonia Foundation]], [[OEF]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Open Universiteit Nederland]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Open University of Cyprus]] (OUC), [[Cyprus]]
# [[Open University]] of the [[United Kingdom]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[OSCAIL]], [[Ireland]]
# [[Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences]], [[Greece]]
# [[Pegaso Telematic University]], [[Italy]]
# [[Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative]] ([[Peoples-uni]]), [[UK]]
# [[Polish Virtual University]], [[PUW]], [[Poland]]
# [[Robert Gordon University]], [[Scotland]]
# [[Roskilde University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Scottish Knowledge]], [[UK]]
# [[Scuola IaD]], [[Italy]]
# [[Sheffield Hallam University]], [[UK]]
# [[Silesian University of Technology]], [[Poland]]
# [[Sør-Trøndelag University College]], [[Norway]]
# [[SPACE]], [[Belgium]]
# [[Staffordshire University]], [[UK]]
# [[Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎]], [[Romania]]
# [[Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base]], [[SDT]] [[Hungary]]
# [[Swedish Net University]], [[Sweden]]
# [[Swiss Virtual Campus]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd.]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Tallinn University]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Tallinn University of Technology]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Technical University of Graz]], [[Austria]]
# [[The Global university system]], [[Finland]]
# [[The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens]], [[Greece]]
# [[Tiger Leap Foundation]], [[TLF]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Tiger University Program]], [[Estonia]]
# [[UHI Millennium Institute]], [[Scotland]]
# [[UKeU]], [[UK]]
# [[Universidad a distancia de Madrid]], [[Spain]]
# [[Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia]] ([[UNED]]), [[Spain]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Universidade Aberta]], [[Uab]], [[Portugal]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Universidade Católica Portuguesa]], [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidade de Aveiro]], [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidade do Minho]], [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidade do Porto]] ([[UP]]), [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidad Politécnica de Madrid]] ([[UPM]]), [[Spain]]
# [[Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]], [[Catalonia]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire ]], [[France]]
# [[Université Virtuelle Francophone]] ([[Virtual Francophone University]])
# [[Universités numériques en région]] ([[UNR]]), [[France]]
# [[Universités Numériques Thématiques]] ([[UNT]]), [[France]]
# [[University College Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College Lillebaelt]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College of Northern Denmark]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College Sealand]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College South]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University of the Aegean]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Agder]], [[Norway]]
# [[University of Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University of Gavle]], [[Sweden]]
# [[University of Hradec Kralove]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[University of Ioannina]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]]
# [[University of Liverpool]] Online Education [[UK]]
# [[University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Miskolc]], [[Hungary]]
# [[University of Oslo]], [[Norway]]
# [[University of Piraeus]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering]], [[FEUP]], [[Portugal]]
# [[University of Southern Denmark]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University of Tartu]], [[Estonia]]
# [[University of Thessaly]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of the West of Scotland]], [[UK]]
# [[University of Ulster]] Campus One, [[Northern Ireland]], [[UK]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[University of Urbino "Carlo Bo"]], [[Italy]]
# [[University of West Hungary]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Vrije Universiteit Brussel]] ([[VUB]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education]] ([[COME]] ), [[Poland]]
# [[Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule]], [[Germany]]
# [[Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen]] ([[ZFH]]), [[Germany]]

=== Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission ===

==== Running projects (until end of 2009)====
# [[E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory]] ([[EdiNet]])
# [[European Teachers and Trainers campus]] ([[eTT.Campus]])
# [[History On Line]]
# [[OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe]]
# [[Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe]] ([[VCSE]])
# [[Virtual Campus for Digital Students]] ([[ViCaDiS]])
# [[Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu]]
# [[Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture]] ([[e-archidoct]])
# [[Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment]] ([[WHOLE]])

==== Ceased activities ====
# [[European Master in Comparative Urban Studies]] ([[e-URBs]])

==== Virtual Campus beyond EU Funding ====
# [[European Virtual Campus for Biomedical Engineering]] ([[EVICAB]]):The project was funded by the European Commission for two years from 1.1.2006 till 31.12.2007. At present the funding id provided by other sources.
# [[League of European Research Universities virtual campus]] ([[e-LERU]])
# [[Law & ICT Shared Virtual Campus]] ([[LAW&ICT]])

==== Ceased? ====
# [[Bio-eTrain]]
# [[Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes]]
# [[Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education]] ([[eduGI]])
# [[VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects]] ([[VIPA]])
# [[New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees]] ([[CREATEL]])
# [[Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS]]
# [[Virtual European Banking School]] ([[VEBS]])
# [[ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme]] ([[PLATO]])
# [[Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange]] ([[EVENE]])

== Rest of the World ==

# [[Africa University Virtual Classroom]], [[Zimbabwe]]
# [[African Virtual University]] ([[AVU]])
# [[Al-Balqa' Applied University]], [[Jordan]]
# [[Allama Iqbal Open University]] ([[AIOU]]), [[Pakistan]]
# [[Almaty Technological University]], [[Kazakhstan]]
# [[Al-Quds Open University]], [[Palestine]]
# [[Al-Quds University]], [[Palestine]]
# [[American InterContinental University]] ([[AIU]]), [[US]]
# [[Amur State University]], [[Russia]]
# [[Anadolu University]], [[Turkey]]
# [[Anna Maria College]], [[US]]
# [[Arab American University for Distance Learning]], [[Jordan]] - not operational?
# [[Arab Open University]] ([[AOU]])
# [[ASEAN Virtual University]]
# [[Asia International Open University]] (AIOU), [[Macao]]
# [[Assumption University]], [[Thailand]]
# [[Athabasca University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Auckland University of Technology]] ([[AUT]]), [[New Zealand]]
#[[Australian catholic university]], [[Australia]]
# [[Bangalore University]], [[India]]
# [[Bangladesh Open University]] ([[BOU]])
# [[Bankit University Teledukasi‎]], [[Indonesia]]
# [[BCcampus]], [[Canada]]
# [[Beijing Foreign Studies University]] ([[BFSU]]), [[China]]
# [[Beijing Normal University]] ([[BNU]]), [[China]]
# [[Beijing Radio & TV University]] ([[BTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Beirut University Online]], [[Lebanon]]
# [[Best Virtual Universities Organisation]] - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
# [[British Columbia Open University]] ([[BCOU]]), [[Canada]]
# [[California Virtual Campus]] ([[CVC]]), [[US]]
# [[California Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
# [[Campus Virtual de Salud Publica]]
# [[Canadian Virtual University]] ([[CVU]])
# [[Capella University]], [[US]]
# [[Cardean University]], [[US]] - merged into Ellis College
# [[Carleton University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Carnegie Mellon University]], [[US]]
# [[Cederj]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Charles Sturt University]] ([[CSU]]), [[Australia]]
# [[China Central Radio & TV University]] ([[CCRTVU]])
# [[Chinhoyi University of Technology]], [[Zimbabwe]]
# [[Colorado University Online]], [[US]]
# [[Colorado Community Colleges Online]], [[US]]
# [[Corinthian Colleges]], [[US]]
# [[Curtin University of Technology]], [[Australia]]
# [[CVA-RICESU]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Cyber U]], [[Hong Kong]]
# [[Deakin University]], [[Australia]]
# [[DeVry University]], [[US]]
# [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University]] ([[BRAOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University]], [[India]]
# [[Drexel University Online]], [[US]]
# [[Duke University]], [[US]]
# [[Dunia Moja]],[[South Africa]]
# [[DUOC UC]], [[Chile]]
# [[Early Childhood Development Virtual University]] ([[ECDVU]]), [[Canada]]
# [[e-Berkeley]], [[US]]
# [[eCampus Alberta]], [[Canada]]
# [[eChina]] e-learning collaboration between [[UK]] and [[China]]
# [[ECOESAD]], [[Mexico]]
# [[e-Cornell]], [[US]]
# [[Edith Cowan University]], [[Australia]]
# [[Egyptian E-Learning University]]
# [[e-Learnz]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[e-TQM College]], [[Dubai]] - see [[Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University]]
# [[Euclid University]]
# [[Ewha Womans University]], [[South Korea]]
# [[Faculdade Pitágoras]], [[Brazil]]
# [[FATECE]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Fathom.com]], [[US]]
# [[FGV Online]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Fisheries College, Bac Ninh]] ([[FC]]), [[Vietnam]]
# [[Florida Community College]], [[US]]
# [[FUNIBER Virtual Campus]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Gama Virtual Campus UGF]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Georgia G.L.O.B.E.]], [[US]]
# [[Georgia Virtual Technical College]], [[US]]
# [[Global University Alliance]] - several meanings
# [[Hanoi Open University]], [[Vietnam]]
# [[Hanyang Cyber University]] ([[HYCU]]), [[Korea]]
# [[Harvard University Extension School]], [[US]]
# [[Hashemite University]], [[Jordan]]
# [[Health Sciences University of Mongolia]]
# [[Henan Radio & TV University]] ([[HNRTVU]])
# [[Ho Chi Minh City Open University]] ([[HCMCOU]]), [[Vietnam]]
# [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]] Cyber U
# [[Hong Kong University]] - high-echelon but possible
# [[ictQATAR]], [[Qatar]]
# [[Idaho Electronic Campus]], [[US]]
# [[Illinois Virtual Campus]], [[US]]
# [[Independent Study in Idaho]], [[US]]
# [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]], [[India]]
# [[Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University]] ([[IMRTVU]])
# [[Institute of Information Technology]] ([[Vietnam]])
# Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]]
# [[International Cyber University]], [[South Korea]]
# [[Iranian Virtual University]]
# [[Isfehan Virtual University]] ([[Iran]])
# [[Jiangsu Radio & TV University]] ([[JSRTVU]])
# [[Jones International University]], [[US]]
# [[K. K. Handique State University]], [[India]]
# [[Kaplan College]], [[US]]
# [[Karnataka State Open University]] ([[KSOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Keio University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Keller Graduate School of Management]], [[US]]
# [[Kentucky Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[Kenyatta University]], [[Kenya]]
# [[Knowledge International University]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
# [[Korea National Open University]]
# [[Korea Virtual Campus]]
# [[Kota Open University]], [[India]] -- see [[Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University]]
# [[Kuban Institute of International Business and Management]], [[Russia]]
# [[Lakehead University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Lansbridge University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Laureate Education]], [[USA]]
# [[Laurentian University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Lehigh University]], [[USA]]
# [[Mackenzie Presbyterian University]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University]] ([[MPBOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Massey University]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Mediterranean Virtual University]]
# [[Michigan State University]], [[US]]
# [[Michigan Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[MIT]], [[US]]
# [[Modern University of the Humanities]], [[Russia]]
# [[Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics]] ([[MESI]]), Russia
# [[Mount Royal College]], [[Canada]]
# [[Multimedia University]], [[Malaysia]]
# [[Nalanda Open University]], [[India]]
# [[Nanyang Technological University]], [[Singapore]]
# [[National Open University of Nigeria]]
# [[National Open University]], [[Taiwan]]
# [[National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan]]
# [[National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning]] ([[NPTEL]]), [[India]]
# [[National University of Science and Technology]] ([[NUST]]), [[Zimbabwe]]
# [[National University of Singapore]]
# [[Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University]] ([[NMMU]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[Netaji Subhas Open University]] ([[NSOU]]), [[India]]
# [[NetVarsity]], [[India]]
# [[New Jersey Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[NextEd]]
# [[North-West University]] ([[NWU]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[Nova Southeastern University]], [[US]]
# [[Old Dominion University]], [[US]]
# [[Online CSU]], [[US]]
# [[Online University Consortium]] ([[OUC]]), [[US]]
# [[Open Learning Agency]] ([[OLA]]), [[Canada]]
# [[Open Polytechnic of New Zealand]]
# [[Open Training and Education Network]] ([[OTEN]]), [[Australia]]
# [[Open Universities Australia]] -- formerly Open Learning Australia
# [[Open University of Brazil]] - a.k.a. [[Universidade Aberta do Brasil]]
# [[Open University of Hong Kong]] ([[OUHK]])
# [[Open University of Israel]] ([[OUI]])
# [[Open University of Japan]] ([[OUJ]])
# [[Open University of Libya]]
# [[Open University of Malaysia]]
# [[Open University of Sri Lanka]] ([[OUSL]])
# [[Open University of Sudan]] ([[OUS]])
# [[Open University of Tanzania]] ([[OUT]])
# [[Orenburg State University‎]], [[Russia]]
# [[Otago University]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Pakistan Virtual University]]
# [[Payame Noor University]] ([[PNU]]), [[Iran]]
# [[Penn State World Campus]], [[US]]
# [[Phnom Penh International University]], [[Cambodia]]
# [[Polivirtual]], [[Mexico]]
# [[Polytechnic University of the Philippines]] ([[PUP OUS]]), [[Philippines]]
# [[Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University]] ([[PSSOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus]], [[India]]
# [[PurpleTrain.com]]
# [[Queen's University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Queensland University of Technology]] ([[QUT]]), [[Australia]]
# [[Ramkhamhaeng University]], [[Thailand]]
# [[Regis University]], [[US]]
# [[Rio Salado College]], [[US]]
# [[RMIT]], [[Australia]]
# [[Royal Roads University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Ryerson University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Samtse College of Education]], [[Bhutan]]
# [[Savannah College of Art and Design]], [[US]]
# [[School of the Future]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Seoul Digital University]], [[South Korea]]
# [[Shaanxi Radio & TV University]] ([[SXRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Shanghai TV University]] ([[STVU]] or [[SHTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Shenyang Radio & TV University]] ([[SYTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Shinshu University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Shiraz Virtual University]], [[Iran]]
# [[Sichuan Radio & TV University]] ([[SRTVU]]) or ([[SCRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[SIM University]] [[(UniSIM)]], [[Singapore]]
# [[Simon Fraser University]] ([[SFU]]), [[Canada]]
# [[Sokoine University of Agriculture]], [[Tanzania]]
# [[Southeast University‎]], [[Bangladesh]]
# [[Southern Institute of Technology]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Southern Regional Electronic Board]] ([[SREB]]), [[USA]]
# [[St. Petersburg College]], [[USA]]
# [[Stanford University]], [[USA]]
# [[Strayer University Online]]
# [[Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University]] ([[STOU]]), [[Thailand]]
# [[Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University]], [[Thailand]]
# [[Syrian Virtual University]] ([[SVU]])
# [[TAFE Open Learning]], [[Australia]]
# [[Tamil Nadu Open University]] ([[TNOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Tamil Virtual University‎]], [[India]]
# [[TechBC]], [[Canada]]
# [[Technikon SA]], [[South Africa]]
# [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]], [[Mexico]]
# [[Tehran Virtual University]], [[Iran]]
# [[Tele-Universite de Quebec ]], [[Quebec]]
# [[Temple University]] Online Learning (OLL) Program, [[USA]]
# [[The Global Open University of Zambia]] ([[TGOU]])
# [[Theological College of Zimbabwe]]
# [[Thompson Rivers University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Tianjin Radio & TV University]] ([[TJRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Tohoku University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Tshwane University of Technology]], [[South Africa]]
# [[Tsinghua University]], [[China]]
# [[U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University]] ([[UPRTOU]]), [[India]]
# [[UC-Berkeley Extension]], [[USA]]
# [[UMassOnline]], [[US]]
# [[UNIACC]], [[Chile]]
# [[UNIEDPA]], [[Panama]]
# [[UNISA Online Campus]], [[South Africa]]
# [[United Nations University Online Learning]]
# [[United States Open University]]
# [[Universidad de Guadalajara]] (UDGVirtual), [[Mexico]]
# [[Universidad Estatal a Distancia]], [[Costa Rica]]
# [[Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia]] ([[UNAD]]), [[Colombia]]
# [[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México]] ([[UNAM]])
# [[Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja]] ([[UTPL]]), [[Ecuador]]
# [[Universidad Virtual de Quilmes]], [[Argentina]]
# [[Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba]]
# [[Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil]]
# [[Universitas 21 Global]], [[Singapore]]
# [[Universitas Terbuka]], [[Indonesia]]
# [[Universiti Sains Malaysia]]
# [[Universiti Teknologi MARA]], [[Malaysia]]
# [[Universiti Tun Abdul Razak]] ([[UNITAR]]), [[Malaysia]]
# [[University of the Andes]], [[Colombia]]
# [[University of the Arctic]]
# [[University of Bahrain]]
# [[University of Baltimore]], [[US]]
# [[University of British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Central Florida]], [[US]]
# [[University of Colombo School of Computing]] ([[UCSC]]), [[Sri Lanka]]
# [[University of Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]
# [[University of the Free State]] ([[UFS]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Guelph Open Online]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of Illinois Global Campus]], [[US]]
# [[University of Illinois Online]], [[US]]
# [[University of Kentucky]], [[US]]
# [[University of KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Maryland University College]] (UMUC), [[US]]
# [[University of New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of New England (US)]], [[US]] - unrelated to Australian UNE
# [[University of New England]], [[Australia]]
# [[University of Ostrava]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[University of Ottawa]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of the People]]
# [[University of the Philippines Open University]]
# [[University of Phoenix Online]], [[US]]
# [[University of Pretoria]] ([[UP]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Qatar]]
# [[University of Southern Maine]], [[USA]]
# [[University of Southern Queensland]], [[Australia]]
# [[University of the South Pacific Online Learning]] ([[USP]])
# [[University of Sao Paulo]] (USP). [[Brazil]]
# [[University of Waikato Online Learning]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[University of Waterloo]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of the West Indies]]
# [[University of Western Ontario]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of Wisconsin Extension]], [[US]]
# [[University of Zambia]]
# [[UT Telecampus]], University of Texas System, [[US]]
# [[Uttaranchal Open University]], [[India]]
# [[UVB Campus]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University]] ([[VMOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Victoria University of Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Virtual Global University]]
# [[Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises]]
# [[Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth]]
# [[Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎]], [[India]]
# [[Virtual University of Tunisia]] - ''possible case study''
# [[Walden University]], [[US]]
# [[Waseda University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Wawasan Open University]], [[Malaysia]]
# [[Westwood College]], [[US]]
# [[Western Governors University]], [[US]]
# [[Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University]] ([[YCMOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Yunnan Radio & TV University]] ([[YRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Zimbabwe Open University]] ([[ZOU]])

