Original list of programmes.

The following list is the original programmes list. It This list became part of the main programmes list and is keeped only for our research work and to show the origin of the organic programmes list. This list is therefore protected for editing. This 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. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance - FIED
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. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
5. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie - AUF
6. AKAD Privat-Hochschulen Germany
7. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
8. Al-Quds University, Palestine
9. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
10. Anna Maria College, US
11. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
12. BCcampus, Canada
13. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
14. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
15. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
16. Business Academy West, Denmark
17. California Virtual University, US
18. Campus Numériques Français - Part1, France
19. Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT, France
20. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
21. Carnegie Mellon University, US
22. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
23. Cederj, Brazil
24. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
25. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
26. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
27. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
28. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
29. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
30. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
31. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
32. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
33. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
34. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
35. Dublin City University, Ireland
36. Dunia Moja,South Africa
37. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
38. eCampus Alberta, Canada
39. ECOESAD, Mexico
40. Egyptian E-Learning University
41. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
42. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
43. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
44. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
45. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
46. Euclid University
47. FATECE, Brazil
48. FGV Online, Brazil
49. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
50. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
51. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
52. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
53. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
54. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
55. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
56. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
57. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
58. Hashemite University, Jordan
59. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
60. Harvard University Extension School, US
61. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
62. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
63. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
64. ictQATAR, Qatar
65. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
66. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
67. Iranian Virtual University
68. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
69. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
70. IT University West (Denmark)
71. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
72. Jutland University College, Denmark
73. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
74. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
75. Keio University, Japan
76. Kenyatta University, Kenya
77. K. K. Handique State University, India
78. Klagenfurt University, Austria
79. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
80. Laureate Education, USA
81. learndirect, UK
82. Lehigh University, USA
83. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
84. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
85. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
86. Mediterranean Virtual University
87. Michigan State University, US
88. MIT, US
89. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
90. Mount Royal College, Canada
91. Nalanda Open University, India
92. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
93. National Open University, Taiwan
94. National Open University of Nigeria
95. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
96. National University of Singapore
97. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
98. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
99. NextEd
100. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
101. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
102. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
103. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
104. Old Dominion University, US
105. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
106. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
107. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
108. Open University of Israel (OUI)
109. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
110. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
111. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
112. Open University of Libya
113. Otago University, New Zealand
114. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
115. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
116. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
117. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
118. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
119. Polivirtual, Mexico
120. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
121. Rio Salado College, US
122. RMIT, Australia
123. Roskilde University, Denmark
124. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
125. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
126. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
127. Scottish Knowledge, UK
128. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
129. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
130. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
131. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
132. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
133. Shinshu University, Japan
134. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
135. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
136. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
137. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
138. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
139. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
140. Staffordshire University, UK
141. Stanford University, USA
142. St. Petersburg College, USA
143. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
144. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
145. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
146. TechBC, Canada
147. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
148. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
149. Theological College of Zimbabwe
150. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
151. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
152. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
153. Tohoku University, Japan
154. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
155. UNIACC, Chile
156. United States Open University
157. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
158. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
159. Universités numériques en région : UNR, France
160. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
161. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
162. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
163. University College Sealand, Denmark
164. University College South, Denmark
165. University of the Andes, Colombia
166. University of Agder, Norway
167. University of Bahrain
168. University of Cape Town, South Africa
169. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
170. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
171. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
172. University of Derby, UK
173. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
174. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
175. University of Kentucky, US
176. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
177. University of Leicester, UK
178. University of London External System, UK
179. University of New Brunswick, Canada
180. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
181. University of Oslo, Norway
182. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
183. University of the People
184. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
185. University of Qatar
186. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
187. University of Southern Maine, USA
188. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
189. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
190. University of Zambia
191. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
192. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
193. Uttaranchal Open University, India
194. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
195. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
196. Walden University, US
197. Waseda University, Japan
198. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
199. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
200. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
201. 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)

---

> Countries
> Case studies
>> Main Page