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Experts

2010-04-15T21:52:46Z

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This list contains names of people who are generally agreed to be experts in the topic of 'Virtual Campus' in various parts of the world. This may have been achieved through having senior positions in relevant organisations, by carrying out extensive research in the field, by publishing reports and other publications relevant to the topic of Virtual Campus or by providing regular high-level consultancy in the field.

See also [[People]] and [[Advisory Committee| International Advisory Committee (IAC)]]

Those indicated by an * are members of the Re.ViCa [[Advisory Committee| International Advisory Committee (IAC)]]

'''Editors!''' Names of individuals should be added in their "firstname surname" form, without titles (such as Professor, Dr, Mr, Mrs etc). Variants and common misspellings should be entered as redirect pages to the correct name. If accents exist like for [[Grégory Lucas]] they should be added but with natural flattenings (i.e. without accents) such as [[Gregory Lucas]].

== Experts and authors ==

# [[Terry Anderson]] (Prof.), [[Athabasca University]] ([[Canada]])
# [[Kumiko Aoki]] (Prof.), The [[Open University of Japan]], Centre of ICT and Distance Education (CODE) ([[Japan]])
# [[Antti Auer]] (Dr.), Head of Development Services, [http://www.jyu.fi/en/ University of Jyväskylä], Information Management Services ([[Finland]])
# Ari-Matti Auvinen, Managing Director of [http://www.hci.fi/website_en.nsf/CompanyFrameset?OpenFrameset HCI Productions] ([[Finland]])
# [[Sebastiano Bagnara]] (Prof.), [http://www.architettura.uniss.it/ University of Sassari-Alghero], Chair of Cognitive Psychology at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning ([[Italy]])
# [[Keith Baker]] (Prof.), formerly at the University of Reading ([[UK]])
# [[Peter Bates]], consultant ([[UK]])
# * [[Tony Bates]], formerly at the [[University of British Columbia]]. Now an independent consultant of [http://www.tonybates.ca Tony Bates Associates Ltd.] ([[Canada]])
# * [[Peter Baumgartner]], [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/ University of Krems], ([[Austria]])
# [[Eric Beerkens]], author ([[the Netherlands]])
# [[Tian Belawati]] (Dr.), [[Universitas Terbuka]] ([[Indonesia]])
# [[Svava Bjarnason]], [[World Bank]] and formerly Director of [[OBHE]]
# [[Harvey Blustain]], author ([[USA]])
# [[Petra Boezerooy]], author, [http://www.utwente.nl Twente University] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Annemie Boonen]], [[ELIG| eLIG]] and [[EuroPACE ivzw|EuroPACE ivzw]] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Jonathan Bouffler]], [http://www.anglia.ac.uk Anglia Ruskin University] ([[UK]])
# [[Sara Frank Bristow]], author, expert, and team member - formerly at [[UKeU]] ([[UK]])
# [[Sandy Britain]], author
# [[Mark Brown]], [[Massey University]]
# [[William Buller]], author
# Houcine Chebli, [http://www.uvt.rnu.tn/uvt/en/ Virtual University of Tunisia] ([[Tunisia]])
# [[Betty Collis]] (Prof.), author and formerly at the [[University of Twente]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Thomas Connolly]] (Prof.), University of the West of Scotland ([[UK]])
# [[Bas Cordewener]] [[SURF| SURF Foundation]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[John Daniel]] (Sir), President of [[Commonwealth of Learning]], formerly at [[UNESCO]] and [[UKOU]] ([[Canada]])
# [[Jonathan Darby]], author and expert at [[UKOU]], formerly at [[UKeU]] ([[UK]])
# [[Derrick de Kerckhove]], Director of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, [http://www.utoronto.ca University of Toronto] ([[Canada]])
# [[Yanlai Deng]], author and formerly at [[UKeU]]
# * [[Christian Depover]], [http://www.umh.ac.be/ Université de Mons], UTE ([[Belgium]])
# * [[Jim Devine]], Director of the [http://www.iadt.ie/en Dunlaoghaire Institute Art/Design/Technology] ([[Ireland]])
# * [[Fred de Vries]], [[Open University of the Netherlands]] (OUN), [[the Netherlands]]
# * [[Bakary Diallo]] (Dr.), [http://www.avu.org/ African Virtual University] ([[Kenya]])
# * [[Claudio Dondi]] (Dr.), [[SCIENTER]] ([[Italy]])
# * [[Tom Dousma]], Platform manager ICT and Education at [[SURF]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Ulf Ehlers]] (Dr.), [http://www.uni-due.de/ University of Duisburg-Essen] ([[Germany]]) and [[European Foundation for Quality in E-learning]]
# [[Jan Elen]], [[K.U.Leuven]] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Luis Romero| Luis Miguel Romero Fernández]], Rector of the [[Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja]] (UTPL) ([[Ecuador]])
# [[John Fielden]], consultant including to [[OBHE]]
# * [[Sarah Frame]], [[University of East London]] ([[UK]])
# [[Maria Amata Garito]], [[Uninettuno| UNINETTUNO]] ([[Italy]])
# [[Gajaraj Dhanarajan]] (Tan Sri Dato'), Vice-Chancellor and CEO of [[Wawasan Open University]] (WOU) ([[Malaysia]])
# [[Lawrence Hamburg]], Assistant Director e-learning at the [[Higher Education Academy]] ([[UK]])
# [[Pascale Hardy]], expert in mobile learning, formerly at [[UKOU]], now at Glion Institute of Higher Education, ([[Switzerland]])
# [[Jeff Haywood]], Vice-Principal, [[University of Edinburgh]] ([[UK]])
# [[Wilfried Hendricks]] (Prof. Dr.), IBI - [http://www.tu-berlin.de/en Technische Universität Berlin] ([[Germany]])
# Dr [[Richard Hezel]], Hezel Associates, [[US]]
# * [[Carl Holmberg]] (Dr.), Secretary General of the [http://icde.org International Council for Open and Distant (ICDE)] ([[Norway]])
# [[Áine Hyland]] (Prof.), formerly Vice-President of University College Cork ([[Ireland]])
# * [[Terence Karran]], [http://www.lincoln.ac.uk Lincoln University], formerly at University of Guadalajara ([[Mexico]])
# * [[Thierry Karsenti]], Chair of Research on Technology in Education at the [http://www.umontreal.ca/english Université de Montréal] ([[Canada]])
# * [[Nikitas Kastis]] (Dr.), [http://www.menon.org/ MENON Network] & [http://www.lrf.gr/ Lambrakis Research Foundation] ([[Greece]])
# [[Denise Kirkpatrick]] (Prof.), Pro-Vice Chancellor at [[UKOU| Open University UK]], formerly in [[Australia]]
# Paul Kirschner, [http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/homeenglish/1757main.html University of Utrecht] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Roger King]], formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln ([[UK]])
# [[Toshio Kobayashi]], formerly Professor and [[UNESCO]] Representative at [[NIME]], National Centre for Multimedia Education ([[Japan]])
# * [[Ene Koitla]], Head of Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonian Information Technology Foundation Estonian e-Learning Development Centre ([[Estonia]])
# Piet Kommers, [[University of Twente]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Rob Koper]] (Prof.), [[Open University of the Netherlands]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Walter Kugemann]] (Dr.), [http://www.ilinet.org/ Institute for Innovation in Learning] ([http://www.fim.uni-erlangen.de/en/ FIM-NewLearning]), [http://www.uni-erlangen.org/ University of Erlangen-Nuremberg] ([[Germany]])
# [[Tae Rim Lee]] (Dr.), [[KNOU| Korea National Open University]] ([[South Korea]])
# [[Paul Lefrere]], [[UKOU]] and formerly Executive Director e-Learning at Microsoft ([[UK]])
# [[Helen Lentell]], [[University of Leicester]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Fred Litto]] (Prof.), [http://www.abed.org.br/ ABED] and formerly Director of School of the Future, University of Sao Paulo ([[Brazil]])
# Pierre-Jean Loiret, [http://www.auf.org/ Agence universitaire de la Francophonie] ([[Canada]])
# [[Etelberto Lopes da Costa]] (Dr.), SAPO, ([[Portugal]])
# Joost Lowyck, [[K.U.Leuven]] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Kay MacKeogh| Kay Mac Keogh]] (Dr.), Senior Lecturer - eLearning, [[Dublin City