'''Also note the list of [[Suspect Providers]].'''

== Interesting Networks ==
# [[EADTU]], the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
# [[EDEN]], a European Association of universities active in e-learning
# [[EuroPACE]], a European Association of universities active in e-learning
# [[Greek Schools Network]], [[Greece]]

See also [[Abbreviations]].
Other reports that provide good information on programmes to select for further consideration include:

* [http://www.nshu.se/english/page/4713/reports.htm Reports from Swedish Net Agency study trips]
* [[E-learning_Progress_at_Ain-Shams_University]] - a list of virtual universities by region
* [http://ec.europa.eu/education/archive/elearning/doc/studies/market_annex1a_en.pdf The eLearning industry and market in Europe - Lot 1: Appendix to Synthesis Report] by Jane Massy

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GUS

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The Global university system

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The global university system is a network of networks formed in particular by higher education institutions, but also by other organizations which share the same objectives of developing cooperation based on solidarity and partnership and aim to improve the global learning and wellness environment for people in the global knowledge society, where global responsibility is shared by all. This project should help to establish CampusNet; it was funded by Japanese government.

The mission of GUS is to help higher educational and healthcare institutions in remote/rural areas of developing countries to deploy broadband Internet in order to close the digital divide. Learners may take courses from different member universities, obtaining their degree from the GUS, thus freeing them from being confined to one academic culture of a single university or country. These institutions also act as the knowledge center of their community for the eradication of poverty and isolation. Those institutions affiliated with GUS become members of the GUS/UNESCO/UNITWIN Networking Chair Program.

GUS continues existing, and it’s located at University of Tampere in the research centre. They have developed several projects; you can find some of them at:

http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Southwest%20Asia/Palestine_Gaza%20Strip_&_West%20Bank/GUS_Palestine/Concept%20Paper/Version_07-16-07/Establishment%20of%20GUS-Palestine_v4-07-16-07%20copy%201.pdf

http://www.uta.fi/~titava/documents/annualreport2003.pdf

The Global university system

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The Global university system

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AULA

2009-07-29T10:22:49Z

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#REDIRECT [[Asociación de Universidades Latinoamericanas]]

Asociación de Universidades Latinoamericanas

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''Association of Latin American Universities'' ('''Asociación de Universidades Latinoamericanas''', AULA).

Its aims purposes are:
*Dissaminate and coordinate the creation and development of an expanded space of higher learning in virtual environments and the construction of new educational tools and scenarios in the context of Latin American cultural identity.
*Reach cooperation among public universities, public agencies, companies, associations and individuals in an "open community".
*Develop "free knowledge" through a shared Campus.
*Promote R & D through the integration and complementarity of research groups
*To support, enhance and improve technology transfer.
*Disseminate and share knowledge through the publications and ensuring the dissemination of those encouraging open access.

The partnerships of this initiative are:

*Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos ([[Argentina]])
*Universidad Nacional de La Plata ([[Argentina]])
*Universidad Nacional de Córdoba ([[Argentina]])
*Universidad Federal de Santa María ([[Brasil]])
*Universidad de Santiago de Chile ([[Chile]])
*[[Universidad de Guadalajara]] ([[México]])
*Universidad de Extremadura ([[Spain]])
*Universidad de Porto ([[Portugal]])
The main project of aula is called [[CAVILA]]

[[category:consortia]]

CAVILA

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Campus Virtual Latinoamericano

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''Latin American virtual campus'' ('''Campus Virtual latinoamericano''', CAVILA). The major initiative of the Association of Latin American Universities ([[AULA]]) to promote education, research and Latin American identity through the cultural extension.

In this virtual environment the universities belonging to AULA offer degree and post degree courses.

The recipients are initially 500,000 students that comprise the campus of AULA, directly to potential and can benefit from a more immediate, although there is also an ambitious offer to education throughout life, which will benefit workers and who, by distance or by not having sufficient economic resources, cannot have access to classroom teaching. It aims also to corporate training, courses that can be organized at the express request of businesses and governments, for training, specific training or upgrading their employees.

Universidad de Guadalajara

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The '''Universidad de Guadalajara''' (University of Guadalajara) is an autonomous public university with roughly 200,000 student enrolled. It has 16 campuses throughout the state of Jalisco, [[Mexico]], six of which are in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. One of these campuses is the Virtual University System, '''UDGVirtual''', launched in 2005. The university is over 200 years old.

They use these tools in the virtual university: Moodle and AVA (Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizaje or Virtual Learning Environment), of which AVA is more important; with both tools they offer more than 400 online courses. Currently, they offer educational programs and online courses for more than 5,000 students. On the other hand, they use videoconferencing for attention to their students and advisers.

The Universidad de Guadalajara web site is at http://www.udg.mx/content.php?id_categoria=71

This university is in an association of universities called Asociación de Universidades Latinoamericanas ([[AULA]]) or Association of Latin American Universities, the main project that AULA is developing is called [[Campus Virtual Latinoamericano]] ([[CAVILA]]) or virtual Latin American Campus.

== More details ==
Through its Virtual University division, it offers an increasing number of online courses, for example a Master's in e-learning in a blended format.



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== Partners situated in Spain ==
Dr. Albert Sangrà - Open University of catalonia, Spain

== Spain in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Spain-map.gif|left|400mp]]
Spain or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. With an area of 504,030 km², Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe after France.

