Programmes

The following list includes the lists of institutions which The e-University Compendium and the UNESCO IIEP List feel are worthy of consideration as virtual universities. It also includes many of the accredited open universities around the world.

They are not the only institutions worthy of attention as Notable E-Learning Initiatives (NELIs) and not all of them are MELIs or NELIs.

Other reports that provide good information on programmes to select for further consideration include:

• Reports from Swedish Net Agency study trips
• E-learning_Progress_at_Ain-Shams_University - a list of virtual universities by region
• The eLearning industry and market in Europe - Lot 1: Appendix to Synthesis Report by Jane Massy

Editors! See Programme template

Programmes from the Gazetteer/UNESCO sources

Notes of 11 August updated 20 August 2008: Sara Frank Bristow is completing entries for all the non-EU programmes in the list below. Note of 10 October: The list is complete thanks to excellent work by Sara.

Please do not add any new entries to this list below until the project decides it is appropriate.

Ideally, the partner responsible for each country will in time complete a programme entry for each entry in the list below for their country/countries - e.g. Paul for UK and Ireland.

1. African Virtual University (AVU)
2. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
3. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
4. Anadolu University, Turkey
5. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
6. Arab Open University (AOU)
7. ASEAN Virtual University
8. Assumption University, Thailand
9. Athabasca University, Canada
10. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
11. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
12. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany - a Megaprovider
13. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
14. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
15. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
16. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
17. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
18. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
19. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
20. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
21. Capella University, US
22. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
23. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
24. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
25. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland - closed
26. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
27. Colorado University Online, US
28. Corinthian Colleges, US
29. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
30. Cyber U, Hong Kong
31. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
32. Deakin University, Australia
33. DeVry University, US
34. Drexel University Online, US
35. Duke University, US
36. DUOC UC, Chile
37. e-Berkeley, US
38. e-Cornell, US
39. ECOESAD, Mexico
40. e-Learnz, New Zealand
41. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
42. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
43. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
44. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
45. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
46. Edith Cowan University, Australia
47. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre
48. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
49. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
50. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
51. Fathom.com, US
52. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
53. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
54. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, Finland
55. Florida Community College, US
56. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
57. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
58. Global University Alliance - several meanings
59. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
60. Henley Management College, England
61. Hibernia College, Ireland
62. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
63. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
64. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
65. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
66. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
67. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
68. International Cyber University, South Korea
69. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
70. Jones International University, US
71. Kaplan College, US
72. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
73. Kentucky Virtual University, US
74. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
75. Korea National Open University
76. Korea Virtual Campus
77. Lansbridge University, Canada
78. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
79. Massey University, New Zealand
80. Michigan Virtual University, US
81. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
82. Multimedia University, Malaysia
83. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
84. NETTUNO, Italy
85. NetVarsity, India
86. Networked University, Norway
87. New Jersey Virtual University, US
88. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
89. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
90. Nova Southeastern University, US
91. oncampus, Germany
92. Online University Consortium
93. Online CSU, US
94. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
95. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
96. Open University of Malaysia
97. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
98. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
99. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
100. OSCAIL, Ireland
101. Pakistan Virtual University
102. Penn State World Campus, US
103. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
104. PurpleTrain.com
105. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
106. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
107. Royal Roads University, Canada
108. Strayer University Online
109. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
110. Swedish Net University
111. Swiss Virtual Campus
112. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
113. Technical University of Graz, Austria
114. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
115. Technikon SA, South Africa
116. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
117. Tsinghua University, China
118. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
119. UKeU, UK
120. UMassOnline, US
121. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
122. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
123. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
124. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
125. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
126. United Nations University Online Learning
127. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
128. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
129. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
130. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
131. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
132. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
133. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
134. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
135. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
136. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
137. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
138. Universiti Sains Malaysia
139. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
140. University of the Arctic
141. University of Baltimore, US
142. University of British Columbia, Canada
143. University of Central Florida, US
144. University of Illinois Online, US
145. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
146. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
147. University of New England, Australia
148. University of the Philippines Open University
149. University of Phoenix Online, US
150. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
151. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
152. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
153. University of the West Indies
154. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
155. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
156. UVB Campus, Brazil
157. Virtual Global University
158. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
159. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
160. Western Governors University, US
161. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India

See also Abbreviations.

Programmes added later than mid-August 2008

This list will in time be merged back into the main Programmes list. To be reviewed at the December meeting and again in Spring 2009.