University]] ([[Ireland]])
# Jyri Manninen (Dr.), Research Director for the [http://www.helsinki.fi/university/ University of Helsinki], [http://www.helsinki.fi/palmenia/english/ Palmenia] ([[Finland]])
# [[Stephen Marshall]] (Dr.), Benchmarking expert ([[eMM]]) ([[New Zealand]])
# [[Rob Martens]], [[Open Universiteit Nederland]]/Ruud de Moor Centrum ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Regina Masalela| Regina K. Masalela]] (Dr.), Distance Education Department, Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Botswana ([[Botswana]])
# [[Robin Mason]] (Prof.), [[UKOU]] and also evaluator of Swiss Virtual Campus ([[UK]])
# Herman Maurer, [http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/E/ University of Graz] ([[Austria]])
# [[Terry Mayes]] (Prof.), head of the evaluation and support team for e-learning to UK [[Higher Education Academy]] and formerly at Glasgow Caledonian University ([[UK]])
# [[Tolly Mbwete| Tolly S A Mbwete]], Professor and Vice Chancellor at the [[Open University of Tanzania]] ([[Tanzania]])
# [[Rory McGreal]], Professor and Associate VP at the [[Athabasca University]] ([[Canada]])
# [[Carmel McNaught]] (Prof.), Director and Chair Professor in the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong ([[China]])
# * [[Uswege Minga]], Director African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) - Technical Committee on Collaboration, [[Open University of Tanzania]] ([[Tanzania]])
# [[Jef Moonen]] (Prof.), formerly at [[University of Twente]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Fred Mulder]], Rector of [[OUNL| Open University of the Netherlands]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Clive Mulholland]], [[University of Glamorgan]] and formerly Director of University of Ulster [[Campus One]] ([[UK]])
# [[Martin Oliver]], Institute of Education and [[Higher Education Academy]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Morten Flate Paulsen]], Professor of Online Education, Director of Development at [[NKI Distance Education]] ([[Norway]])
# * [[Francesc Pedró]], Senior Analyst for the [http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_35845581_35684766_1_1_1_1,00.html Centre for Educational Research and Innovation] of the ([[OECD]]), ([[France]])
# [[Daniel Peraya]], [http://tecfa.unige.ch TECFA], [http://www.unige.ch/international/index_en.html University of Geneva] ([[Switzerland]])
# [[Geoff Peters]] (Prof.), [[Open University]] ([[UK]])
# [[Jim Petch]], former Head of Distributed Learning at [http://www.manchester.ac.uk/ Manchester University] ([[UK]])
# Otto Peters, Professor Emeritus of Distance-Education Methodology at the [[FernUniversität in Hagen]] ([[Germany]])
# [[Vanessa Pittard]], Director of Research at [[Becta]], ([[UK]])
# Juha Pohjonen, Development Manager at the [http://www.oulu.fi/english/ University of Oulu],[http://www.kotu.oulu.fi/avoin/opiskelijapalvelut/introduction.htm Open University] ([[Finland]])
# [[David Porter]], BC Campus at the [[Simon Fraser University]], [[Canada]]
# * [[Garry Putland]], General Manager - Business Development at [http://www.educationau.edu.au education.au] & [http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/ Education Network Australia (edna)] ([[Australia]])
# * [[Mohd Ismail Ramli]] (Prof. Dr.), Director of [http://www.ined.uitm.edu.my/ Institute of Education Development (InED)] at the [[Universiti Teknologi MARA| MARA University of Technology (UiTM)]] ([[Malaysia]]))
# * [[Lutfor Rahman]] (Prof.), [[People's University of Bangladesh]] ([[Bangladesh]])
# [[Malcolm Read]], Executive Secretary of [[JISC]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Vitor Rocio]] (Dr.), [http://www.uoc.edu/portal/english/ Open University of Catalonia] ([[Spain]])
# [[Sarah Guri-Rosenblit]] (Prof.), the Head of Graduate Studies in Education at the [[Open University of Israel]] ([[Israel]])
# [[Caitriona Ryan]], [[Higher Education Authority]] ([[Ireland]])
# [[Yoni Ryan]], Monash University ([[Australia]])
# * [[Gilly Salmon]] (Prof.), [[University of Leicester]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Albert Sangra]], Director Educational Innovation and Methodology, Director of Edu Lab [[Open University of Catalonia]] ([[Spain]])
# [[Maggi Savin-Baden]], Coventry University, [[UK]]
# [[Niall Sclater]], [[UKOU]], ([[UK]])
# [[Peter Scott]], Director of [[KMI| Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)]] at [[UKOU]] ([[UK]])
# [[Kathleen Schlusmans]], [[Open Universiteit Nederland]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# Rolf Schulmeister, [http://www.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html University of Hamburg] ([[Germany]])
# * [[Raimondo Sepe]], International Telematic University [[UNINETTUNO]] ([[Italy]])
# [[Ramesh Sharma]] (Dr.), [http://www.ignou.ac.in/ Indira Gandhi National Open University] ([[India]])
# Talal Sheik, [[Syrian Virtual University]] ([[Syria]])
# [[Mark Stansfield]] (Dr.), [[University of the West of Scotland]] ([[UK]])
# Richard Straub, Secretary General of [[ELIG| eLIG]] ([[Belgium]])
# Josef Strobl, [http://www.uni-salzburg.at/portal/page?_pageid=142,127090&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL], [http://www.uni-salzburg.at Salzburg University] and Head of Z_GIS ([[Austria]])
# [[Gordon Suddaby]], [[Massey University]] and President of [[ACODE]] ([[New Zealand]])
# * [[András Szûcs]], Secretary General of [[EDEN]] ([[Hungary]])
# [[George Ubachs]], [[EADTU]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Martin Valcke]], [http://www.ugent.be/en/ Ghent University] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Jef Van den Branden]], [[K.U.Leuven]], ([[Belgium]])
# * [[Herman J. van der Merwe]] (Prof.), [http://www.tut.ac.za Tshwane University of Technology], [[South Africa]]
# Michiel van Geloven, [[Digital University]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# * [[Wim Van Petegem]] (Prof.), Head of [[AVNET - K.U.Leuven| Centre for Audio-visual and New Educational Technologies (AVNet), K.U.Leuven]], [[Belgium]]
# Tapio Varis (Prof.), Professor of Vocational Education, with particular reference to Global Learning Environments and UNESCO Chair in global e-learning with applications to multiple domains [http://www.uta.fi/english/ University of Tampere], Faculty of Education ([[Finland]])
# [[Steven Verjans]] (Dr.), [[OUNL]], ([[The Netherlands]])
# *[[Martine Vidal]], [[CNED]], ([[France]])
# [[David Vincent]] (Prof.), [[Open University| Open University UK]] ([[UK]])
# [[Erwin B. Wagner]] (Dr.), [http://www.uni-hildesheim.de/en University of Hildesheim] and [[EDEN]] ([[Germany]])
# Jacques Wallet, [http://www.univ-rouen.fr/ Université de Rouen], [http://www.sciencedu.org/ Campus numérique FORSE] ([[France]])
# [[Gerry White]], the former Chief Executive Officer of [[education.au]] limited ([[Australia]]).
# * [[Wojciech Zielinski]], Secretary of [http://www.sea.edu.pl/tasksgoals.php The Association of Academic E-learning in Poland] formerly at [http://www.wshe.lodz.pl/index.php?j=eng Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz], [http://www.puw.pl/english/ Polish Virtual University] ([[Poland]])
# [[Andriy A. Lagutin]] Managing Director of [http://www.ucl-consulting.at.ua/ Ukraine UCL Business Training Academy] ([[Ukraine]])
# [[Andriy V. Zherebtsov]] Commercial Director of [http://www.ucl-consulting.at.ua/ Ukraine UCL Business Training Academy] ([[Ukraine]])
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This list contains names of people who are generally agreed to be experts in the topic of 'Virtual Campus' in various parts of the world. This may have been achieved through having senior positions in relevant organisations, by carrying out extensive research in the field, by publishing reports and other publications relevant to the topic of Virtual Campus or by providing regular high-level consultancy in the field.