After serving as a granary of the Roman Empire, much of Spain was later conquered by a Muslim people, the Moors. Christian kingdoms gradually rolled back Muslim rule, completing this Reconquista in 1492. Spain became the leading world power, with a global empire on a scale and world distribution that had never been approached by its predecessors and a legacy today of over 400 million Spanish-speakers worldwide.

Napoleon's invasion of Spain in the early 19th century triggered independence movements that tore the empire apart and left the country politically unstable. In the 20th century it suffered a devastating civil war and came under the rule of a dictatorship, leading to years of stagnation. Democracy was restored in 1978 and the country has subsequently experienced a cultural renaissance and steady economic growth. Spain is now a constitutional monarchy organised as a parliamentary democracy and has been a member of the European Union since 1986, and NATO since 1982.

== Spanish education policy ==

The Spanish Constitution neither establishes higher education as mandatory nor indicates its purposes. For that reason we must turn to the ordinances to understand what aims and objectives are pursued with higher education in Spain. In the preamble to Law 4/2007, which is modified by the Organic Law of Universities 6/2001 that regulates university education, the aims, goals and objectives of university education are not very clearly defined, but the intention to adapt to future challenges and to societal demands is mentioned3. There is also mention made of, in accordance with the principles promoted by the European Union, ―support for the modernization of universities...with the aim of turning them into active agents for the transformation of Europe into an economy fully integrated into a knowledge society‖. To achieve this goal, the Law establishes that ―reforms are based on the desire to strengthen the autonomy of universities while reinforcing the requirement that they be held accountable for the fulfilment of their functions‖.

== Spanish education system ==

*From 3 to 5 years of age - ''Educación Infantil'' (Pre-school)
*From 6 to 11 years of age - ''Educación Primaria'' (Primary School) Years, 1º, 2º, 3º, 4º, 5º and 6º
*From 12 to 16 years of age - ''Educación Secundaria Obligatoria'' (Compulsory Secondary Schooling) Years, 1º, 2º, 3º, 4º
*From 17 to 18 years of age - ''Bachillerato'' (Post-Compulsory Schooling), years 1º, 2º

Children from 3 to 5 years old in Spain have the option of attending the infantil (popularly known as preescolar) or Pre-school stage, which is non-compulsory and free for all students. It is regarded as an integral part of the education system with infants classes at almost every primary school. There are some separate Colegios Infantiles, or nursery schools.

Spanish students aged 6 to 16 undergo primary school, primary and secondary school education, which are compulsory and free of charge. Successful students are awarded a Secondary Education Certificate, which is necessary for entering further optional education as is Bachillerato for their University or Formacion Professional (Vocational Studies).
Once students have finished their Bachillerato, they can take their University Entrance Exam (Pruebas de Acceso a la Universidad, popularly called Selectividad) which differs greatly from region to region.

The secondary stage of education is normally referred to by their initials, eg. ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria) for secondary education.

== Higher Education ==

Higher education includes university studies as well as higher vocational education and training. Universities are the main institutions that provide university studies, while higher vocational education is usually linked to secondary schools and to special vocational institutions. Vocational education and training can be delivered in both public and private schools. The latter can be subsidized. This educational level can also be delivered through distance courses.

Over the past three decades, the number of students and universities has increased three-fold, attaining one of the highest rates of university education in Europe: 30% of women and 22% of men between 24 and 34 years of age have graduated from university. The process of decentralising the university system in physical terms has been accompanied by political and administrative decentralisation: powers have been handed over to the autonomous regions in the area of tertiary education. Moreover, in the last years university research has developed and research output indicators have increased dramatically. Another outstanding fact is the increase in the international mobility of academic staff and students.
In the last two decades, the number of universities in Spain has doubled. At present Spain has 50 public universities. Two are special universities focused on continuing education and summer courses. One is a distance learning institution. There are 23 private universities; one of them is a distance learning university. Seven of the private institutions belong to the Catholic Church.

=== Spain's University system ===

There are 50 public and 23 private universities in Spain. They are distributed throughout the country but the cities with the highest number of universities are Madrid (13), Barcelona (8) and Valencia (4).

According to the legal form the typography of Spanish universities is the following one:
• Public University. - It grants university official and accredited titles. It is financed by the State.

• Private University. - It grants official and accredited titles. It is financed by the registered students themselves. It is ruled by its norms of organization and operation.

• University of the Church. - It grants official and accredited titles. It is financed by the registered students themselves and the Church. It is ruled by its norms of organization and operation.In addition to the official degrees, they grant ecclesiastical titles.

Madrid has the highest number of private universities located there. These universities are very interested in the admission of foreign students to a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

There are four different types of university establishments in Spain:
* university schools (escuelas universitarias), where ‘short-term’ three-year courses are offered;

* university colleges (colegios universitarios) where the first three years of study leading to a licenciado is completed;

* faculties (facultades) where long-term courses are offered in all academic disciplines (except technical courses) and

* higher technical schools of engineering and architecture (escuela superior de ingeniería y arquitectura) where long-term technical courses are completed.

The Spanish university system is rigidly structured and students must choose a fixed curriculum and aren’t permitted to change universities during their studies.

Undergraduate university studies are divided into different stages known as cycles. There are three types of programs:

* Single-cycle programs (or short-cycle studies): These studies do not continue to the second cycle and degrees awarded are the Diplomatura (Bachelor degree). These are normally three-year programs.

* Two-cycle studies with an intermediate diploma: The first cycle leads to the award of the Diplomatura (Bachelor), or Arquitectura Técnica and Ingeniería Técnica (Bachelor degree in Architecture or Engineering), and students have the option of continuing to the second cycle for the award of the degree of Licenciatura (Masters degree), or Arquitecto and Ingeniero (Architect and Engineer). These are five or six-year programs.

* Two-cycle studies without an intermediate diploma (or long-cycle studies): These studies are divided into two cycles but it is necessary to complete both to be eligible for the award of the Licenciatura(Masters Degree). These are four or five-year programs.

In addition to these official degrees or diplomas, each university offers a wide range of unofficial degrees (Maestrias) as well as graduate programs in a wide range of subjects that qualify for the award of the degree of Doctor (Ph.D.). The unofficial degrees are typically one or two years and usually require having attained an undergraduate or graduate degree and are widely recognized for their labour market value, as these qualifications are highly practical in scope and geared to specialized sectors of the different professions. Spanish universities' offer of doctoral degree programs typically require four years of study and research.

The universities cover the whole spectrum of official degrees offered in Spain with the official recognition of its Ministry of Education, as well as a wide variety of non-official degrees in a large number of professional fields.

=== Costs ===

All non-university state education is free in Spain, but parents have to buy all of their children's books and materials. There also are private schools for all the range of compulsory education, and also Bachillerato. At them, parents must pay a monthly/termly/yearly fee. Most of these schools are run by religious orders, and include single-sex schools.

Schools supply a list of what is required at the start of each school year and which will include art and craft materials as well as text and exercise books. Expect to spend a minimum of around ninety pounds (GBP) per child,[citation needed] but in some regions, the autonomous government is giving tokens to exchange them in book shops for free, this is being adapted in 2006 in regions, such as Andalucia, where kids from 3 to 10 will get the books for free, on the following years it is expected for all compulsory years. School uniform is not normally worn in state schools but is usually worn in private schools.

=== Qualifications ===

The Certificate of Secondary Education is awarded at the end of compulsory secondary education after passing every subject but 2, and a student who achieves appropriate grades graduates from Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) and can apply for one of the different types of (Spanish) Bachillerato.

The modalities of Bachillerato depend on each region, but are commonly, Arts & Letters (Bachillerato de Humanidades), Natural and Health Sciences (Bachillerato de Ciencias de la Naturaleza y la Salud), Technology (Bachillerato Tecnológico), Social Sciences (Bachillerato de Ciencias Sociales) and Arts (Bachillerato de Arte), having 3 different thematic subjects each, and several common subjects such as Spanish, Foreign Language, Philosophy, History, etc.

Middle or Superior Vocational training is also a common possibility after ESO or after Bachillerato, they are called Ciclos Formativos de Grado Medio for middle or Ciclos Formativos de grado Superior for Superior getting a Technician Degree, or it can be taken after Bachillerato, getting a Superior Technician diploma and direct entrance to several related University degrees, there are more than 200 different specialities.

Students with appropriate qualifications and wishing to enroll in University in Spain must usually take an entrance exam called Selectividad, that consists in 6 tests, 3 for each subject and a test for each History or Philosophy, Foreign Language (commonly English) and Spanish grammar and literature (Autonomous communities that have a co-official language, have also another test about co-official language grammar and literature), after passing their Bachillerato. The Spanish School Leaving Certificate is equivalent to a number of GCSEs. The Bachillerato is equivalent to A levels. Therefore, Spanish students obtaining the appropriate grades required for entrance into universities in Europe, including England, are not precluded.

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

Since 1999, Spain has been immersed in a transformation of its higher education system, along with more than 30 European countries, with the aim of creating a European Higher Education Space (EHES). This process will culminate in 2010 and its objectives are to harmonize qualification frameworks and the credit system (units for measuring academic achievement), as well as to guarantee the standards and recognition of qualifications, in order to increase student mobility and facilitate the integration of graduates into the European labor market.

Spain is implementing legal measures for the adoption of the European credit and qualifications system, as well as the European qualification supplements. This facilitates the recognition of official Spanish qualifications in over 30 countries participating in the EHES project, as well as the official recognition of Spanish qualifications in other countries outside the European framework, such as the United States, Asia and Latin America.

The recent past of Spanish universities has taken place within the framework of university reforms, the first of these under the University Reform Law (LRU), which came into force n 1983, and the second under the Organic Law of Universities (LOU), which was introduced in 2001. The first of these focused on universities‘ social embeddedness, democratic organisation and scientific modernisation. The LOU‘s main concerns were the instrumentalisation of quality assurance policies and preparations for the Spanish university system‘s entry into the EHEA. Other measures envisaged in this law, such as regulations governing the functioning of universities, have been the centre of debate on education. The organic law that amends the LOU was approved in April of the current year.

One of the main challenges faced by the Spanish higher education system is its full integration into the European Higher Education Area. It is hoped that this process will improve coordination and make the system more competitive and allow it to improve quality, without detriment to the measures already in place aimed at fostering closer links with the social environment and guaranteeing equity in access.

The participation of Spanish students in mobility programmes such as Socrates/Erasmus is increasingly high. Between 1994-1995 and 2004-2005, the number of students from Spanish universities on this programme rose from 8,537 to 21,350. The main destination countries were Italy (4,250), France (3,412), the United Kingdom (2,974) and Germany (2,553). The number of Socrates/Erasmus students studying in Spain in the 2003-2004 academic year was 24,076 - 83% more than five years earlier. Italy (5,688), France (5,115) and Germany (4,325) sent the greatest numbers of students.
Mobility is very low in Spain. Most students do not move to another region to study (or to another city if they can study their desired choice of degree in their own city). In this sense, all Spanish universities have a strong regional dimension, something which is not necessarily positive. The same situation can be applied to vocational education and training, as theses studies are strongly linked to the place of residence.

== Administration and finance ==

The scholarship system is regulated by the MEC. It establishes a maximum limit of family per capita income, above which students are not entitled to the established benefits and also quantifies the required academic performance. There is a minimum threshold of academic performance, expressed in the form of average marks, below which students are not entitled to receive grants. The norm establishes that the selection process for grant-holders should benefit the students with the highest academic performance. The autonomous communities also offer study grants and scholarships that are generally complementary to those offered by MEC or aimed at promoting certain areas of study.

he total amount of money spent on tertiary education in Spain increased by 47% from 1995 to 2001. This was the highest growth rate in the EU, where the average was 26%.

The Spanish public university system has four main sources of funding:

Regional government subsidies. Each autonomous region is responsible for the general funding and investments of the public universities in its region.

Student aid. The central government is responsible for most grants and scholarships. The student aid system only represents 0.09% of GDP.

Tuition fees. Student fees are not particularly high (on average, 631€ per academic year) and they represent around 18% of total costs.

