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 Numerique 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. e-Learnz, New Zealand
40. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
41. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
42. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
43. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
44. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
45. Edith Cowan University, Australia
46. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre
47. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
48. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
49. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
50. Fathom.com, US
51. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
52. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
53. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, Finland
54. Florida Community College, US
55. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
56. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
57. Global University Alliance - several meanings
58. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
59. Henley Management College, England
60. Hibernia College, Ireland
61. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
62. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
63. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
64. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
65. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
66. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
67. International Cyber University, South Korea
68. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
69. Jones International University, US
70. Kaplan College, US
71. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
72. Kentucky Virtual University, US
73. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
74. Korea National Open University
75. Korea Virtual Campus
76. Lansbridge University, Canada
77. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
78. Massey University, New Zealand
79. Michigan Virtual University, US
80. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
81. Multimedia University, Malaysia
82. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
83. NETTUNO, Italy
84. NetVarsity, India
85. Networked University, Norway
86. New Jersey Virtual University, US
87. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
88. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
89. Nova Southeastern University, US
90. oncampus, Germany
91. Online University Consortium
92. Online CSU, US
93. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
94. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
95. Open University of Malaysia
96. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
97. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
98. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
99. OSCAIL, Ireland
100. Pakistan Virtual University
101. Penn State World Campus, US
102. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
103. PurpleTrain.com
104. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
105. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
106. Royal Roads University, Canada
107. Strayer University Online
108. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
109. Swedish Net University
110. Swiss Virtual Campus
111. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
112. Technical University of Graz, Austria
113. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
114. Technikon SA, South Africa
115. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
116. Tsinghua University, China
117. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
118. UKeU, UK
119. UMassOnline, US
120. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
121. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
122. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
123. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
124. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
125. United Nations University Online Learning
126. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
127. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
128. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
129. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
130. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
131. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
132. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
133. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
134. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
135. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
136. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
137. Universiti Sains Malaysia
138. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
139. University of the Arctic
140. University of Baltimore, US
141. University of British Columbia, Canada
142. University of Central Florida, US
143. University of Illinois Online, US
144. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
145. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
146. University of New England, Australia
147. University of the Philippines Open University
148. University of Phoenix Online, US
149. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
150. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
151. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
152. University of the West Indies
153. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
154. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
155. UVB Campus, Brazil
156. Virtual Global University
157. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
158. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
159. Western Governors University, US
160. 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. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
5. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
6. Al-Quds University, Palestine
7. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
8. Anna Maria College, US
9. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
10. BCcampus, Canada
11. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
12. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
13. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
14. Business Academy West, Denmark
15. California Virtual University, US
16. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
17. Carnegie Mellon University, US
18. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
19. Cederj, Brazil
20. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
21. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
22. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
23. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
24. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
25. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
26. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
27. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
28. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
29. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
30. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
31. Dublin City University, Ireland
32. Dunia Moja,South Africa
33. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
34. eCampus Alberta, Canada
35. ECOESAD, Mexico
36. Egyptian E-Learning University
37. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
38. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
39. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
40. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
41. Euclid University
42. FATECE, Brazil
43. FGV Online, Brazil
44. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
45. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
46. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
47. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
48. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
49. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
50. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
51. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
52. Hashemite University, Jordan
53. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
54. Harvard University Extension School, US
55. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
56. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
57. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
58. ictQATAR, Qatar
59. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
60. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
61. Iranian Virtual University
62. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
63. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
64. IT University West (Denmark)
65. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
66. Jutland University College, Denmark
67. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
68. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
69. Keio University, Japan
70. Kenyatta University, Kenya
71. K. K. Handique State University, India
72. Klagenfurt University, Austria
73. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
74. Laureate Education, USA
75. learndirect, UK
76. Lehigh University, USA
77. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
78. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
79. Mediterranean Virtual University
80. Michigan State University, US
81. MIT, US
82. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
83. Mount Royal College, Canada
84. Nalanda Open University, India
85. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
86. National Open University, Taiwan
87. National Open University of Nigeria
88. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
89. National University of Singapore
90. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
91. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
92. NextEd
93. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
94. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
95. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
96. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
97. Old Dominion University, US
98. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
99. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
100. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
101. Open University of Israel (OUI)
102. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
103. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
104. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
105. Open University of Libya
106. Otago University, New Zealand
107. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
108. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
109. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
110. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
111. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
112. Polivirtual, Mexico
113. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
114. Rio Salado College, US
115. RMIT, Australia
116. Roskilde University, Denmark
117. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
118. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
119. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
120. Scottish Knowledge, UK
121. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
122. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
123. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
124. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
125. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
126. Shinshu University, Japan
127. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
128. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
129. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
130. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
131. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
132. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
133. Staffordshire University, UK
134. Stanford University, USA
135. St. Petersburg College, USA
136. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
137. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
138. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
139. TechBC, Canada
140. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
141. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
142. Theological College of Zimbabwe
143. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
144. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
145. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
146. Tohoku University, Japan
147. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
148. UNIACC, Chile
149. United States Open University
150. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
151. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
152. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
153. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
154. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
155. University College Sealand, Denmark
156. University College South, Denmark
157. University of the Andes, Colombia
158. University of Agder, Norway
159. University of Bahrain
160. University of Cape Town, South Africa
161. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
162. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
163. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
164. University of Derby, UK
165. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
166. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
167. University of Kentucky, US
168. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
169. University of Leicester, UK
170. University of London External System, UK
171. University of New Brunswick, Canada
172. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
173. University of Oslo, Norway
174. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
175. University of the People
176. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
177. University of Qatar
178. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
179. University of Southern Maine, USA
180. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
181. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
182. University of Zambia
183. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
184. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
185. Uttaranchal Open University, India
186. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
187. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
188. Walden University, US
189. Waseda University, Japan
190. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
191. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
192. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
193. 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.

Running projects (until end of 2009)

1. E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory (EdiNet)
2. History On Line
3. OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe
4. Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe (VCSE)
5. Virtual Campus for Digital Students (ViCaDiS)
6. Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu
7. Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture (e-archidoct)
8. Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment (WHOLE)
9. European Teachers and Trainers campus (eTT.Campus)

Ceased activities

1. European Master in Comparative Urban Studies (e-URBs)

Virtual Campus beyond EU Funding

1. 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.
2. League of European Research Universities virtual campus (e-LERU)
3. Law & ICT Shared Virtual Campus (LAW&ICT)

Contacted but no information yet

1. Bio-eTrain

1. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
2. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
3. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)

1. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
2. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
3. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)

Can't find more info

1. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
2. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)

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