See also [[People]] and [[Advisory Committee| International Advisory Committee (IAC)]]

Those indicated by an * are members of the Re.ViCa [[Advisory Committee| International Advisory Committee (IAC)]]

'''Editors!''' Names of individuals should be added in their "firstname surname" form, without titles (such as Professor, Dr, Mr, Mrs etc). Variants and common misspellings should be entered as redirect pages to the correct name. If accents exist like for [[Grégory Lucas]] they should be added but with natural flattenings (i.e. without accents) such as [[Gregory Lucas]].

== Experts and authors ==

# [[Terry Anderson]] (Prof.), [[Athabasca University]] ([[Canada]])
# [[Kumiko Aoki]] (Prof.), The [[Open University of Japan]], Centre of ICT and Distance Education (CODE) ([[Japan]])
# [[Antti Auer]] (Dr.), Head of Development Services, [http://www.jyu.fi/en/ University of Jyväskylä], Information Management Services ([[Finland]])
# Ari-Matti Auvinen, Managing Director of [http://www.hci.fi/website_en.nsf/CompanyFrameset?OpenFrameset HCI Productions] ([[Finland]])
# [[Sebastiano Bagnara]] (Prof.), [http://www.architettura.uniss.it/ University of Sassari-Alghero], Chair of Cognitive Psychology at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning ([[Italy]])
# [[Keith Baker]] (Prof.), formerly at the University of Reading ([[UK]])
# [[Peter Bates]], consultant ([[UK]])
# * [[Tony Bates]], formerly at the [[University of British Columbia]]. Now an independent consultant of [http://www.tonybates.ca Tony Bates Associates Ltd.] ([[Canada]])
# * [[Peter Baumgartner]], [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/ University of Krems], ([[Austria]])
# [[Eric Beerkens]], author ([[the Netherlands]])
# [[Tian Belawati]] (Dr.), [[Universitas Terbuka]] ([[Indonesia]])
# [[Svava Bjarnason]], [[World Bank]] and formerly Director of [[OBHE]]
# [[Harvey Blustain]], author ([[USA]])
# [[Petra Boezerooy]], author, [http://www.utwente.nl Twente University] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Annemie Boonen]], [[ELIG| eLIG]] and [[EuroPACE ivzw|EuroPACE ivzw]] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Jonathan Bouffler]], [http://www.anglia.ac.uk Anglia Ruskin University] ([[UK]])
# [[Sara Frank Bristow]], author, expert, and team member - formerly at [[UKeU]] ([[UK]])
# [[Sandy Britain]], author
# [[Mark Brown]], [[Massey University]]
# [[William Buller]], author
# Houcine Chebli, [http://www.uvt.rnu.tn/uvt/en/ Virtual University of Tunisia] ([[Tunisia]])
# [[Betty Collis]] (Prof.), author and formerly at the [[University of Twente]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Thomas Connolly]] (Prof.), University of the West of Scotland ([[UK]])
# [[Bas Cordewener]] [[SURF| SURF Foundation]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[John Daniel]] (Sir), President of [[Commonwealth of Learning]], formerly at [[UNESCO]] and [[UKOU]] ([[Canada]])
# [[Jonathan Darby]], author and expert at [[UKOU]], formerly at [[UKeU]] ([[UK]])
# [[Derrick de Kerckhove]], Director of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, [http://www.utoronto.ca University of Toronto] ([[Canada]])
# [[Yanlai Deng]], author and formerly at [[UKeU]]
# * [[Christian Depover]], [http://www.umh.ac.be/ Université de Mons], UTE ([[Belgium]])
# * [[Jim Devine]], Director of the [http://www.iadt.ie/en Dunlaoghaire Institute Art/Design/Technology] ([[Ireland]])
# * [[Fred de Vries]], [[Open University of the Netherlands]] (OUN), [[the Netherlands]]
# * [[Bakary Diallo]] (Dr.), [http://www.avu.org/ African Virtual University] ([[Kenya]])
# * [[Claudio Dondi]] (Dr.), [[SCIENTER]] ([[Italy]])
# * [[Tom Dousma]], Platform manager ICT and Education at [[SURF]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Ulf Ehlers]] (Dr.), [http://www.uni-due.de/ University of Duisburg-Essen] ([[Germany]]) and [[European Foundation for Quality in E-learning]]
# [[Jan Elen]], [[K.U.Leuven]] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Luis Romero| Luis Miguel Romero Fernández]], Rector of the [[Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja]] (UTPL) ([[Ecuador]])
# [[John Fielden]], consultant including to [[OBHE]]
# * [[Sarah Frame]], [[University of East London]] ([[UK]])
# [[Maria Amata Garito]], [[Uninettuno| UNINETTUNO]] ([[Italy]])
# [[Gajaraj Dhanarajan]] (Tan Sri Dato'), Vice-Chancellor and CEO of [[Wawasan Open University]] (WOU) ([[Malaysia]])
# [[Lawrence Hamburg]], Assistant Director e-learning at the [[Higher Education Academy]] ([[UK]])
# [[Pascale Hardy]], expert in mobile learning, formerly at [[UKOU]], now at Glion Institute of Higher Education, ([[Switzerland]])
# [[Jeff Haywood]], Vice-Principal, [[University of Edinburgh]] ([[UK]])
# [[Wilfried Hendricks]] (Prof. Dr.), IBI - [http://www.tu-berlin.de/en Technische Universität Berlin] ([[Germany]])
# Dr [[Richard Hezel]], Hezel Associates, [[US]]
# * [[Carl Holmberg]] (Dr.), Secretary General of the [http://icde.org International Council for Open and Distant (ICDE)] ([[Norway]])
# [[Áine Hyland]] (Prof.), formerly Vice-President of University College Cork ([[Ireland]])
# * [[Terence Karran]], [http://www.lincoln.ac.uk Lincoln University], formerly at University of Guadalajara ([[Mexico]])
# * [[Thierry Karsenti]], Chair of Research on Technology in Education at the [http://www.umontreal.ca/english Université de Montréal] ([[Canada]])
# * [[Nikitas Kastis]] (Dr.), [http://www.menon.org/ MENON Network] & [http://www.lrf.gr/ Lambrakis Research Foundation] ([[Greece]])
# [[Denise Kirkpatrick]] (Prof.), Pro-Vice Chancellor at [[UKOU| Open University UK]], formerly in [[Australia]]
# Paul Kirschner, [http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/homeenglish/1757main.html University of Utrecht] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Roger King]], formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln ([[UK]])
# [[Toshio Kobayashi]], formerly Professor and [[UNESCO]] Representative at [[NIME]], National Centre for Multimedia Education ([[Japan]])
# * [[Ene Koitla]], Head of Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonian Information Technology Foundation Estonian e-Learning Development Centre ([[Estonia]])
# Piet Kommers, [[University of Twente]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Rob Koper]] (Prof.), [[Open University of the Netherlands]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Walter Kugemann]] (Dr.), [http://www.ilinet.org/ Institute for Innovation in Learning] ([http://www.fim.uni-erlangen.de/en/ FIM-NewLearning]), [http://www.uni-erlangen.org/ University of Erlangen-Nuremberg] ([[Germany]])
# [[Tae Rim Lee]] (Dr.), [[KNOU| Korea National Open University]] ([[South Korea]])
# [[Paul Lefrere]], [[UKOU]] and formerly Executive Director e-Learning at Microsoft ([[UK]])
# [[Helen Lentell]], [[University of Leicester]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Fred Litto]] (Prof.), [http://www.abed.org.br/ ABED] and formerly Director of School of the Future, University of Sao Paulo ([[Brazil]])
# Pierre-Jean Loiret, [http://www.auf.org/ Agence universitaire de la Francophonie] ([[Canada]])
# [[Etelberto Lopes da Costa]] (Dr.), SAPO, ([[Portugal]])
# Joost Lowyck, [[K.U.Leuven]] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Kay MacKeogh| Kay