Revenue from research activities and other services. These funds come mainly from knowledge transfer, continuing education, contracts, patents, collaboration agreements with other institutions or individuals and the creation of foundations and other entities. Central government and the European Union, through their competitive Call for Proposals are an important part of these sources.

Public funds are the main source of funding for university R&D&I, and accounted for 71% of the total funds in 2003. There are two types of public funding: general university funds, and funds allocated to specific R&D&I projects.

== Quality assurance ==

In the area of quality assurance, the main strength is that Spain already has a multifaceted array of quality assurance (QA) schemes and agencies in place at the national, regional and institutional levels. They deal only with teaching activities of universities, since the evaluation of research is the responsibility of specialised agencies (which are currently being merged into a single one responsible for the evaluation of the National Plan for Research ,and Development). A separate set of QA mechanisms are also developed for higher vocational education.

In 2001, after 10 years' experience in quality assurance, the LOU formally introduced external quality assessment mechanisms based on objective criteria and transparent procedures. Degree courses and qualifications were to be regulated by guaranteeing the quality of recognised degrees and syllabuses. Article 13 of the LOU states that assessment and accreditation are the responsibility of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) and such other higher education quality-assurance bodies as may be established by regional legislation. In 2002, in compliance with the LOU, the government created the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). Since 1996, 11 autonomous regions have created their own quality assurance agencies.

As regards quality, the public Administration shall guarantee the quality of training offers and cooperate in the definition and implementation of the evaluation process of the National Qualification and Vocational Education and Training System after consultation with the General Council on Vocational Education, and taking into account the responsibilities of the Autonomous Communities. The Ministry of Education and Science is coordinating the establishment of a quality network with the participation of the administrations of the Autonomous Communities.

== Spain's HEIs in the information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

We were at crucial moments for the taking off of an wide application of the TIC in the university education, that reaches the critical volume able to initiate a true process of change.the Conference of Directors of Spanish Universities (www.crue.org) indicated a series of important processes for the Spanish universities:

• An increasing tendency to bring the academic world closer to society (as the proliferation of the number and relevance of the University-Enterprise foundations shows), including the general concern towards the need of an improvement of linguistic, communicational and computer-related competences within the university community;

• A clear invitation to shift the traditional teaching-oriented paradigm to a more flexible learning-oriented one;

• A determined will to reform the system of postgraduate studies and foster its importance in the education and better qualification of the professionals;

• The stress on the role that virtual education is to play according to the prospects of a lifelong learning kind of society.
The three wide areas of the university environment where the impact of ICT was to be perceived were:

• the production and distribution of contents, both in education and in research,

• the teaching/learning models, and

• the organisational model.

Among the most symptomatic issues and observations raised by this text, we would like to underline the following:

• The ‘pressure’ or competition from the non-academic providers of ICT in higher education,become increasingly intensive in these organisations;

• The many actions taken by traditional universities concerning the integration of ICT, are not well supported by explicit and clear institutional general policies. In this sense, it is very much recommended to have a clear educational policy, based on the screening of addressees and the identification of the goals and the choice of the kind of technology to be used;

• The strong resistance of teaching and administrative staff to the introduction of ICT in the academic pedagogical and organisational model;

• The recommendation of the search for models combining traditional face-to-face
teaching with distance learning modules (blended formulas);

• The prospects of future growth for higher education will emerge from the continuous
professional education needs;

• In order to maximise the investments needed in this process of innovation, the
engagement of universities in larger networks or consortiums with other universities
in an international framework, and/or with public institutions and/or with private
organisations was promoted. ICT is perceived as a means to facilitate the organisation and implementation of international ICT based courses. The idea of a virtual Erasmus is already into motion and one of the major challenges in this process.

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

[[Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - case study]]

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

The eLearning in Higher Education education can be constituted more as a complement of the traditionalforms of education or as a strategic pillar of the university. According to the academic director of the UOC, A Sangrá, there are five forms of application of e-learning in the universities:

*Current University that introduces virtual elements in its educational dynamics. Examples of this model is the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), the Complutensian University of Madrid (UCM), University of Oviedo (UNIOVI), Pompeu-Fabra University (UPF) or the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M)

*Current University with virtual university extension: a widely extended model at universities.

*Virtual University based on the traditional university: The incorporation in a traditional university of a virtual university working along with the traditional one. It can be the case of the University Ramon-Llull (URL), with masters exclusively online or the MBAs of universities like Stanford or Harvard.

*Common interuniversity virtual Spaces are based on having an unique virtual point of contact to several universities. According to Auna Foundation, examples in Spain are:
**G9 Group: It is a virtual space located in the north of Spain.
**ADA Madrid: This virtual Campus is related to the region of Madrid.
**Intercampus: Is located in Barcelona and other cities around Barcelona.
**“Instituto universitario de postgrado”: Are included three important universities and Santillana group.
**Universia: This is very important because in this site are included more than 750 universities from Spain and [[Portugal]].

*Virtual University as virtual organization the representative model is the distant learning [[ Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]] (UOC) or universities like the [[Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia]].

In Spain, the distant educational offer is concentrated in two institutions: the National University of remote Education, UNED, a public university with more than thirty years of existence, and the most modern one “Universitat Oberta de Catalunya” (UOC). They are two forms to understand remote education, the relation with the student and the use of the Network.

Reference: http://www.fnm-austria.at/stategie/Dateiablage/view/nml-nib/11-nml-nib-international-laenderbericht-spanien.pdf

====[[ Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]]====

The prime objective of the UOC is to enable people to achieve their learning needs with maximum access to knowledge. To this end, the University employs the intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and offers an educational model based on the personalization and constant accompaniment of the student, beyond the limitations of time and space.

The UOC leads the emergence of the new model of online education of the knowledge society.

The educational model of the UOC facilitates access to learning resources from any place and at any time, in a way that permits education to be integrated in people's lives.

The educational model of the UOC revolves around society's needs and is based on:
* the quality of academic activity
* research surrounding the ICT
the dissemination of knowledge

The UOC has received international awards in recognition of its educational model and the quality of its academic activity.

Educational model

At the UOC, the student is the protagonist of an educational process, which, thanks to the use of new technologies, is unlimited in both time and space. The student manages their own time, plans how long they take to complete the studies and builds their own academic itinerary.

* The counsellor guides the student through their learning process in a personalised way.
* The tutor supervises the student's progress in each of their subjects.
* The course plan of each subject defines the learning process, the method of working and the evaluation criteria.
* The continuous assessment guarantees the academic process and the development of the course.
* The Virtual Campus is the support and learning area from where the student can access resources and interact with the university community.
* The multimedia didactic materials complement the specific material for each subject.
* The virtual library gives access to all of the information resources.
* The university community services include resources, activities and advantages to assist with the student's integration into the UOC.
* The support centres personalised attention, study resources and a place to meet with other students.

==== [[Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia]] ====

The Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) is the public Spanish Open University, based in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1972 following the idea of the UK's Open University to provide quality higher and continuing education opportunities to all through the distance education system.

UNED is similar to other Spanish public Universities. It awards the same qualifications, which are equally valid and it is run under the same general legislation. However, the special features of UNED make it different from most other Spanish Universities. This is due to the fact that it is nationwide in scope, uses different methodology, and has a wide social influence.

The University Reform Law in Spain ensures UNED the same degree of autonomy as the rest of Spanish universities. The law states that UNED is to provide distance education throughout the country.

It is UNED's teaching methodology, what actually makes it special within the spectrum of Spanish higher education. The keystones of this methodology are printed and audiovisual teaching material, tutorial teaching, and an ever-increasing use of new information and communications technologies.

UNED’s mission is to be present as a centre of excellence throughout the world. In line with a policy of quality growth based on coexistence and cooperation with local universities and institutions, it now has centres in the following countries:Argentina (Rosario and Buenos Aires), Belgium (Brussels),Brazil (Sao Paulo), Ecuatorial Guinea (Bata and Malabo), France (Paris), Germany (Bonn), México (México D.F.), Morroco (Tangiers), Portugal (Lisbon), Switzerland (Bern), Venezuela (Caracas), United Kingdom (London), United States (Miami and Washington, D.C.)

All of these UNED centres are in constant communication with the central headquarters in Madrid, so that students can make full use of UNED’s logistic and academic network. From these centres, the students have easy access to a network of tutors, in depth administrative support, counselling, enormous library collections, meeting places for professors and students, and examination and consultation points, in short, a complete university environment.

UNED is also fully committed with the creation of an Ibero-American university space, which allows for the growing international relevance of the teaching and scientific research that is carried out in Spanish and Portuguese.

==== More examples ====

* La [[Universidad a distancia de Madrid]]
* CEVUG, Centro de Enseñanza Virtual de la Universidad de Granada http://cevug.ugr.es/
* Campus Virtual de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid https://www.ucm.es/campusvirtual/CVUCM/index.php
* [[Asociación Nacional de Centros de e-Learning y Distancia]] http://www.anced.es/
* Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria http://www.ulpgc.es
* [[ÉLOGOS]] http://www.elogos.es
* University of Valladolid http://www.uva.es/ - see Palliative Care
* University of Salamanca http://www.usal.es
* [[Instituto de formación de postgrado]] http://www.iup.es/

See also http://www.usal.es/grial/

More initiatives are collected in the [[MegaTrends|MEGATRENDS project]]:
http://nettskolen.nki.no/in_english/megatrends/Spain.pdf

The book "Buenas Prácticas de e-learning" by Ana Landeta Etxeberrí gives an overview of interesting e-learning and distance learning initiatives and projects in Spain (and some other countries).

Available in Spanish at http://www.buenaspracticas-elearning.com/

A paper on "The conditions and challenges of e-learning in Spain" is available at http://www.easy-elearning.net/downloads/e-learning_in_Spain.pdf

A "country brief on e-learning in Spain" of the eUSER project is available on http://euser-eu.org/eUSER_eLearningCountryBrief.asp?CaseID=2243&CaseTitleID=1084&MenuID=117

== Lessons learnt ==

== References ==

Bricall, J. Informe Universidad 2000. (Report commissioned by the CRUE, Conferencia de Rectores de las
Universidades Españolas). Available at http://www.crue.org/informeuniv2000.htm.

Sánchez-Mesa Martínez D.,Virtual Education and the European Accreditation System. In: Boonen A. & W. Van Petegem (eds.). European Networking and Learning for the Future. The EuroPACE Approach. 2007, Garant, Antwerp-Apeldoorn. p. 137-146.

Landeta Etxeberría A., Buenas Prácticas de e-learning. 2007, @nced, Spain.

http://www.tostudyinspain.com/

http://www.expatica.com/es/survival/education/higher-education-in-spain-1896.html

elearning country report: http://www.fnm-austria.at/stategie/Dateiablage/view/nml-nib/11-nml-nib-international-laenderbericht-spanien.pdf

OECD Country Report: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/46/41014632.pdf

[http://www.fnm-austria.at/stategie/Dateiablage/view/nml-nib/11-nml-nib-international-laenderbericht-spanien.pdf| NML-NIB im internationalen Kontext Länderbericht: Spanien (PDF - EN)] by [http://www.fnm-austria.at/ FNM-Austria]

http://www.eenovate.info/documents/Developing%20e-learning_Spain.pdf

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''The following list includes the lists of institutions which [[The e-University Compendium]] and the UNESCO [http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/linksliste.php IIEP List] feel are worthy of consideration as virtual universities. In the next phase, we have also included many of the accredited open universities around the world, and virtual elearning initiatives mentioned in other research projects or relevant sources of information.'' You can have a look at our [[original list of programmes.]] For various sources of information please check our [[Publications]] Page

We present the interesting programmes here as European versus Rest of The World. We appreciate that reaching a common agreement as to what constitutes ‘Europe’ is quite a complex task and one which reaches beyond the boundaries of a European Project like Re.ViCa. We have therefore taken the decision as a project team to use a definition of Europe that fits between a narrow definition of Europe as being made up of the 27 member states of the European Union and the broader geographic definition of Europe. We define Europe for the purposes of our work in Re.ViCa as including the countries of the EU, EEA and Switzerland. This means that the ‘Rest of the World’ refers to all countries which do not fall within this definition of Europe. Each Notable e-Learning Initiative is categorized and you can find per entry, to what category they belong. If you click on the category, you can find all other initiatives that belong to that category. You can find for example all "private providers" or "national initiatives".

