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. In a next phase, we have also included many of the accredited open universities around the world, and virtual elearning initiatives mentioned in other research projects or relevant sources of information. You can have a look at our original list of programmes. For all sources of information please check our Publications Page

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

European (in the sense of EU, EEA and Switzerland)

1. Aalborg University, Denmark
2. Aarhus University, Denmark
3. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
4. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, AUF, France
5. AKAD Privat-Hochschulen, Germany
6. Apertus Foundation, Hungary
7. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
8. Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
9. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany
10. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
11. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
12. Business Academy West, Denmark
13. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
14. Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT, France
15. Campus Numériques Français - Part1, France
16. Canal U, France
17. Central European University, Hungary
18. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
19. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland
20. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
21. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
22. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
23. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
24. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
25. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
26. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
27. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
28. Dublin City University, Ireland
29. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
30. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
31. EDEN, Hungary
32. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
33. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
34. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
35. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
36. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
37. Estonian e-University, Estonia
38. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
39. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
40. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
41. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
42. European University Viadrina, Germany
43. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance - FIED
44. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
45. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
46. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
47. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
48. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
49. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
50. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
51. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
52. Gotland University, Sweden
53. Greek Pedagogical Institute
54. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
55. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
56. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
57. Henley Management College, England
58. Hibernia College, Ireland
59. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
60. Interactive University, Scotland
61. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
62. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
63. IT University West (Denmark)
64. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
65. Jutland University College, Denmark
66. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
67. learndirect, UK
68. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
69. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
70. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
71. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
72. MegaTrends, Hungary
73. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
74. Mid Sweden University
75. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
76. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
77. NBPortal.pl, Poland
78. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
79. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
80. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
81. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
82. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
83. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
84. oncampus, Germany
85. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
86. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
87. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
88. OSCAIL, Ireland
89. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
90. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
91. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
92. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
93. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
94. Roskilde University, Denmark
95. Scottish Knowledge, UK
96. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
97. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
98. SPACE, Belgium
99. Staffordshire University, UK
100. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
101. Swedish Net University, Sweden
102. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
103. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
104. Tallinn University, Estonia
105. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
106. Technical University of Graz, Austria
107. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
108. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
109. Tiger University Program, Estonia
110. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
111. UKeU, UK
112. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
113. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
114. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
115. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
116. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
117. Universidade do Porto, UP, Portugal
118. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
119. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
120. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
121. Universités numériques en région : UNR, France
122. Universités Numériques Thématiques : UNT, UNT, France
123. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
124. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
125. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
126. University College Sealand, Denmark
127. University College South, Denmark
128. University of the Aegean, Greece
129. University of Agder, Norway
130. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
131. University of Gavle, Sweden
132. University of Ioannina, Greece
133. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
134. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
135. University of Miskolc, Hungary
136. University of Oslo, Norway
137. University of Piraeus, Greece
138. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
139. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
140. University of Tartu, Estonia
141. University of Thessaly, Greece
142. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
143. University of West Hungary, Hungary
144. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
145. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
146. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
147. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany

Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission

Running projects (until end of 2009)

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

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)

Ceased?

1. Bio-eTrain
2. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
3. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
4. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)
5. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
6. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
7. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)
8. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
9. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)