Mac Keogh]] (Dr.), Senior Lecturer - eLearning, [[Dublin City University]] ([[Ireland]])
# Jyri Manninen (Dr.), Research Director for the [http://www.helsinki.fi/university/ University of Helsinki], [http://www.helsinki.fi/palmenia/english/ Palmenia] ([[Finland]])
# [[Stephen Marshall]] (Dr.), Benchmarking expert ([[eMM]]) ([[New Zealand]])
# [[Rob Martens]], [[Open Universiteit Nederland]]/Ruud de Moor Centrum ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Regina Masalela| Regina K. Masalela]] (Dr.), Distance Education Department, Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Botswana ([[Botswana]])
# [[Robin Mason]] (Prof.), [[UKOU]] and also evaluator of Swiss Virtual Campus ([[UK]])
# Herman Maurer, [http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/E/ University of Graz] ([[Austria]])
# [[Terry Mayes]] (Prof.), head of the evaluation and support team for e-learning to UK [[Higher Education Academy]] and formerly at Glasgow Caledonian University ([[UK]])
# [[Tolly Mbwete| Tolly S A Mbwete]], Professor and Vice Chancellor at the [[Open University of Tanzania]] ([[Tanzania]])
# [[Rory McGreal]], Professor and Associate VP at the [[Athabasca University]] ([[Canada]])
# [[Carmel McNaught]] (Prof.), Director and Chair Professor in the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong ([[China]])
# * [[Uswege Minga]], Director African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) - Technical Committee on Collaboration, [[Open University of Tanzania]] ([[Tanzania]])
# [[Jef Moonen]] (Prof.), formerly at [[University of Twente]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Fred Mulder]], Rector of [[OUNL| Open University of the Netherlands]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# [[Clive Mulholland]], [[University of Glamorgan]] and formerly Director of University of Ulster [[Campus One]] ([[UK]])
# [[Martin Oliver]], Institute of Education and [[Higher Education Academy]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Morten Flate Paulsen]], Professor of Online Education, Director of Development at [[NKI Distance Education]] ([[Norway]])
# * [[Francesc Pedró]], Senior Analyst for the [http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_35845581_35684766_1_1_1_1,00.html Centre for Educational Research and Innovation] of the ([[OECD]]), ([[France]])
# [[Daniel Peraya]], [http://tecfa.unige.ch TECFA], [http://www.unige.ch/international/index_en.html University of Geneva] ([[Switzerland]])
# [[Geoff Peters]] (Prof.), [[Open University]] ([[UK]])
# [[Jim Petch]], former Head of Distributed Learning at [http://www.manchester.ac.uk/ Manchester University] ([[UK]])
# Otto Peters, Professor Emeritus of Distance-Education Methodology at the [[FernUniversität in Hagen]] ([[Germany]])
# [[Vanessa Pittard]], Director of Research at [[Becta]], ([[UK]])
# Juha Pohjonen, Development Manager at the [http://www.oulu.fi/english/ University of Oulu],[http://www.kotu.oulu.fi/avoin/opiskelijapalvelut/introduction.htm Open University] ([[Finland]])
# [[David Porter]], BC Campus at the [[Simon Fraser University]], [[Canada]]
# * [[Garry Putland]], General Manager - Business Development at [http://www.educationau.edu.au education.au] & [http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/ Education Network Australia (edna)] ([[Australia]])
# * [[Mohd Ismail Ramli]] (Prof. Dr.), Director of [http://www.ined.uitm.edu.my/ Institute of Education Development (InED)] at the [[Universiti Teknologi MARA| MARA University of Technology (UiTM)]] ([[Malaysia]]))
# * [[Lutfor Rahman]] (Prof.), [[People's University of Bangladesh]] ([[Bangladesh]])
# [[Malcolm Read]], Executive Secretary of [[JISC]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Vitor Rocio]] (Dr.), [http://www.uoc.edu/portal/english/ Open University of Catalonia] ([[Spain]])
# [[Sarah Guri-Rosenblit]] (Prof.), the Head of Graduate Studies in Education at the [[Open University of Israel]] ([[Israel]])
# [[Caitriona Ryan]], [[Higher Education Authority]] ([[Ireland]])
# [[Yoni Ryan]], Monash University ([[Australia]])
# * [[Gilly Salmon]] (Prof.), [[University of Leicester]] ([[UK]])
# * [[Albert Sangra]], Director Educational Innovation and Methodology, Director of Edu Lab [[Open University of Catalonia]] ([[Spain]])
# [[Maggi Savin-Baden]], Coventry University, [[UK]]
# [[Niall Sclater]], [[UKOU]], ([[UK]])
# [[Peter Scott]], Director of [[KMI| Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)]] at [[UKOU]] ([[UK]])
# [[Kathleen Schlusmans]], [[Open Universiteit Nederland]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# Rolf Schulmeister, [http://www.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html University of Hamburg] ([[Germany]])
# * [[Raimondo Sepe]], International Telematic University [[UNINETTUNO]] ([[Italy]])
# [[Ramesh Sharma]] (Dr.), [http://www.ignou.ac.in/ Indira Gandhi National Open University] ([[India]])
# Talal Sheik, [[Syrian Virtual University]] ([[Syria]])
# [[Mark Stansfield]] (Dr.), [[University of the West of Scotland]] ([[UK]])
# Richard Straub, Secretary General of [[ELIG| eLIG]] ([[Belgium]])
# Josef Strobl, [http://www.uni-salzburg.at/portal/page?_pageid=142,127090&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL], [http://www.uni-salzburg.at Salzburg University] and Head of Z_GIS ([[Austria]])
# [[Gordon Suddaby]], [[Massey University]] and President of [[ACODE]] ([[New Zealand]])
# * [[András Szûcs]], Secretary General of [[EDEN]] ([[Hungary]])
# [[George Ubachs]], [[EADTU]] ([[the Netherlands]])
# * [[Martin Valcke]], [http://www.ugent.be/en/ Ghent University] ([[Belgium]])
# [[Jef Van den Branden]], [[K.U.Leuven]], ([[Belgium]])
# * [[Herman J. van der Merwe]] (Prof.), [http://www.tut.ac.za Tshwane University of Technology], [[South Africa]]
# Michiel van Geloven, [[Digital University]] ([[The Netherlands]])
# * [[Wim Van Petegem]] (Prof.), Head of [[AVNET - K.U.Leuven| Centre for Audio-visual and New Educational Technologies (AVNet), K.U.Leuven]], [[Belgium]]
# Tapio Varis (Prof.), Professor of Vocational Education, with particular reference to Global Learning Environments and UNESCO Chair in global e-learning with applications to multiple domains [http://www.uta.fi/english/ University of Tampere], Faculty of Education ([[Finland]])
# [[Steven Verjans]] (Dr.), [[OUNL]], ([[The Netherlands]])
# *[[Martine Vidal]], [[CNED]], ([[France]])
# [[David Vincent]] (Prof.), [[Open University| Open University UK]] ([[UK]])
# [[Erwin B. Wagner]] (Dr.), [http://www.uni-hildesheim.de/en University of Hildesheim] and [[EDEN]] ([[Germany]])
# Jacques Wallet, [http://www.univ-rouen.fr/ Université de Rouen], [http://www.sciencedu.org/ Campus numérique FORSE] ([[France]])
# [[Gerry White]], the former Chief Executive Officer of [[education.au]] limited ([[Australia]]).
# * [[Wojciech Zielinski]], Secretary of [http://www.sea.edu.pl/tasksgoals.php The Association of Academic E-learning in Poland] formerly at [http://www.wshe.lodz.pl/index.php?j=eng Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz], [http://www.puw.pl/english/ Polish Virtual University] ([[Poland]])
# [[Andriy A. Lagutin]] (Prof.), [http://www.ucl-consulting.at.ua/ Ukraine UCL Business Training Academy] ([[Ukraine]])
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Ukraine