== European (in the sense of EU, EEA and Switzerland) ==
# [[Aalborg University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Aarhus University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Academy of Performing Arts in Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie]], [[AUF]], [[France]]
# [[AKAD Privat-Hochschulen]], [[Germany]]
# [[Apertus Foundation]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Aristotle University of Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
# [[Athens University of Economics and Business]], [[Greece]]
# [[Bavarian Virtual University]] ([[Virtuelle Universität Bayern]]), [[Germany]]
# [[BI Norwegian School of Management]], [[Norway]]
# [[Budapest University of Technology and Economics]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Bulgarian Virtual University]] ([[BVU]]), [[Bulgaria]]
# [[Business Academy West]], [[Denmark]]
# [[CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion]] ([[CANEGE]]), [[France]]
# [[Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT]], [[France]]
# [[Campus Numériques Français - Part1]], [[France]]
# [[Canal U]], [[France]]
# [[Central European University]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance]] ([[CNED]]), [[France]]
#[[Centro estudios financieros]], [[Spain]]
# [[Clyde Virtual University]] ([[CVU]]), [[Scotland]]
# [[College of European and Regional Studies]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[College of Nursing and Midwifery]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[Copenhagen University College of Engineering]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Czech Technical University in Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[Danish Virtual University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Dennis Gabor Applied University]] ([[DGAU]]), [[Hungary]]
# [[Distance and International Study Center]] ([[DISC]]), TU Kaiserslautern, [[Germany]]
# [[Distance Education Study Centre]] ([[DESC]]), [[Latvia]]
# [[Dublin City University]], [[Ireland]]
# [[Dutch Digital University]], ([[DDU]])
# [[E-Campus Telematic University]], [[Italy]]
# [[EDEN]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Engineering College of Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Eötvös Lóránt University]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Erasmus University College Brussels]], ([[EhB]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Estonian Business School Open University]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian e-Learning Development Centre]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian e-University]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian e-Vocational School]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Estonian Information Technology Foundation]], [[EITSA]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Eszterházy Károly College]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg]] [[Germany]]
# [[European University Viadrina]], [[Germany]]
# [[Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance]] - [[FIED]]
# [[Fernfachhochschule Schweiz]], [[Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences]], [[FFHS]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[FernUniversität Hagen]], [[Germany]]
# [[Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences]], [[VirtuaaliAMK]], [[Finland]]
# [[Finnish Virtual University]], [[FVU]], [[Finland]]
# [[The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[Ghent University Association]] ([[AUGent]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Ghent University]] ([[UGent]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Global Virtual University]] - and see in particular [[University of Agder]], [[Norway]]
# [[Gotland University]], [[Sweden]]
# [[Greek Pedagogical Institute]]
# [[Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University]], [[Italy]]
# [[Hamburger Fernhochschule]] [[Germany]]
# [[Hellenic Open University]] ([[HOU]]), [[Greece]]
# [[Henley Management College]], [[England]]
# [[Hibernia College]], [[Ireland]]
# [[Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[Instituto de formación de postgrado]], [[Spain]]
# [[Interactive University]], [[Scotland]]
# [[International Business Academy]] ([[IBA]]), [[Denmark]]
# [[International Telematic University UNINETTUNO]], [[Italy]]
# [[IT University West]], [[Denmark]]
# [[IT-University of Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Jutland University College]], [[Denmark]]
# [[KHiS]], [[Sweden]]
# [[Klagenfurt University]], [[Austria]]
# [[KTH Royal Institute of Technology]], [[Sweden]]
# [[learndirect]], [[UK]]
# [[Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen]], [[LOI]], [[Netherlands]]
# [[Lithuanian Virtual University]], [[Lithuania]]
# [[Lübeck University of Applied Sciences]], [[Germany]]
# [[Lund University]] NetUniversity, [[Sweden]]
# [[Mediterranean Network of Universities]]
# [[MegaTrends]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Middlesex University]] Global Campus, [[UK]]
# [[Mid Sweden University]]
# [[MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences]], [[Hungary]]
# [[National College for School Leadership]] ([[NCSL]]) of the [[UK]]
# [[NBPortal.pl]], [[Poland]]
# [[NETTUNO]], [[Italy]]
# [[Networked University]], [[Norway]] - the same as the [[Norwegian Networked University]]
# [[NHSU]], the ''National Health Service University'', [[UK]]
# [[NKI Internet College]], [[Norway]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[NKS Nettstudier]], [[Norway]]
# [[Norway Opening Universities]] ([[NOU]]) - an agency - [[Norway]]
# [[Norwegian Networked University]] ([[NVU]]) - a universities association - [[Norway]]
# [[oncampus]], [[Germany]]
# [[Open Estonia Foundation]], [[OEF]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Open Universiteit Nederland]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Open University of Cyprus]] (OUC), [[Cyprus]]
# [[Open University]] of the [[United Kingdom]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[OSCAIL]], [[Ireland]]
# [[Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences]], [[Greece]]
# [[Pegaso Telematic University]], [[Italy]]
# [[Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative]] ([[Peoples-uni]]), [[UK]]
# [[Polish Virtual University]], [[PUW]], [[Poland]]
# [[Robert Gordon University]], [[Scotland]]
# [[Roskilde University]], [[Denmark]]
# [[Scottish Knowledge]], [[UK]]
# [[Scuola IaD]], [[Italy]]
# [[Sheffield Hallam University]], [[UK]]
# [[Silesian University of Technology]], [[Poland]]
# [[Sør-Trøndelag University College]], [[Norway]]
# [[SPACE]], [[Belgium]]
# [[Staffordshire University]], [[UK]]
# [[Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎]], [[Romania]]
# [[Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base]], [[SDT]] [[Hungary]]
# [[Swedish Net University]], [[Sweden]]
# [[Swiss Virtual Campus]], [[Switzerland]]
# [[SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd.]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Tallinn University]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Tallinn University of Technology]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Technical University of Graz]], [[Austria]]
# [[The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens]], [[Greece]]
# [[Tiger Leap Foundation]], [[TLF]], [[Estonia]]
# [[Tiger University Program]], [[Estonia]]
# [[UHI Millennium Institute]], [[Scotland]]
# [[UKeU]], [[UK]]
# [[Universidad a distancia de Madrid]], [[Spain]]
# [[Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia]] ([[UNED]]), [[Spain]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Universidade Aberta]], [[Uab]], [[Portugal]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Universidade Católica Portuguesa]], [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidade de Aveiro]], [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidade do Minho]], [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidade do Porto]] ([[UP]]), [[Portugal]]
# [[Universidad Politécnica de Madrid]] ([[UPM]]), [[Spain]]
# [[Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]], [[Catalonia]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire ]], [[France]]
# [[Université Virtuelle Francophone]] ([[Virtual Francophone University]])
# [[Universités numériques en région]] ([[UNR]]), [[France]]
# [[Universités Numériques Thématiques]] ([[UNT]]), [[France]]
# [[University College Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College Lillebaelt]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College of Northern Denmark]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College Sealand]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University College South]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University of the Aegean]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Agder]], [[Norway]]
# [[University of Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University of Gavle]], [[Sweden]]
# [[University of Hradec Kralove]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[University of Ioannina]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]]
# [[University of Liverpool]] Online Education [[UK]]
# [[University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Miskolc]], [[Hungary]]
# [[University of Oslo]], [[Norway]]
# [[University of Piraeus]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering]], [[FEUP]], [[Portugal]]
# [[University of Southern Denmark]], [[Denmark]]
# [[University of Tartu]], [[Estonia]]
# [[University of Thessaly]], [[Greece]]
# [[University of the West of Scotland]], [[UK]]
# [[University of Ulster]] Campus One, [[Northern Ireland]], [[UK]] - a [[Megaprovider]]
# [[University of Urbino "Carlo Bo"]], [[Italy]]
# [[University of West Hungary]], [[Hungary]]
# [[Vrije Universiteit Brussel]] ([[VUB]]), [[Belgium]]
# [[Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education]] ([[COME]] ), [[Poland]]
# [[Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule]], [[Germany]]
# [[Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen]] ([[ZFH]]), [[Germany]]

=== Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission ===

==== Running projects (until end of 2009)====
# [[E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory]] ([[EdiNet]])
# [[European Teachers and Trainers campus]] ([[eTT.Campus]])
# [[History On Line]]
# [[OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe]]
# [[Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe]] ([[VCSE]])
# [[Virtual Campus for Digital Students]] ([[ViCaDiS]])
# [[Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu]]
# [[Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture]] ([[e-archidoct]])
# [[Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment]] ([[WHOLE]])

==== Ceased activities ====
# [[European Master in Comparative Urban Studies]] ([[e-URBs]])

==== Virtual Campus beyond EU Funding ====
# [[European Virtual Campus for Biomedical Engineering]] ([[EVICAB]]):The project was funded by the European Commission for two years from 1.1.2006 till 31.12.2007. At present the funding id provided by other sources.
# [[League of European Research Universities virtual campus]] ([[e-LERU]])
# [[Law & ICT Shared Virtual Campus]] ([[LAW&ICT]])

==== Ceased? ====
# [[Bio-eTrain]]
# [[Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes]]
# [[Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education]] ([[eduGI]])
# [[VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects]] ([[VIPA]])
# [[New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees]] ([[CREATEL]])
# [[Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS]]
# [[Virtual European Banking School]] ([[VEBS]])
# [[ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme]] ([[PLATO]])
# [[Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange]] ([[EVENE]])