Rest of the World

1. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
2. African Virtual University (AVU)
3. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
4. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
5. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
6. Al-Quds University, Palestine
7. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
8. Anadolu University, Turkey
9. Anna Maria College, US
10. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
11. Arab Open University (AOU)
12. ASEAN Virtual University
13. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
14. Assumption University, Thailand
15. Athabasca University, Canada
16. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
17. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
18. BCcampus, Canada
19. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
20. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
21. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
22. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
23. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
24. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
25. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
26. California Virtual University, US
27. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
28. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
29. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
30. Capella University, US
31. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
32. Carnegie Mellon University, US
33. Cederj, Brazil
34. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
35. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
36. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
37. Colorado University Online, US
38. Corinthian Colleges, US
39. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
40. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
41. Cyber U, Hong Kong
42. Deakin University, Australia
43. DeVry University, US
44. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
45. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
46. Drexel University Online, US
47. Duke University, US
48. Dunia Moja,South Africa
49. DUOC UC, Chile
50. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
51. e-Berkeley, US
52. eCampus Alberta, Canada
53. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
54. ECOESAD, Mexico
55. e-Cornell, US
56. Edith Cowan University, Australia
57. Egyptian E-Learning University
58. e-Learnz, New Zealand
59. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
60. Euclid University
61. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
62. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
63. FATECE, Brazil
64. Fathom.com, US
65. FGV Online, Brazil
66. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
67. Florida Community College, US
68. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
69. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
70. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
71. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
72. Global University Alliance - several meanings
73. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
74. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
75. Harvard University Extension School, US
76. Hashemite University, Jordan
77. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
78. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
79. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
80. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
81. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
82. ictQATAR, Qatar
83. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
84. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
85. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
86. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
87. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
88. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
89. International Cyber University, South Korea
90. Iranian Virtual University
91. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
92. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
93. Jones International University, US
94. K. K. Handique State University, India
95. Kaplan College, US
96. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
97. Keio University, Japan
98. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
99. Kentucky Virtual University, US
100. Kenyatta University, Kenya
101. Klagenfurt University, Austria
102. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
103. Korea National Open University
104. Korea Virtual Campus
105. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
106. Lansbridge University, Canada
107. Laureate Education, USA
108. Lehigh University, USA
109. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
110. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
111. Massey University, New Zealand
112. Mediterranean Virtual University
113. Michigan State University, US
114. Michigan Virtual University, US
115. MIT, US
116. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
117. Mount Royal College, Canada
118. Multimedia University, Malaysia
119. Nalanda Open University, India
120. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
121. National Open University of Nigeria
122. National Open University, Taiwan
123. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
124. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
125. National University of Singapore
126. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
127. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
128. NetVarsity, India
129. New Jersey Virtual University, US
130. NextEd
131. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
132. Nova Southeastern University, US
133. Old Dominion University, US
134. Online CSU, US
135. Online University Consortium
136. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
137. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
138. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
139. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
140. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
141. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
142. Open University of Israel (OUI)
143. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
144. Open University of Libya
145. Open University of Malaysia
146. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
147. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
148. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
149. Otago University, New Zealand
150. Pakistan Virtual University
151. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
152. Penn State World Campus, US
153. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
154. Polivirtual, Mexico
155. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
156. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
157. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
158. PurpleTrain.com
159. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
160. Rio Salado College, US
161. RMIT, Australia
162. Royal Roads University, Canada
163. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
164. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
165. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
166. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
167. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
168. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
169. Shinshu University, Japan
170. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
171. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
172. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
173. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
174. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
175. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
176. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
177. St. Petersburg College, USA
178. Stanford University, USA
179. Strayer University Online
180. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
181. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
182. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
183. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
184. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
185. TechBC, Canada
186. Technikon SA, South Africa
187. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
188. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
189. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
190. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
191. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
192. Theological College of Zimbabwe
193. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
194. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
195. Tohoku University, Japan
196. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
197. Tsinghua University, China
198. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
199. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
200. UMassOnline, US
201. UNIACC, Chile
202. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
203. United Nations University Online Learning
204. United States Open University
205. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
206. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
207. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
208. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
209. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
210. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
211. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
212. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
213. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
214. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
215. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
216. Universiti Sains Malaysia
217. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
218. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
219. University of the Andes, Colombia
220. University of the Arctic
221. University of Bahrain
222. University of Baltimore, US
223. University of British Columbia, Canada
224. University of Cape Town, South Africa
225. University of Central Florida, US
226. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
227. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
228. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
229. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
230. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
231. University of Illinois Online, US
232. University of Kentucky, US
233. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
234. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
235. University of New Brunswick, Canada
236. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
237. University of New England, Australia
238. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
239. University of the People
240. University of the Philippines Open University
241. University of Phoenix Online, US
242. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
243. University of Qatar
244. University of Southern Maine, USA
245. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
246. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
247. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
248. University of the West Indies
249. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
250. University of Zambia
251. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
252. Uttaranchal Open University, India
253. UVB Campus, Brazil
254. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
255. Virtual Global University
256. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
257. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
258. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
259. Walden University, US
260. Waseda University, Japan
261. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
262. Western Governors University, US
263. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
264. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
265. Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

Interesting Networks

1. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
2. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
3. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
4. Greek Schools Network, Greece
5. KHiS, Sweden
6. Mediterranean Network of Universities
7. NETTUNO, Italy

See also Abbreviations. 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

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