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== Partners situated in Ukraine ==

None.

== Ukraine in a nutshell ==

''Ukraine'' (Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: '''Ukrayina''') is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by [[Russia]] to the east; [[Belarus]] to the north; [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], and [[Hungary]] to the west; [[Romania]] and [[Moldova]] to the southwest; and the [[Black Sea]] and Sea of Azov to the south.

The population of Ukraine is just over 46 million.

The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is both the capital and the largest city of Ukraine.

Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic (Crimea), and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement.

Ukraine is a republic under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Since the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], Ukraine continues to maintain the second largest military in Europe, after that of [[Russia]].

[[Image:Ukraine.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]

Some 77% of the population are ethnic Ukrainians, with sizable minorities of Russians, Belarusians and Romanians.
The Ukrainian language is the only official language in Ukraine, but Russian is also widely spoken, especially in eastern and southern Ukraine. According to the 2001 census, 67% of the population declared Ukrainian as their native language and 29% declared Russian. Most native Ukrainian speakers know Russian as a second language.

These details result in a significant difference across different survey results, as even a small restating of a changes the responses of a significant group of people. Ukrainian is mainly spoken in western and central Ukraine. In western Ukraine, Ukrainian is also the dominant language in cities (such as Lviv). In central Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian are both equally used in cities, with Russian being more common in Kiev, while Ukrainian is the dominant language in rural communities. In eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian is primarily used in cities, and Ukrainian is used in rural areas.

In Crimea, things are more complex. According to the Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian is the only state language of the republic. However, the Crimea constitution specifically recognises Russian as the language of the majority of its population and guarantees its usage "in all spheres of public life". Similarly, the Crimean Tatar language (the language of 12% of the population of Crimea) is guaranteed a special state protection as are "languages of other ethnicities". Russian speakers constitute an large majority of the Crimean population (77%), with Ukrainian speakers comprising just 10&, and Crimean Tatar speakers about the same (11%). However, in everyday life the majority of Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians in Crimea use Russian.

The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which has heavily influenced Ukrainian architecture, literature and music.

The World Bank classifies Ukraine as a middle-income state. Significant issues include underdeveloped infrastructure and transportation, corruption and bureaucracy. In 2007 the Ukrainian stock market recorded the second highest growth in the world of 130%. Growing sectors of the Ukrainian economy include the information technology (IT) market, which topped all other Central and Eastern European countries in 2007, growing some 40%.

== Ukraine education policy ==

According to the Ukrainian constitution, access to free education is a right of all citizens. Complete general secondary education is compulsory in the state schools - these constitute the overwhelming majority.

== Ukraine education system ==

Because of the Soviet Union's emphasis on total access of education for all citizens, which continues today, the literacy rate is an estimated 99.4%.

The Ukrainian educational system is organised into four levels: primary, secondary, higher and postgraduate education.

Schools receive 50% of their funding from the city budget and 50% from the national Government budget. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine intends to give general education schools the option to independently manage the financial resources assigned from the state budget starting from January 2010.

Since 2005, an 11-year school framework has been replaced with a 12-year one:

# primary education takes four years to complete (starting at age 6)
# middle education (secondary) takes five years to complete
# upper secondary then takes three years, to age 18.

In the 12th grade (the final year), students take Government Tests, which are also referred to as school-leaving exams. These tests are later used for university admissions.

== Higher education ==

Free higher education in public higher education institutions is provided on a competitive basis. There is also a small number of accredited private secondary and higher education institutions.

The Ukrainian higher education system comprises higher education institutions and also various scientific and technological facilities under federal, municipal and self-governing bodies.

There are two degrees conferred by Ukrainian universities: the Bachelor's Degree (4 years) and the Master's Degree (5–6 years). These degrees have been introduced in accordance with Bologna process, in which Ukraine is taking part. However, a Specialist's Degree (usually 5 years) is still also granted; it was the only degree awarded by universities in the Soviet era.

=== Universities in Ukraine ===

As of July 2009 there were 900 different universities in Ukraine. However, the Ministry expects that around one third of Ukrainian universities will be closed or merged by 2013 - due to fierce competition, poor quality of education in a few of these, and the decline in the number of school leavers. Even if the number is reduced to 600, some analysts consider that this is probably three times as many as are needed, unless many are small, specialised or are (or become) sub-university tertiary institutions.

'''Leading universities'''

Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Ukraine lists the 11 major universities as follows:

# Kiev University (National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev)
# National Technical University of Ukraine (National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute")
# Kharkiv University (Karazin Kharkiv National University)
# Lviv University (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv)
# Donetsk National University
# Chernivtsi University (Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University)
# Odessa University (I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University)
# National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
# National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute"
# Lviv Polytechnic
# Ostroh Academy

Each of these has a Wikipedia entry.

'''Other universities'''

However there are many hundreds of other university-level institutions.