== Rest of the World ==

# [[Africa University Virtual Classroom]], [[Zimbabwe]]
# [[African Virtual University]] ([[AVU]])
# [[Al-Balqa' Applied University]], [[Jordan]]
# [[Allama Iqbal Open University]] ([[AIOU]]), [[Pakistan]]
# [[Almaty Technological University]], [[Kazakhstan]]
# [[Al-Quds Open University]], [[Palestine]]
# [[Al-Quds University]], [[Palestine]]
# [[American InterContinental University]] ([[AIU]]), [[US]]
# [[Amur State University]], [[Russia]]
# [[Anadolu University]], [[Turkey]]
# [[Anna Maria College]], [[US]]
# [[Arab American University for Distance Learning]], [[Jordan]] - not operational?
# [[Arab Open University]] ([[AOU]])
# [[ASEAN Virtual University]]
# [[Asia International Open University]] (AIOU), [[Macao]]
# [[Assumption University]], [[Thailand]]
# [[Athabasca University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Auckland University of Technology]] ([[AUT]]), [[New Zealand]]
#[[Australian catholic university]], [[Australia]]
# [[Bangalore University]], [[India]]
# [[Bangladesh Open University]] ([[BOU]])
# [[Bankit University Teledukasi‎]], [[Indonesia]]
# [[BCcampus]], [[Canada]]
# [[Beijing Foreign Studies University]] ([[BFSU]]), [[China]]
# [[Beijing Normal University]] ([[BNU]]), [[China]]
# [[Beijing Radio & TV University]] ([[BTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Beirut University Online]], [[Lebanon]]
# [[Best Virtual Universities Organisation]] - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
# [[British Columbia Open University]] ([[BCOU]]), [[Canada]]
# [[California Virtual Campus]] ([[CVC]]), [[US]]
# [[California Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
# [[Campus Virtual de Salud Publica]]
# [[Canadian Virtual University]] ([[CVU]])
# [[Capella University]], [[US]]
# [[Cardean University]], [[US]] - merged into Ellis College
# [[Carleton University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Carnegie Mellon University]], [[US]]
# [[Cederj]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Charles Sturt University]] ([[CSU]]), [[Australia]]
# [[China Central Radio & TV University]] ([[CCRTVU]])
# [[Chinhoyi University of Technology]], [[Zimbabwe]]
# [[Colorado University Online]], [[US]]
# [[Colorado Community Colleges Online]], [[US]]
# [[Corinthian Colleges]], [[US]]
# [[Curtin University of Technology]], [[Australia]]
# [[CVA-RICESU]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Cyber U]], [[Hong Kong]]
# [[Deakin University]], [[Australia]]
# [[DeVry University]], [[US]]
# [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University]] ([[BRAOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University]], [[India]]
# [[Drexel University Online]], [[US]]
# [[Duke University]], [[US]]
# [[Dunia Moja]],[[South Africa]]
# [[DUOC UC]], [[Chile]]
# [[Early Childhood Development Virtual University]] ([[ECDVU]]), [[Canada]]
# [[e-Berkeley]], [[US]]
# [[eCampus Alberta]], [[Canada]]
# [[eChina]] e-learning collaboration between [[UK]] and [[China]]
# [[ECOESAD]], [[Mexico]]
# [[e-Cornell]], [[US]]
# [[Edith Cowan University]], [[Australia]]
# [[Egyptian E-Learning University]]
# [[e-Learnz]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[e-TQM College]], [[Dubai]] - see [[Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University]]
# [[Euclid University]]
# [[Ewha Womans University]], [[South Korea]]
# [[Faculdade Pitágoras]], [[Brazil]]
# [[FATECE]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Fathom.com]], [[US]]
# [[FGV Online]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Fisheries College, Bac Ninh]] ([[FC]]), [[Vietnam]]
# [[Florida Community College]], [[US]]
# [[FUNIBER Virtual Campus]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Gama Virtual Campus UGF]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Georgia G.L.O.B.E.]], [[US]]
# [[Georgia Virtual Technical College]], [[US]]
# [[Global University Alliance]] - several meanings
# [[Hanoi Open University]], [[Vietnam]]
# [[Hanyang Cyber University]] ([[HYCU]]), [[Korea]]
# [[Harvard University Extension School]], [[US]]
# [[Hashemite University]], [[Jordan]]
# [[Health Sciences University of Mongolia]]
# [[Henan Radio & TV University]] ([[HNRTVU]])
# [[Ho Chi Minh City Open University]] ([[HCMCOU]]), [[Vietnam]]
# [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]] Cyber U
# [[Hong Kong University]] - high-echelon but possible
# [[ictQATAR]], [[Qatar]]
# [[Idaho Electronic Campus]], [[US]]
# [[Illinois Virtual Campus]], [[US]]
# [[Independent Study in Idaho]], [[US]]
# [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]], [[India]]
# [[Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University]] ([[IMRTVU]])
# [[Institute of Information Technology]] ([[Vietnam]])
# Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]]
# [[International Cyber University]], [[South Korea]]
# [[Iranian Virtual University]]
# [[Isfehan Virtual University]] ([[Iran]])
# [[Jiangsu Radio & TV University]] ([[JSRTVU]])
# [[Jones International University]], [[US]]
# [[K. K. Handique State University]], [[India]]
# [[Kaplan College]], [[US]]
# [[Karnataka State Open University]] ([[KSOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Keio University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Keller Graduate School of Management]], [[US]]
# [[Kentucky Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[Kenyatta University]], [[Kenya]]
# [[Knowledge International University]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
# [[Korea National Open University]]
# [[Korea Virtual Campus]]
# [[Kota Open University]], [[India]] -- see [[Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University]]
# [[Kuban Institute of International Business and Management]], [[Russia]]
# [[Lakehead University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Lansbridge University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Laureate Education]], [[USA]]
# [[Laurentian University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Lehigh University]], [[USA]]
# [[Mackenzie Presbyterian University]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University]] ([[MPBOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Massey University]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Mediterranean Virtual University]]
# [[Michigan State University]], [[US]]
# [[Michigan Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[MIT]], [[US]]
# [[Modern University of the Humanities]], [[Russia]]
# [[Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics]] ([[MESI]]), Russia
# [[Mount Royal College]], [[Canada]]
# [[Multimedia University]], [[Malaysia]]
# [[Nalanda Open University]], [[India]]
# [[Nanyang Technological University]], [[Singapore]]
# [[National Open University of Nigeria]]
# [[National Open University]], [[Taiwan]]
# [[National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan]]
# [[National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning]] ([[NPTEL]]), [[India]]
# [[National University of Science and Technology]] ([[NUST]]), [[Zimbabwe]]
# [[National University of Singapore]]
# [[Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University]] ([[NMMU]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[Netaji Subhas Open University]] ([[NSOU]]), [[India]]
# [[NetVarsity]], [[India]]
# [[New Jersey Virtual University]], [[US]]
# [[NextEd]]
# [[North-West University]] ([[NWU]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[Nova Southeastern University]], [[US]]
# [[Old Dominion University]], [[US]]
# [[Online CSU]], [[US]]
# [[Online University Consortium]] ([[OUC]]), [[US]]
# [[Open Learning Agency]] ([[OLA]]), [[Canada]]
# [[Open Polytechnic of New Zealand]]
# [[Open Training and Education Network]] ([[OTEN]]), [[Australia]]
# [[Open Universities Australia]] -- formerly Open Learning Australia
# [[Open University of Brazil]] - a.k.a. [[Universidade Aberta do Brasil]]
# [[Open University of Hong Kong]] ([[OUHK]])
# [[Open University of Israel]] ([[OUI]])
# [[Open University of Japan]] ([[OUJ]])
# [[Open University of Libya]]
# [[Open University of Malaysia]]
# [[Open University of Sri Lanka]] ([[OUSL]])
# [[Open University of Sudan]] ([[OUS]])
# [[Open University of Tanzania]] ([[OUT]])
# [[Orenburg State University‎]], [[Russia]]
# [[Otago University]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Pakistan Virtual University]]
# [[Payame Noor University]] ([[PNU]]), [[Iran]]
# [[Penn State World Campus]], [[US]]
# [[Phnom Penh International University]], [[Cambodia]]
# [[Polivirtual]], [[Mexico]]
# [[Polytechnic University of the Philippines]] ([[PUP OUS]]), [[Philippines]]
# [[Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University]] ([[PSSOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus]], [[India]]
# [[PurpleTrain.com]]
# [[Queen's University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Queensland University of Technology]] ([[QUT]]), [[Australia]]
# [[Ramkhamhaeng University]], [[Thailand]]
# [[Regis University]], [[US]]
# [[Rio Salado College]], [[US]]
# [[RMIT]], [[Australia]]
# [[Royal Roads University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Ryerson University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Samtse College of Education]], [[Bhutan]]
# [[Savannah College of Art and Design]], [[US]]
# [[School of the Future]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Seoul Digital University]], [[South Korea]]
# [[Shaanxi Radio & TV University]] ([[SXRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Shanghai TV University]] ([[STVU]] or [[SHTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Shenyang Radio & TV University]] ([[SYTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Shinshu University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Shiraz Virtual University]], [[Iran]]
# [[Sichuan Radio & TV University]] ([[SRTVU]]) or ([[SCRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[SIM University]] [[(UniSIM)]], [[Singapore]]
# [[Simon Fraser University]] ([[SFU]]), [[Canada]]
# [[Sokoine University of Agriculture]], [[Tanzania]]
# [[Southeast University‎]], [[Bangladesh]]
# [[Southern Institute of Technology]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Southern Regional Electronic Board]] ([[SREB]]), [[USA]]
# [[St. Petersburg College]], [[USA]]
# [[Stanford University]], [[USA]]
# [[Strayer University Online]]
# [[Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University]] ([[STOU]]), [[Thailand]]
# [[Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University]], [[Thailand]]
# [[Syrian Virtual University]] ([[SVU]])
# [[TAFE Open Learning]], [[Australia]]
# [[Tamil Nadu Open University]] ([[TNOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Tamil Virtual University‎]], [[India]]
# [[TechBC]], [[Canada]]
# [[Technikon SA]], [[South Africa]]
# [[Tecnológico de Monterrey]], [[Mexico]]
# [[Tehran Virtual University]], [[Iran]]
# [[Tele-Universite de Quebec ]], [[Quebec]]
# [[Temple University]] Online Learning (OLL) Program, [[USA]]
# [[The Global Open University of Zambia]] ([[TGOU]])
# [[Theological College of Zimbabwe]]
# [[Thompson Rivers University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Tianjin Radio & TV University]] ([[TJRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Tohoku University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Tshwane University of Technology]], [[South Africa]]
# [[Tsinghua University]], [[China]]
# [[U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University]] ([[UPRTOU]]), [[India]]
# [[UC-Berkeley Extension]], [[USA]]
# [[UMassOnline]], [[US]]
# [[UNIACC]], [[Chile]]
# [[UNIEDPA]], [[Panama]]
# [[UNISA Online Campus]], [[South Africa]]
# [[United Nations University Online Learning]]
# [[United States Open University]]
# [[Universidad de Guadalajara]] (UDGVirtual), [[Mexico]]
# [[Universidad Estatal a Distancia]], [[Costa Rica]]
# [[Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia]] ([[UNAD]]), [[Colombia]]
# [[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México]] ([[UNAM]])
# [[Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja]] ([[UTPL]]), [[Ecuador]]
# [[Universidad Virtual de Quilmes]], [[Argentina]]
# [[Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba]]
# [[Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil]]
# [[Universitas 21 Global]], [[Singapore]]
# [[Universitas Terbuka]], [[Indonesia]]
# [[Universiti Sains Malaysia]]
# [[Universiti Teknologi MARA]], [[Malaysia]]
# [[Universiti Tun Abdul Razak]] ([[UNITAR]]), [[Malaysia]]
# [[University of the Andes]], [[Colombia]]
# [[University of the Arctic]]
# [[University of Bahrain]]
# [[University of Baltimore]], [[US]]
# [[University of British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Central Florida]], [[US]]
# [[University of Colombo School of Computing]] ([[UCSC]]), [[Sri Lanka]]
# [[University of Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]
# [[University of the Free State]] ([[UFS]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Guelph Open Online]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of Illinois Global Campus]], [[US]]
# [[University of Illinois Online]], [[US]]
# [[University of Kentucky]], [[US]]
# [[University of KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Maryland University College]] (UMUC), [[US]]
# [[University of New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of New England (US)]], [[US]] - unrelated to Australian UNE
# [[University of New England]], [[Australia]]
# [[University of Ostrava]], [[Czech Republic]]
# [[University of Ottawa]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of the People]]
# [[University of the Philippines Open University]]
# [[University of Phoenix Online]], [[US]]
# [[University of Pretoria]] ([[UP]]), [[South Africa]]
# [[University of Qatar]]
# [[University of Southern Maine]], [[USA]]
# [[University of Southern Queensland]], [[Australia]]
# [[University of the South Pacific Online Learning]] ([[USP]])
# [[University of Sao Paulo]] (USP). [[Brazil]]
# [[University of Waikato Online Learning]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[University of Waterloo]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of the West Indies]]
# [[University of Western Ontario]], [[Canada]]
# [[University of Wisconsin Extension]], [[US]]
# [[University of Zambia]]
# [[UT Telecampus]], University of Texas System, [[US]]
# [[Uttaranchal Open University]], [[India]]
# [[UVB Campus]], [[Brazil]]
# [[Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University]] ([[VMOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Victoria University of Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]
# [[Virtual Global University]]
# [[Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises]]
# [[Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth]]
# [[Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎]], [[India]]
# [[Virtual University of Tunisia]] - ''possible case study''
# [[Walden University]], [[US]]
# [[Waseda University]], [[Japan]]
# [[Wawasan Open University]], [[Malaysia]]
# [[Westwood College]], [[US]]
# [[Western Governors University]], [[US]]
# [[Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University]] ([[YCMOU]]), [[India]]
# [[Yunnan Radio & TV University]] ([[YRTVU]]), [[China]]
# [[Zimbabwe Open University]] ([[ZOU]])

'''Also note the list of [[Suspect Providers]].'''