1. Aalborg University, Denmark
2. Aarhus University, Denmark
3. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
4. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
5. Al-Quds University, Palestine
6. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
7. BCCampus, Canada
8. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
9. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
10. Business Academy West, Denmark
11. California Virtual University, US
12. Cederj, Brazil
13. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
14. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
15. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
16. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
17. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
18. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
19. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
20. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
21. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
22. Dublin City University, Ireland
23. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
24. eCampus Alberta, Canada
25. Egyptian E-Learning University
26. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
27. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
28. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
29. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
30. Euclid University
31. FATECE, Brazil
32. FGV Online, Brazil
33. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
34. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
35. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
36. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
37. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
38. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
39. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
40. Hashemite University, Jordan
41. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
42. Harvard University Extension School, US
43. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
44. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
45. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
46. Iranian Virtual University
47. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
48. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
49. IT University West (Denmark)
50. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
51. Jutland University College, Denmark
52. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
53. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
54. Keio University, Japan
55. Kenyatta University, Kenya
56. K. K. Handique State University, India
57. Klagenfurt University, Austria
58. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
59. Laureate Education, USA
60. Lehigh University, USA
61. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
62. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
63. Mediterranean Virtual University
64. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
65. Mount Royal College, Canada
66. Nalanda Open University, India
67. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
68. National Open University, Taiwan
69. National Open University of Nigeria
70. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
71. NextEd
72. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
73. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
74. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
75. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
76. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
77. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
78. Open University of Israel (OUI)
79. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
80. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
81. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
82. Open University of Libya
83. Otago University, New Zealand
84. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
85. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
86. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
87. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
88. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
89. Rio Salado College, US
90. Roskilde University, Denmark
91. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
92. Scottish Knowledge, UK
93. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
94. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
95. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
96. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
97. Shinshu University, Japan
98. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
99. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
100. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
101. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
102. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
103. Staffordshire University, UK
104. Stanford University, USA
105. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
106. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
107. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
108. TechBC, Canada
109. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
110. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
111. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
112. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
113. Tohoku University, Japan
114. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
115. UNIACC, Chile
116. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
117. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
118. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
119. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
120. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
121. University College Sealand, Denmark
122. University College South, Denmark
123. University De Los Andes, Colombia
124. University of Agder, Norway
125. University of Bahrain
126. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
127. University of Derby, UK
128. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
129. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
130. University of Leicester, UK
131. University of London External System, UK
132. University of Kentucky, US
133. University of New Brunswick, Canada
134. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
135. University of Oslo, Norway
136. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
137. University of the People
138. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
139. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
140. University of Southern Maine, USA
141. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
142. University of Zambia
143. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
144. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
145. Uttaranchal Open University, India
146. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
147. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
148. Walden University, US
149. Waseda University, Japan
150. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
151. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
152. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
153. Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission

This list was added in January 2009.

1. A European Lifelong Learning System on ICT in Education for Pioneer Teachers (ULEARN)
2. Agency for Easy Access to Virtual Campus (E.A.S.Y.)
3. Analysing and Reporting the Implementation of Electronic Learning in Europe (ARIEL)
4. An Operational Conception of Virtual Mobility (E-move)
5. BAZAAR
6. Bio-eTrain
7. Citizen E
8. Collaborative European Virtual University (cEVU)
9. Developing a European e-learning Observation System (DELOS)
10. Economic filtering of knowledge (FILTER)
11. Eenovate
12. E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory (EdiNet)
13. e-Learning Network for Teacher Training (eLene-TT)
14. English for Specific Purposes: Therapeutic Professions (ESP-T)
15. E-quality in e-learning research Laboratoire (EQUEL)
16. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)
17. eTTnet
18. European Master in Comparative Urban Studies (e-URBs)
19. European Mobility through Virtual Education (EUROMOVE)
20. European Observatory of Emergent e-Learning (DELPHI)
21. European Quality Observatory (EQO)
22. European Research Network for ICT in Schools of Tomorrow (eRNIST)
23. European Small and medium entreprise E-learning Network (ESEN)
24. European Teachers and Trainers campus (eTT.Campus)
25. European Virtual Campus for Biomedical Engineering (EVICAB)
26. E-xcellence - creating a standard of excellence for e-learning
27. FLOSSCom
28. Framework for e-learning Contents Evaluation (Fe-ConE)
29. History On Line
30. Horizontal E-Learning Integrated Observation System (HELIOS)
31. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
32. Improving Continuing Education and Training through e-learning (ICETEL)
33. Improving quality of e-learning in universities (ELUE)
34. InnoUniLearning
35. La qualité de l'eLearning (QUAL-E-LEARNING)
36. Law & ICT Shared Virtual Campus (LAW&ICT)
37. League of European Research Universities virtual campus (e-LERU)
38. Learning in a Virtual Integrated University (LIVIUS)
39. Learning Interoperability Framework for Europe (LIFE)
40. Mobility, Assessment, Selection, Technology and E-Learning Research (MASTER)
41. Model for a European Networked University for e-Learning (MENU)
42. Modelling Advice and Support Services to Integrate Virtual Component in Higher Education (MASSIVE)
43. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
44. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
45. Observatory on Rights Management for e-Learning in Europe (OrmeE), a.k.a. e-copyright
46. OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe
47. Open e-Learning Content Observatory Services (OLCOS)
48. Quality Assessment of Digital Educational Materials (QUADEM)
49. REal Virtual Erasmus (REVE)
50. Reti Sociali e Promozione Della Costruzione di Conoscenze in Contesti Elearning
51. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
52. Supporting Excellence in eLearning (SEEL)
53. Sustainable Environment for the Evaluation of Quality in eLearning (SEEQUEL)
54. Systematization, Valorisation and Dissemination of e-Learning
55. Training of trainers network for e-learning (e-Ttnet)
56. TRIANGLE
57. Unive
58. Virtual and E-mobility for Networking Universities in Society (VENUS)
59. Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe (VCSE)
60. Virtual Campus for Digital Students (ViCaDiS)
61. Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu
62. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)
63. Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture (e-archidoct)
64. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
65. VIrtual Curricula ThrOugh Reliable InterOperating University Systems (VICTORIOUS)
66. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)
67. Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment (WHOLE)

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