The list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Ukraine sorts around 140 universities and tertiary-level institutions by city. We draw on this but sort the universities only and in name order to produce a list of 120 or so:

# Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding
# Army Acedemy of hetman Petro Sahaydachny
# Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University
# Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University
# Bukovinian State Medical University
# Chemical Technology University of Ukraine
# Cherkasy State Technological University
# Cherkasy State University, Bogdan Khmelnitskiy
# Chernivtsi University
# Crimea State Medical University
# Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
# Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
# Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University
# Dnepropetrovsk State Technical University of Railway Transport (DIIT)
# Dnipropetrovsk National University
# Donbas State Technical University
# Donetsk National Technical University
# Donetsk State Medical University
# Donetsk State University of Management
# East European University of Economics and Management
# East Ukraine Volodymyr Dahl National University
# Halych Institute V.Chornovil Memorial
# International Christian University
# International Institute of Business
# International Solomon University
# Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
# Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
# Ivan Ohienka Kamianets-Podilskyi National University
# Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
# Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas
# Ivano-Frankivsk Professional Institute of hotel management and tourism
# Ivano-Frankivsk Professional Institute of service technologies specialization
# Ivano-Frankivsk State College of technology and business
# Ivano-Frankivsk State Music Institute Sichynsky Memorial
# Kharkiv National Medical University
# Kharkiv National University of Economics
# Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
# Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute
# Kharkiv State Academy of Culture
# Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts
# Kharkiv State Automobile-Highway Technical University
# Kharkiv State University of Culture named after Ivan Kotliarevsky - http://www.rshu.edu.ua
# Kherson State University
# Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law
# Kyiv International University
# Kyiv Military Institute of Control and Signals
# Kyiv National Economic University
# Kyiv National Linguistic University
# Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA)
# Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
# Kyiv School of Economics
# Kyiv State Tchaikovsky Academy of Music
# Kyiv University for Market Relations
# Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk
# Luhansk State Medical University
# Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
# Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
# Lviv Banking Institute of University of Banking (Kyiv)
# Lviv Lysenko National Conservatory of Music
# Lviv National Academy of Arts
# Lviv Polytechnic
# Lviv State University of Physical Culture
# Lviv Theological Seminary
# Lviv University
# Mykolayiv State Agrarian University
# National Academy of Management
# National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute"
# National Aviation University
# National Dragomanov Pedagogical University
# National Forestry and Wood Technology University of Ukraine
# National Medical University of Ukraine
# National Mining University of Ukraine
# National Pirogov Memorial Medical University
# National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv
# National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv
# National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute"
# National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
# National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
# National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv
# National University of Theatre, Film and TV of Karpenko-Kary
# National Yaroslav Mudryi Law Academy of Ukraine
# Nizhyn Pedagogical University
# Oblast State Music Institute Krushelnytska Memorial
# Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications
# Odessa National Law Academy
# Odessa National Maritime Academy
# Odessa National Maritime University
# Odessa National Polytechnic University
# Odessa National University
# Odessa State Economic University
# Odessa State Medical University
# Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine"
# Podilsky Technical University of Agrarian Science (Подільський державний аграрно-технічний університет)
# Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
# Prykarpattia National University V. Stefanyk Memorial
# Prykarpattia School of Law of Lviv
# Rivne State Humanitarian University
# Sevastopol National Technical University
# South Ukrainian State Pedagogical University
# State University of internal affairs
# Sumy State University
# Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
# Ternopil National Economic University
# Ternopil National Pedagogical University V.Hnatiuk Memorial
# Ternopil State Ivan Pul'uj Technical University
# Ternopil State Medical University Horbachevsky Memorial
# The National University of Ostroh Academy
# Transcarpathian State University
# Ukrainian academy of banking of the National bank of Ukraine
# Ukrainian Catholic University
# Ukrainian State Academy of Printing Technologies
# Uzhhorod National University
# V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
# Vinnytsia National Technical University
# Wisconsin International University in Ukraine
# Zaporizhia National Technical University
# Zaporizhia State Medical University
# Zaporizhia State University

For much more detail on the system (not the institutions) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_Ukraine

=== Polytechnics in Ukraine ===
Odessa State Academy of Refrigeration http://www.osar.odessa.ua/

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

The universities are in process of alignment with Bologna.

== Administration and finance ==

Higher education is either state funded or private. It is common practice that university candidates are not required to pass an entrance examination if they are willing to pay for their education. Students that study at state expense receive a standard scholarship if their average marks at the end-of-term exams and differentiated test is at least 4 (see the 5-point grade system below); this rule may be different in some universities. In the case of all students with a grade 5, the scholarship is increased by 25%.

For most students the level of government subsidy is not sufficient to cover their basic living expenses. Most universities provide subsidized housing for out-of-city students. Also, it is common for libraries to supply required books for all registered students.

== Quality assurance ==

It is convenient here also to discuss accreditation. The following material is taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_Ukraine

The status of a HEI is determined by the proportion of programmes that it has accredited at particular levels. A higher education institution may receive institutional accreditation at a certain level, if at least two thirds of its specialities (specialisms) have already received accreditation at this level.

The Law of Ukraine On Higher Education (2002) establishes four levels of accreditation of higher education institutions:

# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 1 train Junior specialists;
# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 2 train Junior specialists and/or Bachelors;
# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 3 train Bachelors, Specialists and, in certain professions (specialities), Masters;
# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 4 train Bachelors, Masters and Specialists. Additional criteria for the institutions of the fourth accreditation level include postgraduate and Doctoral courses, high-level research and publications activities.

There are ''six types of higher education institutions'' in Ukraine (this may explain why there are 900 "universities"):

# Universities: have level 4 accreditation and may be multi-disciplinary establishments (follow a classical university model) or ‘branch’ (mono-disciplinary/specialist) establishments (focuse on some particular professional field (Technical, Medical, Agricultural, Pedagogical, Economics, etc.)). They act as leading research and methodological centres in both fundamental and applied research.
# Academies: also have level 4 accreditation. Their educational provision is concentrated in a specific branch of knowledge in which they also act as leading research and methodological centres in both fundamental and applied research fields;
# Institutes: have level 2 or 4 accreditation. Their educational provision is concentrated in a specific branch of knowledge in which they also conduct research and methodological research in both fundamental and applied fields. They may be independent or a sub-unit of a university or academy;
# Conservatoires: have level 3 or 4 accreditation. Their educational provision is concentrated in culture and the arts, specifically music. They also conduct research and act as leading centres in the areas of their activity;
# Colleges: have level 2 accreditation largely related to the provision of training leading to the acquisition of specific higher education qualifications. They may also constitute sub-units within higher education establishments with third and fourth level accreditation;
# Technical Schools: have level 1 accreditation. They carry out educational activity leading to specialist areas of knowledge and skills related to specific occupations. They may also constitute sub-units within higher education establishments with third and fourth level accreditation.

Higher education institutions with level 4 accreditation may be bestowed the status of '''National''' for outstanding performance in research and scientific activity. This status brings with it added powers in relation to immovable property, facilities, enterprises, institutions and other structural sub-units of the HEI; the award of professorial status; and symbiotic and material incentives and rewards for employees of the HEI. In addition, it also draws down an additional budget for research activities.

== Ukraine HEIs in the information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

Some are expected to be found.

=== Interesting Programmes ===

See:

#[[National Technical University of Ukraine]]
#[[Lviv Polytechnic National University]]
#[[Ukraine UCL Business Training Academy]]

==== Distance Learning ====

'''Kharkiv National University of Radio and Electronics'''
(extracted from http://kture.kharkov.ua/opencms/opencms/KNURE/index.html?__locale=en)

Founded in 1930, Kharkiv National University of Radio and Electronics (KHNURE) is one of the oldest schools in Ukraine. Today it has over 12,000 students majoring in 34 specialties. The University has a university-wide computer network and a ''functional centre for distance learning''. The other facilities include: an electronic library, a student television centre, and a laboratory of satellite television (the only one in Ukraine). The University pioneered remote education in Ukraine.

It was the University's proposal to create the Ukrainian Association of Remote Education, which helped unite and coordinate joint efforts of the in this area of the educational institutions in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

'''I.Ya.Horbachevsky State Medical University'''

This delivers distance learning, as evidenced by the ''Distance learning regulations'' at http://www.tdmu.edu.te.ua/eng/distance/distance_learning_regulations.pdf

'''Ternopil National Ivan Pul'uj Technical University'''

This has an e-learning server with an impressive number of courses and students (over 6000). See http://dl.tstu.edu.ua/login.php

'''Odesa National Maritime Academy'''

The Odesa National Maritime Academy is a technical college specialising in training seafarers. About 8000 cadets and students study there and the annual graduation is about 1000 specialists. There is a web site http://www.onma.edu.ua/index.php?awork_uk (in English).