== Interesting Networks ==
# [[EADTU]], the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
# [[EDEN]], a European Association of universities active in e-learning
# [[EuroPACE]], a European Association of universities active in e-learning
# [[Greek Schools Network]], [[Greece]]

See also [[Abbreviations]].
Other reports that provide good information on programmes to select for further consideration include:

* [http://www.nshu.se/english/page/4713/reports.htm Reports from Swedish Net Agency study trips]
* [[E-learning_Progress_at_Ain-Shams_University]] - a list of virtual universities by region
* [http://ec.europa.eu/education/archive/elearning/doc/studies/market_annex1a_en.pdf The eLearning industry and market in Europe - Lot 1: Appendix to Synthesis Report] by Jane Massy

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Instituto de formación de postgrado

2009-07-28T13:18:51Z

Marc: New page: ''Institute for postgraduate training'' ('''Instituto de formación de postgrado''', IUP), this is a Project of different spanish universities: Autonomous of Barcelona, Alicante and Carlos...

''Institute for postgraduate training'' ('''Instituto de formación de postgrado''', IUP), this is a Project of different spanish universities: Autonomous of Barcelona, Alicante and Carlos III of Madrid, jointly with the publishing company Santillana Formación, the main thing of this joint venture it was to separate the distance learning from the university, creating a new organization. At the beginning it was called Instituto Universitario de formación de postgrado but they changed the name. This joint venture is to deliver postgraduate courses and degrees through e-learning.

The IUP’s main headquarters are in [[Spain]], but they also have headquarters in [[Portugal]],[[El Salvador]], [[Mexico]], [[Argentina]] among other countries in Latin America., in total twelve countries. In this project are enrolled more than 7,000 students belonging to 47 countries.

They offer 11 programmes mainly based on the business field but also ICT related to education, journalism. They offer a programme for companies, they take care of a lot of things, tailored solutions for organizations to cover their needs for management development and generating value for its professional, each company has their own programme developed from IUP, with this the companies have a specialized treatment.

The website is at http://www.iup.es/

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Universidad Jaume I

2009-07-28T12:57:20Z

Marc:

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''Universidad Jaume I'' or '''UJI''', Is a public university located on the east coast of [[Spain]], It was founded in 1991, which has just over 13,000 students. All the departments are in the same campus, so this help to the university community (students,teachers,researchers).They offer a variaty of bachelor degrees exactly 28, also postgraduate degree (38) and doctorate degree.

It was the first university that uses new information technologies, recognizing that communication and creativity are the most important instruments of the future. The Jaume I was the first Spanish institution to have a public web server (www.uji.es) and the first university to have a Center for Education and New Technologies (CENT) whose mission is research and advice in implementing new technologies to improve teaching quality. One of the Aims of CENT is innovation, they are working on the classroom of the future including the newest media tools and also they are researching in virtual learning environment (face to face, blended or distance),e-portfolio.

Taking into account the distance learning, they only offer it for postgraduate degree, it can be face-face, blended or distance. In the field of bachelor they don’t offer distance learning.
They offer several tools for the community like moodle service,webmail, e-ujier it is a site where they offer several services such as: academics(marks, request programs etc) personnel, research, etc, virtual library, miUji very useful tool for distance learning is an instant messaging where you can speak with other students,teachers,tutors. Webforum, and [[OCW]].

The university is member of [[OCW]], Universia, Grupo tordesillas, Compostela Group of Universities and Xarxa Vives d’Universitats.

The website is at http://www.uji.es

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Universidad Jaume I

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Distance Education Association of Tanzania

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The ''Distance Education Association of Tanzania'' ('''DEATA''') is a national association, which was established in December 1992 and registered in August 1993. Its membership is currently made up of: the Ministry of Education and Culture, the [[Open University of Tanzania]], the [[University of Dar es Salaam]], the Vocational Education and Training Authority, the Muhimbili University College for Health Sciences, the Southern African Extension Unit, the Institute of Adult Education, and the Cooperative College Moshi.

The goal of DEATA is to promote networking and collaboration among distance education professionals in Tanzania. It aims to do this because, in Tanzania, where educational enrolments and budgets for education are low.

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Resources

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== Experts in the field of Virtual campuses ==

[[Advisory Committee]]

[[Experts]]

== Series of reports on elearning initiatives ==

These include:

* [[The e-University Compendium]] - a collection of 23 reports and some annexes, dating from summer 2004
* [[Megatrends in e-Learning Provision]] - a series of books from the [http://nettskolen.nki.no/in_english/megatrends/index.html Megatrends] Project, 2005-2007

== Individual reports on ealrning initiatives==

* [[Blended learning at the macro level – the experience of the Bavarian Virtual University]]
* [[Lessons to be learned from the failure of the UK e-University]]
* [[Offshore education in the wider context of internationalisation and ICT: experiences and examples from Dutch higher education]]
* The Business of Borderless Education
* [[Using Distance Education for Skills Development]]
* [[Towards a Virtual Campus Observatory for Latin America]] (Extract)
* [[Trainer’s and Professional’s Guide to Quality in Open and Distance Learning]]
* [[Studies in the Context of the E-learning Initiative: Virtual Models of European Universities]]
* [[Survey of Virtual Campus and Virtual University Activities in Europe]]
* [[The Virtual University. Models and Messages. Lessons from Case Studies]]
* [[The Finnish Virtual University. Lessons and Knowledge Exchange Opportunities to Inform Pan-Canadian Plans]]
* [[Cooperation Models for National e-Learning Development in Estonia (example of the Estonian e-Learning Development Centre)]]

== elearning Project outputs ==
* [[MASSIVE - Modelling Advice and Support Services to Integrate the Virtual Component in Higher Education]]
* [[UNIQUe - European University Quality in eLearning]]
* [[E-xcellence - Benchmarking tool for Quality Assessment in e-learning]]
* [[BEING MOBILE - Disseminating Virtual Mobility for Students and Teachers]]
* [[E-LERU - A Virtual Campus for European Universities]]
* [[cEVU - a Collaborative European Virtual University]]
* [[BENVIC - Benchmarking of Virtual Campuses]]
* [[E-MOVE - An operational conception of virtual mobility]]
* [[E.A.S.Y - European Agency for EASY access to Virtual Campus]]
* [[UNIVe - Creating a Network-based e-University Model for the Small Countries in the Context of e-Learning in Europe]]
*[[PBP-VC - promoting Best practices in Virtual campuses]] Powerpoint Presentation, project Outputs
*[[fnm-austria ]](Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre österreichischer Universitäten und Fachhochschulen)
# [[Eenovate]]

== Other WIKIs of relevance ==
The following wikis on related topics may be of interest to the audience interested in the Re.ViCa wiki.

(Unless stated otherwise, all wikis use the same [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software that is used by Re.ViCa.)

# The [http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Main_Page EduTech wiki] run by the [http://www.unige.ch/ University of Geneva] has a large number of definitions of useful terms and concepts in e-learning.
# The [http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/index.php?title=Main_Page OER wiki] run by the [http://www.unesco.org/iiep/ International Institute for Educational Planning] (IIEP) in UNESCO has useful coverage of concepts and projects in the area of Open Educational Resources.
# The [http://elatewiki.org/index.php/Main_Page ELATE wiki] is a US wiki of good practices in e-learning
# The [http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/CETIS_Wiki CETIS wiki] is a a wiki of resources to do with interoperability and standards for e-learning, run by a programme of JISC
# The [http://www.sloan-c-wiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Sloan-C wiki] is full of useful Effective Practices and articles (mostly from [http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/ JALN])
# The [http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page SimTeach] wiki covers education in Multi-User Virtual Environments - see also its interesting "subwiki" on [http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki Second Life] (thanks to [http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm Stephen Downes's blog] for this information)
# The [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Higher Education Academy Benchmarking and Pathfinder wiki] has many articles of relevance to the UK e-learning situation.
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] itself contains many articles on e-learning topics.
# The [http://www.utdc.vuw.ac.nz/emmWiki/index.php/Main_Page eMM wiki] run by Dr [[Stephen Marshall]] of the Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) is the repository for the evolving e-Maturity Model ([[eMM]]) methodology for benchmarking e-learning.
# Although it is a web site and blog but not actually a wiki it is worth mentioning the new EU reports on [http://www.nettskolen.com/in_english/megatrends/index.html Megatrends in e-learning provision] which include mini case studies on the [[University of Leicester]], [[University of Ulster]], [[Staffordshire University]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] as well as of course the [[Open University]] and several non-UK providers.
# [http://www.wikieducator.org/Main_Page WikiEducator] is a community resource supported by the [[Commonwealth of Learning]] (COL) for the development of free educational content. Some descriptions of institutions and initiatives relevant to Re.ViCa are available, or are being developed.

In addition to these, it is known that various agencies and associations including [http://connect.educause.edu/ EDUCAUSE] are experimenting with wikis.

== Papers people have found ==

* [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA PHEA Educational Technology Initiative] - Reports on ICTs in Higher Education in: Egypt , Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda. Obtained by [[Paul Bacsich]]
* [http://www.cairn.info/revue-distances-et-savoirs-2006-1-p-23.htm L’université virtuelle britannique / The British Virtual University] (FR but with English summary). Found by [[Paul Bacsich]]
* [http://www.fondazionecrui.it/elue/E-LUE%202006%20ingl.pdf University towards e-learning: a focus on Finland, France and Italy]: The ELUE project (E-Learning and University Education)'s aim is to photograph the diffusion of e-learning in the university world in Finland, France and Italy. This volume presents the results of a joint survey carried out by the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI), the Conference des Presidents d’Université Française (CPU), and the Finnish Virtual University (FVU) on the universities of their respective countries. PDF, 149 pages. Found by [[Widad Benhabiles]].

* [http://www.fondazionecrui.it/elue/documents.htm A Comparison of the National Reports of the First Stage], by the ELUE project (E-Learning and University Education). Found by [[Widad Benhabiles]].

* [[Image:Karran_TandPohjonen_J2000a.pdf]]: Responding to the Vision of the Information Society: First Steps Towards a National Virtual University. A Policy Discussion Paper by [[Terence Karran]] and Juha Pohjonen, Finland, 2005 (PDF, 124 pages, English) ISBN 951-42-5587-9 - suggested by Terence Karran

* [[Image:Mexico_ANUIESPlan2001.pdf]]: Masterplan of Higher Education: Open and Distance Education. Development strategy], Mexico, 2001 (PDF, 118 pages, in Spanish) - suggested by Terence Karran

* [[Image:Karran_eMexico_UNESCO2005.pdf]]: E-MEXICO - BUILDING ON SUCCESS, FOR SUCCESS, by Terence Karran, Mexico, 2005 (PDF, 4 pages, in English) - suggested by Terence Karran

* GLOBAL EDUCATION DIGEST 2006 Comparing Education Statistics Across the World - see http://www.estatisticas.gpeari.mctes.pt/archive/doc/globaleducationdigest2006unesco.pdf - found by Paul on 08/08/08

* The eLearning industry and market in Europe - Lot 1: Appendix to Synthesis Report by Jane Massy - see http://ec.europa.eu/education/archive/elearning/doc/studies/market_annex1a_en.pdf - found by Paul on 12/08/08

* THE USE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHER EDUCATION: TRENDS, POLICY AND STRATEGY CONSIDERATIONS - see http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001334/133486e.pdf - found by Paul on 12/08/08

* Quality in E-Learning" report (91 pages) - see http://www.hsv.se/download/18.8f0e4c9119e2b4a60c800028057/0811R.pdf - found by Paul's friends around 10/09/08

* UKeU and Sweden's Net University - a Comparative Study by Michael Christie, Chalmers, and Ramon Garrote Jurado, University College of Borås. See: http://www.nshu.se/english/download/7496/ukeu_and_swedens_net_university_2007_mchristie_rgarrote.pdf. Found by Ulla 22/09/08.