The Academy is working on distance e-learning - see http://www.onma.edu.ua/prelize/20090820_uk.php

'''Ukraine UCL Business Training Academy'''
(extracted from http://ucl-consulting.at.ua/)

Founded in 2006, UCL Academy is one of the most popular business schools in Ukraine. The Academy has a centre for distance learning (using SKYPE software). Main courses of the Training Academy are Strategic Management, Selling skills, Effective communication, Negotiation skills, Team building, HR Management, Assessments procedures, Trade - Marketing for Small Enterprises, Train the Trainers, SIM \ TRIZ Green Belt Training and Certification

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

None.

== Lessons learnt ==

Unclear as yet.

== References ==

# ONLINE INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE POSSIBILITIES OF A US AND UKRAINIAN PARTNERSHIP (Gardner G.A.Baran H.P), http://ite.ksu.ks.ua/?q=en/node/274

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== Partners situated in Ukraine ==

None.

== Ukraine in a nutshell ==

''Ukraine'' (Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: '''Ukrayina''') is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by [[Russia]] to the east; [[Belarus]] to the north; [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], and [[Hungary]] to the west; [[Romania]] and [[Moldova]] to the southwest; and the [[Black Sea]] and Sea of Azov to the south.

The population of Ukraine is just over 46 million.

The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is both the capital and the largest city of Ukraine.

Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic (Crimea), and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement.

Ukraine is a republic under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Since the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], Ukraine continues to maintain the second largest military in Europe, after that of [[Russia]].

[[Image:Ukraine.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]

Some 77% of the population are ethnic Ukrainians, with sizable minorities of Russians, Belarusians and Romanians.
The Ukrainian language is the only official language in Ukraine, but Russian is also widely spoken, especially in eastern and southern Ukraine. According to the 2001 census, 67% of the population declared Ukrainian as their native language and 29% declared Russian. Most native Ukrainian speakers know Russian as a second language.

These details result in a significant difference across different survey results, as even a small restating of a changes the responses of a significant group of people. Ukrainian is mainly spoken in western and central Ukraine. In western Ukraine, Ukrainian is also the dominant language in cities (such as Lviv). In central Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian are both equally used in cities, with Russian being more common in Kiev, while Ukrainian is the dominant language in rural communities. In eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian is primarily used in cities, and Ukrainian is used in rural areas.

In Crimea, things are more complex. According to the Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian is the only state language of the republic. However, the Crimea constitution specifically recognises Russian as the language of the majority of its population and guarantees its usage "in all spheres of public life". Similarly, the Crimean Tatar language (the language of 12% of the population of Crimea) is guaranteed a special state protection as are "languages of other ethnicities". Russian speakers constitute an large majority of the Crimean population (77%), with Ukrainian speakers comprising just 10&, and Crimean Tatar speakers about the same (11%). However, in everyday life the majority of Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians in Crimea use Russian.

The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which has heavily influenced Ukrainian architecture, literature and music.

The World Bank classifies Ukraine as a middle-income state. Significant issues include underdeveloped infrastructure and transportation, corruption and bureaucracy. In 2007 the Ukrainian stock market recorded the second highest growth in the world of 130%. Growing sectors of the Ukrainian economy include the information technology (IT) market, which topped all other Central and Eastern European countries in 2007, growing some 40%.

== Ukraine education policy ==

According to the Ukrainian constitution, access to free education is a right of all citizens. Complete general secondary education is compulsory in the state schools - these constitute the overwhelming majority.

== Ukraine education system ==

Because of the Soviet Union's emphasis on total access of education for all citizens, which continues today, the literacy rate is an estimated 99.4%.

The Ukrainian educational system is organised into four levels: primary, secondary, higher and postgraduate education.

Schools receive 50% of their funding from the city budget and 50% from the national Government budget. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine intends to give general education schools the option to independently manage the financial resources assigned from the state budget starting from January 2010.

Since 2005, an 11-year school framework has been replaced with a 12-year one:

# primary education takes four years to complete (starting at age 6)
# middle education (secondary) takes five years to complete
# upper secondary then takes three years, to age 18.

In the 12th grade (the final year), students take Government Tests, which are also referred to as school-leaving exams. These tests are later used for university admissions.

== Higher education ==

Free higher education in public higher education institutions is provided on a competitive basis. There is also a small number of accredited private secondary and higher education institutions.

The Ukrainian higher education system comprises higher education institutions and also various scientific and technological facilities under federal, municipal and self-governing bodies.

There are two degrees conferred by Ukrainian universities: the Bachelor's Degree (4 years) and the Master's Degree (5–6 years). These degrees have been introduced in accordance with Bologna process, in which Ukraine is taking part. However, a Specialist's Degree (usually 5 years) is still also granted; it was the only degree awarded by universities in the Soviet era.

=== Universities in Ukraine ===

As of July 2009 there were 900 different universities in Ukraine. However, the Ministry expects that around one third of Ukrainian universities will be closed or merged by 2013 - due to fierce competition, poor quality of education in a few of these, and the decline in the number of school leavers. Even if the number is reduced to 600, some analysts consider that this is probably three times as many as are needed, unless many are small, specialised or are (or become) sub-university tertiary institutions.

'''Leading universities'''

Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Ukraine lists the 11 major universities as follows:

# Kiev University (National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev)
# National Technical University of Ukraine (National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute")
# Kharkiv University (Karazin Kharkiv National University)
# Lviv University (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv)
# Donetsk National University
# Chernivtsi University (Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University)
# Odessa University (I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University)
# National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
# National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute"
# Lviv Polytechnic
# Ostroh Academy

Each of these has a Wikipedia entry.

'''Other universities'''

However there are many hundreds of other university-level institutions.

The list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Ukraine sorts around 140 universities and tertiary-level institutions by city. We draw on this but sort the universities only and in name order to produce a list of 120 or so:

# Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding
# Army Acedemy of hetman Petro Sahaydachny
# Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University
# Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University
# Bukovinian State Medical University
# Chemical Technology University of Ukraine
# Cherkasy State Technological University
# Cherkasy State University, Bogdan Khmelnitskiy
# Chernivtsi University
# Crimea State Medical University
# Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
# Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
# Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University
# Dnepropetrovsk State Technical University of Railway Transport (DIIT)
# Dnipropetrovsk National University
# Donbas State Technical University
# Donetsk National Technical University
# Donetsk State Medical University
# Donetsk State University of Management
# East European University of Economics and Management
# East Ukraine Volodymyr Dahl National University
# Halych Institute V.Chornovil Memorial
# International Christian University
# International Institute of Business
# International Solomon University
# Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
# Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
# Ivan Ohienka Kamianets-Podilskyi National University
# Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
# Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas
# Ivano-Frankivsk Professional Institute of hotel management and tourism
# Ivano-Frankivsk Professional Institute of service technologies specialization
# Ivano-Frankivsk State College of technology and business
# Ivano-Frankivsk State Music Institute Sichynsky Memorial
# Kharkiv National Medical University
# Kharkiv National University of Economics
# Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
# Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute
# Kharkiv State Academy of Culture
# Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts
# Kharkiv State Automobile-Highway Technical University
# Kharkiv State University of Culture named after Ivan Kotliarevsky - http://www.rshu.edu.ua
# Kherson State University
# Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law
# Kyiv International University
# Kyiv Military Institute of Control and Signals
# Kyiv National Economic University
# Kyiv National Linguistic University
# Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA)
# Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
# Kyiv School of Economics
# Kyiv State Tchaikovsky Academy of Music
# Kyiv University for Market Relations
# Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk
# Luhansk State Medical University
# Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
# Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
# Lviv Banking Institute of University of Banking (Kyiv)
# Lviv Lysenko National Conservatory of Music
# Lviv National Academy of Arts
# Lviv Polytechnic
# Lviv State University of Physical Culture
# Lviv Theological Seminary
# Lviv University
# Mykolayiv State Agrarian University
# National Academy of Management
# National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute"
# National Aviation University
# National Dragomanov Pedagogical University
# National Forestry and Wood Technology University of Ukraine
# National Medical University of Ukraine
# National Mining University of Ukraine
# National Pirogov Memorial Medical University
# National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv
# National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv
# National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute"
# National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
# National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
# National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv
# National University of Theatre, Film and TV of Karpenko-Kary
# National Yaroslav Mudryi Law Academy of Ukraine
# Nizhyn Pedagogical University
# Oblast State Music Institute Krushelnytska Memorial
# Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications
# Odessa National Law Academy
# Odessa National Maritime Academy
# Odessa National Maritime University
# Odessa National Polytechnic University
# Odessa National University
# Odessa State Economic University
# Odessa State Medical University
# Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine"
# Podilsky Technical University of Agrarian Science (Подільський державний аграрно-технічний університет)
# Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
# Prykarpattia National University V. Stefanyk Memorial
# Prykarpattia School of Law of Lviv
# Rivne State Humanitarian University
# Sevastopol National Technical University
# South Ukrainian State Pedagogical University
# State University of internal affairs
# Sumy State University
# Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
# Ternopil National Economic University
# Ternopil National Pedagogical University V.Hnatiuk Memorial
# Ternopil State Ivan Pul'uj Technical University
# Ternopil State Medical University Horbachevsky Memorial
# The National University of Ostroh Academy
# Transcarpathian State University
# Ukrainian academy of banking of the National bank of Ukraine
# Ukrainian Catholic University
# Ukrainian State Academy of Printing Technologies
# Uzhhorod National University
# V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
# Vinnytsia National Technical University
# Wisconsin International University in Ukraine
# Zaporizhia National Technical University
# Zaporizhia State Medical University
# Zaporizhia State University

For much more detail on the system (not the institutions) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_Ukraine

=== Polytechnics in Ukraine ===
Odessa State Academy of Refrigeration http://www.osar.odessa.ua/

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

The universities are in process of alignment with Bologna.

== Administration and finance ==

Higher education is either state funded or private. It is common practice that university candidates are not required to pass an entrance examination if they are willing to pay for their education. Students that study at state expense receive a standard scholarship if their average marks at the end-of-term exams and differentiated test is at least 4 (see the 5-point grade system below); this rule may be different in some universities. In the case of all students with a grade 5, the scholarship is increased by 25%.

For most students the level of government subsidy is not sufficient to cover their basic living expenses. Most universities provide subsidized housing for out-of-city students. Also, it is common for libraries to supply required books for all registered students.

== Quality assurance ==

It is convenient here also to discuss accreditation. The following material is taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_Ukraine

The status of a HEI is determined by the proportion of programmes that it has accredited at particular levels. A higher education institution may receive institutional accreditation at a certain level, if at least two thirds of its specialities (specialisms) have already received accreditation at this level.

The Law of Ukraine On Higher Education (2002) establishes four levels of accreditation of higher education institutions:

# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 1 train Junior specialists;
# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 2 train Junior specialists and/or Bachelors;
# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 3 train Bachelors, Specialists and, in certain professions (specialities), Masters;
# Higher education institutions of accreditation level 4 train Bachelors, Masters and Specialists. Additional criteria for the institutions of the fourth accreditation level include postgraduate and Doctoral courses, high-level research and publications activities.

There are ''six types of higher education institutions'' in Ukraine (this may explain why there are 900 "universities"):

# Universities: have level 4 accreditation and may be multi-disciplinary establishments (follow a classical university model) or ‘branch’ (mono-disciplinary/specialist) establishments (focuse on some particular professional field (Technical, Medical, Agricultural, Pedagogical, Economics, etc.)). They act as leading research and methodological centres in both fundamental and applied research.
# Academies: also have level 4 accreditation. Their educational provision is concentrated in a specific branch of knowledge in which they also act as leading research and methodological centres in both fundamental and applied research fields;
# Institutes: have level 2 or 4 accreditation. Their educational provision is concentrated in a specific branch of knowledge in which they also conduct research and methodological research in both fundamental and applied fields. They may be independent or a sub-unit of a university or academy;
# Conservatoires: have level 3 or 4 accreditation. Their educational provision is concentrated in culture and the arts, specifically music. They also conduct research and act as leading centres in the areas of their activity;
# Colleges: have level 2 accreditation largely related to the provision of training leading to the acquisition of specific higher education qualifications. They may also constitute sub-units within higher education establishments with third and fourth level accreditation;
# Technical Schools: have level 1 accreditation. They carry out educational activity leading to specialist areas of knowledge and skills related to specific occupations. They may also constitute sub-units within higher education establishments with third and fourth level accreditation.

Higher education institutions with level 4 accreditation may be bestowed the status of '''National''' for outstanding performance in research and scientific activity. This status brings with it added powers in relation to immovable property, facilities, enterprises, institutions and other structural sub-units of the HEI; the award of professorial status; and symbiotic and material incentives and rewards for employees of the HEI. In addition, it also draws down an additional budget for research activities.

== Ukraine HEIs in the information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

Some are expected to be found.

=== Interesting Programmes ===

See:

#[[National Technical University of Ukraine]]
#[[Lviv Polytechnic National University]]

==== Distance Learning ====

'''Kharkiv National University of Radio and Electronics'''
(extracted from http://kture.kharkov.ua/opencms/opencms/KNURE/index.html?__locale=en)

Founded in 1930, Kharkiv National University of Radio and Electronics (KHNURE) is one of the oldest schools in Ukraine. Today it has over 12,000 students majoring in 34 specialties. The University has a university-wide computer network and a ''functional centre for distance learning''. The other facilities include: an electronic library, a student television centre, and a laboratory of satellite television (the only one in Ukraine). The University pioneered remote education in Ukraine.

It was the University's proposal to create the Ukrainian Association of Remote Education, which helped unite and coordinate joint efforts of the in this area of the educational institutions in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

'''I.Ya.Horbachevsky State Medical University'''

This delivers distance learning, as evidenced by the ''Distance learning regulations'' at http://www.tdmu.edu.te.ua/eng/distance/distance_learning_regulations.pdf

'''Ternopil National Ivan Pul'uj Technical University'''

This has an e-learning server with an impressive number of courses and students (over 6000). See http://dl.tstu.edu.ua/login.php

'''Odesa National Maritime Academy'''

The Odesa National Maritime Academy is a technical college specialising in training seafarers. About 8000 cadets and students study there and the annual graduation is about 1000 specialists. There is a web site http://www.onma.edu.ua/index.php?awork_uk (in English).

The Academy is working on distance e-learning - see http://www.onma.edu.ua/prelize/20090820_uk.php

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

None.

== Lessons learnt ==

Unclear as yet.

== References ==

# ONLINE INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE POSSIBILITIES OF A US AND UKRAINIAN PARTNERSHIP (Gardner G.A.Baran H.P), http://ite.ksu.ks.ua/?q=en/node/274

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