* The Fostering of Innovative Elearning Strategies in European Higher Education, by James Aczel, [[Pascale Hardy]] et al (2006). From the InnoUniLearning project. See http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?docid=8515 for [http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/getfile.cfm?documentfileid=9533 Word] and [http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/getfile.cfm?documentfileid=9534 PowerPoint] versions. '''Well worth reading as background to our work'''. Added by Paul 23/10/08.

* Identifying Innovation in Higher Education eLearning Strategies by James Aczel, [[Pascale Hardy]], Olivier Cotinat, Helen Iggulden, László Komáromi, Katherine Maillet, Sara Medina, Andreas Meiszner, Eva Obermueller, Mark Spinoglio, Karen Staniland (2006). From the InnoUniLearning project. See http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?docid=8940 for the abstract of the [http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/getfile.cfm?documentfileid=10170 PDF file]. Added by Paul 23/10/08 (Rather similar to the previous paper.)

* [http://www.emdel.org/docs/Emdel_rapport_web.pdf “Emdel: a Model for Valorization of eLearning in a Knowledge Society” (PDF)], 138 pages, 2005, edited by Ellen Gard added by Nikki 26/11/2008

* [http://ec.europa.eu/education/archive/elearning/doc/studies/virtual_annex_f_en.pdf Studies in the Context of the e-learning Initiative: Virtual Models for European Universities (lot 1)(PDF)], 200 pages, 2003,Final Report to the EU Commission, DG Education & Culture, Annex F '''Country profiles''' added by Nikki 26/11/2008

* [[http://www.elearningeuropa.info/extras/pdf/virtual_models.pdf Studies in the Context of the e-learning Initiative: Virtual Models for European Universities ]](], 228 pages, 2004,Final Report to the EU Commission, DG Education & Culture, Annex F '''Country profiles''' added by Bieke

* [[http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/elearning/doc/studies/market_annex1_en.pdf The eLearning industry and market
in Europe]] added by Bieke on 05/01/2009

== Research on the use of ICT in education in development countries ==

*[[infoDEV]] Information for development program publications about the use of ICT in education in Africa and the Carribean are availabe at: http://www.infodev.org/en/TopicPublications.4.html

*[[UNESCO Bangkok]], has a very elaborated website on the use of ICT in education. YOu can search per theme. http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/themes/. They also have a special focus on the use of ICT in hiegher education. http://www.unescobkk.org/en/education/ict/ict-in-education-projects/higher-education/ We also refer to the metasurvey on the use of ICT in education in Asia and the Pacific : http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ict/e-books/metasurvey/metasurvey.pdf

*[[UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education]] One of the themes was ICT in education and the opportunities ICT provide to strive to reach education for all. The background report focuses particularly on the implications of ICTs for developing countries and is avialble at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001832/183207e.pdf

== Interesting Networks ==

* [[BALTECH]] & the [[Baltic Sea University of Science and Technology]]
* [[Baltic Sea Network]]
* [[Coimbra Group]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EADTU]] - [[Netherlands]]
* [[EDEN]] - [[UK]]
* [[Edineb]] - [[Netherlands]]
* [[EUNITE]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EURASHE]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EuroPACE ivzw]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EUA]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[JISC]] - [[United Kingdom]]
* [[LERU]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[MENON]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[SEFI]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[SPACE]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[SURF]] - [[Netherlands]]

== European Research projects on Virtual Campuses and Virtual Mobility ==
# [[Agency for Easy Access to Virtual Campus]] ([[E.A.S.Y.]])
# [[Modelling Advice and Support Services to Integrate Virtual Component in Higher Education]] ([[MASSIVE]])
# [[REal Virtual Erasmus]] ([[REVE]])
# [[Virtual and E-mobility for Networking Universities in Society]] ([[VENUS]])
# [[Analysing and Reporting the Implementation of Electronic Learning in Europe]] ([[ARIEL]])
# [[An Operational Conception of Virtual Mobility]] ([[E-move]])
# [[Collaborative European Virtual University]] ([[cEVU]])
# [[Developing a European e-learning Observation System]] ([[DELOS]])
# [[European Mobility through Virtual Education]] ([[EUROMOVE]])
# [[European Observatory of Emergent e-Learning]] ([[DELPHI]])
# [[Learning in a Virtual Integrated University]] ([[LIVIUS]])
# [[Learning Interoperability Framework for Europe]] ([[LIFE]])
# [[Mobility, Assessment, Selection, Technology and E-Learning Research]] ([[MASTER]])
# [[Model for a European Networked University for e-Learning]] ([[MENU]])
# [[Citizen E]]
# [[Eenovate]]
# [[Economic filtering of knowledge]] ([[FILTER]])
# [[European Small and medium entreprise E-learning Network]] ([[ESEN]])
# [[Horizontal E-Learning Integrated Observation System]] ([[HELIOS]])
# [[InnoUniLearning]]
# [[Observatory on Rights Management for e-Learning in Europe]] ([[OrmeE]]), a.k.a. [[e-copyright]]
# [[Open e-Learning Content Observatory Services]] ([[OLCOS]])
# [[Reti Sociali e Promozione Della Costruzione di Conoscenze in Contesti Elearning]]
# [[Unive]]
# [[VIrtual Curricula ThrOugh Reliable InterOperating University Systems]] ([[VICTORIOUS]])
# [[FLOSSCom]]
# [[Improving Continuing Education and Training through e-learning]] ([[ICETEL]])
# [[Systematization, Valorisation and Dissemination of e-Learning]]
# [[Enhancing Virtual Mobility to foster institutional cooperation and internationalisation of curricula]] ([[Movinter]])

== European research projects on Quality in eLearning ==
# [[E-xcellence - creating a standard of excellence for e-learning]]
# [[E-quality in e-learning research Laboratoire]] ([[EQUEL]]
# [[European Quality Observatory]] ([[EQO]])
# [[European Research Network for ICT in Schools of Tomorrow]] ([[eRNIST]])
# [[Quality Assessment of Digital Educational Materials]] ([[QUADEM]])
# [[Framework for e-learning Contents Evaluation]] ([[Fe-ConE]])
# [[Improving quality of e-learning in universities]] ([[ELUE]])
# [[La qualité de l'eLearning]] ([[QUAL-E-LEARNING]])
# [[Supporting Excellence in eLearning]] ([[SEEL]])
# [[Sustainable Environment for the Evaluation of Quality in eLearning]] ([[SEEQUEL]])
# [[TRIANGLE]]
# [[European University Quality in eLearning]] ([[UNIQUe]])

== Virtual Community for teachers and trainers ==
# [[A European Lifelong Learning System on ICT in Education for Pioneer Teachers]] ([[ULEARN]])
# [[BAZAAR]]
# [[e-Learning Network for Teacher Training]] ([[eLene-TT]])
# [[eTTnet]]
# [[Training of trainers network for e-learning]] ([[e-Ttnet]])
# [[English for Specific Purposes: Therapeutic Professions]] ([[ESP-T]])
# [[SSIS Veneto]] ([[SSIS]])

== Interesting Networks ==

* [[BALTECH]] & the [[Baltic Sea University of Science and Technology]]
* [[Baltic Sea Network]]
* [[Coimbra Group]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EADTU]] - [[Netherlands]]
* [[EDEN]] - [[UK]]
* [[Edineb]] - [[Netherlands]]
* [[EUNITE]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EURASHE]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EuroPACE ivzw]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[EUA]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[JISC]] - [[United Kingdom]]
* [[LERU]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[MENON]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[SEFI]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[SPACE]] - [[Belgium]]
* [[SURF]] - [[Netherlands]]

== Other Resources ==
* [[E-learning Progress at Ain-Shams University]], The [[Mediterranean Virtual University]] Project: a list of virtual universities per region.

* [[Bibliography_of_benchmarking]]
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SSIS

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SSIS Veneto

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Marc: New page: '''SSIS''' is a post-graduate school for secondary teachers, founded by the ministry of university, research and education in 1998 in Italy. It operates at regional level and is supported ...

'''SSIS''' is a post-graduate school for secondary teachers, founded by the ministry of university, research and education in 1998 in Italy. It operates at regional level and is supported by a consortium of universities of Veneto region (Venice, Padova and Verona). They developed a research project called SSIS online whose aim is to deliver pre-service courses using ICT and distance education.

The main objective of SSIS online is to enhance good educational practices through the implementation of online interactive courses and the starting up of communities of practice for teachers.

Until 2005 they have delivered more than 300 online courses (for 15,000 students and 400 tutors online).
The online courses of the SSIS are organized in mixed modality (blended). They have chosen this modality of teaching because they consider important face to face encounters to teach.

Every online course has a personal virtual space reserved in the site of the school, where SSIS students can find some sections such as: Calendar, modules, didactic activities, virtual class and forum discussion.

You can find more information at http://www.univirtual.it/?q=it/taxonomy_menu/4 , http://www.univirtual.it/ssis/

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ICON

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Italian Culture on the Net

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Marc: New page: This is an Italian consortium, It was created in 1999, 23 universities were in that consortium at the beginning, nowadays there are 21, the main goal of this initiative is promoting throug...

This is an Italian consortium, It was created in 1999, 23 universities were in that consortium at the beginning, nowadays there are 21, the main goal of this initiative is promoting through electronic communication the Italian language and culture over the world
.
They offer degrees and postgraduates studies related to Italian language, history, philosophy, literature, arts etc.. The courses are divided into 6 semesters; each semester has 30 credits, and 25 hours per credit.

The methods of teaching are face to face and distance learning. Students who opt for distance learning carry out their studies entirely on their own, studying the modules - grouped together by subject, - that are specified as constituting the study program for the given semester. Students then take the self-assessment tests at the end of each teaching unit and at the end of each module, to do the last exam of the semester, the students have to go to the closest center to do it, there are several centers for each country.

The resources that they offer are:
*Digital library: Registered users can access 318 works by 104 among the most important authors of Italian literature, made available in partnership with the Italian Telematic Interuniversity Library Centre. The student can read the texts on line or download them in whatever format they prefer.
*Virtual museum: The Virtual Museum reproduces Italian artworks from antiquity to the XXth century. Once you are in the Museum, you can carry out search routines on all the images to which reference is made in the History of Art modules.
*Encyclopaedia: Through a special agreement with the Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana [Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia], the ICoN website offers a wide array of entries taken from the Piccola Enciclopedia Treccani.
*Audio gallery: They offer some but this section of the site is currently being extended.
*Video gallery: They offer some but this section of the site is currently being extended.

This consortium is also sponsored by several departments of the government and national banks.

The website is at http://www.italicon.it/index.asp?

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Dutch Digital University

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The digitale universiteit was born in 2001, as a consortium of ten universities and colleges in the [[Netherlands]]. It focuses on the development and application of digital educational products and knowledge for higher education. It was funded by the consortium members and the Dutch ministry of education. [[SURF]] and DU were a strategic alliance within the higher education sector in [[Netherlands]].

The mission of DU is to realize qualitative and quantitative economies of scale for educational innovation, supported by information and communication technology. Economies of scale are realized with two strategies: -Through joint projects, that the members can share the costs of developing, maintenance and management, -by means of the programme virtual learning environment.

The Digital University was lifted by 1 January, 2007. During its existence was a wealth of knowledge and expertise, often in projects that employees of the participating institutions exported. The DU-projects are now all completed.
DU-products resulting from development project were:
* Toolbox Personnel Assessment
*MyCQ
*DiViDU
They developed more projects, and products for expertise.

There is more useful info at http://www.du.nl/ but it is in dutch.
http://www.ecompetence.info/uploads/media/ch11.pdf
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