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. KHiS, Sweden
67. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
68. learndirect, UK
69. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
70. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
71. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
72. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
73. Mediterranean Network of Universities
74. MegaTrends, Hungary
75. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
76. Mid Sweden University
77. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
78. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
79. NBPortal.pl, Poland
80. NETTUNO, Italy
81. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
82. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
83. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
84. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
85. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
86. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
87. oncampus, Germany
88. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
89. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
90. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
91. OSCAIL, Ireland
92. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
93. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
94. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
95. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
96. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
97. Roskilde University, Denmark
98. Scottish Knowledge, UK
99. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
100. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
101. SPACE, Belgium
102. Staffordshire University, UK
103. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
104. Swedish Net University, Sweden
105. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
106. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
107. Tallinn University, Estonia
108. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
109. Technical University of Graz, Austria
110. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
111. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
112. Tiger University Program, Estonia
113. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
114. UKeU, UK
115. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
116. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
117. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
118. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
119. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
120. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
121. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
122. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
123. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
124. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
125. Universités numériques en région : UNR, France
126. Universités Numériques Thématiques : UNT, UNT, France
127. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
128. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
129. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
130. University College Sealand, Denmark
131. University College South, Denmark
132. University of the Aegean, Greece
133. University of Agder, Norway
134. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
135. University of Gavle, Sweden
136. University of Ioannina, Greece
137. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
138. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
139. University of Miskolc, Hungary
140. University of Oslo, Norway
141. University of Piraeus, Greece
142. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
143. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
144. University of Tartu, Estonia
145. University of Thessaly, Greece
146. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
147. University of West Hungary, Hungary
148. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
149. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
150. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
151. 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. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
19. BCcampus, Canada
20. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
21. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
22. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
23. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
24. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
25. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
26. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
27. California Virtual University, US
28. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
29. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
30. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
31. Capella University, US
32. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
33. Carnegie Mellon University, US
34. Cederj, Brazil
35. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
36. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
37. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
38. Colorado University Online, US
39. Corinthian Colleges, US
40. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
41. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
42. Cyber U, Hong Kong
43. Deakin University, Australia
44. DeVry University, US
45. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
46. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
47. Drexel University Online, US
48. Duke University, US
49. Dunia Moja,South Africa
50. DUOC UC, Chile
51. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
52. e-Berkeley, US
53. eCampus Alberta, Canada
54. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
55. ECOESAD, Mexico
56. e-Cornell, US
57. Edith Cowan University, Australia
58. Egyptian E-Learning University
59. e-Learnz, New Zealand
60. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
61. Euclid University
62. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
63. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
64. FATECE, Brazil
65. Fathom.com, US
66. FGV Online, Brazil
67. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
68. Florida Community College, US
69. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
70. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
71. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
72. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
73. Global University Alliance - several meanings
74. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
75. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
76. Harvard University Extension School, US
77. Hashemite University, Jordan
78. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
79. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
80. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
81. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
82. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
83. ictQATAR, Qatar
84. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
85. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
86. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
87. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
88. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
89. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
90. International Cyber University, South Korea
91. Iranian Virtual University
92. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
93. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
94. Jones International University, US
95. K. K. Handique State University, India
96. Kaplan College, US
97. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
98. Keio University, Japan
99. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
100. Kentucky Virtual University, US
101. Kenyatta University, Kenya
102. Klagenfurt University, Austria
103. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
104. Korea National Open University
105. Korea Virtual Campus
106. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
107. Lansbridge University, Canada
108. Laureate Education, USA
109. Lehigh University, USA
110. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
111. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
112. Massey University, New Zealand
113. Mediterranean Virtual University
114. Michigan State University, US
115. Michigan Virtual University, US
116. MIT, US
117. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
118. Mount Royal College, Canada
119. Multimedia University, Malaysia
120. Nalanda Open University, India
121. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
122. National Open University of Nigeria
123. National Open University, Taiwan
124. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
125. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
126. National University of Singapore
127. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
128. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
129. NetVarsity, India
130. New Jersey Virtual University, US
131. NextEd
132. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
133. Nova Southeastern University, US
134. Old Dominion University, US
135. Online CSU, US
136. Online University Consortium
137. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
138. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
139. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
140. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
141. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
142. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
143. Open University of Israel (OUI)
144. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
145. Open University of Libya
146. Open University of Malaysia
147. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
148. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
149. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
150. Otago University, New Zealand
151. Pakistan Virtual University
152. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
153. Penn State World Campus, US
154. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
155. Polivirtual, Mexico
156. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
157. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
158. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
159. PurpleTrain.com
160. Queensland University of Technology (QUS), Australia
161. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
162. Rio Salado College, US
163. RMIT, Australia
164. Royal Roads University, Canada
165. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
166. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
167. School of the Future, Brazil
168. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
169. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
170. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
171. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
172. Shinshu University, Japan
173. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
174. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
175. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
176. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
177. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
178. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
179. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
180. St. Petersburg College, USA
181. Stanford University, USA
182. Strayer University Online
183. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
184. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
185. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
186. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
187. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
188. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
189. TechBC, Canada
190. Technikon SA, South Africa
191. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
192. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
193. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
194. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
195. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
196. Theological College of Zimbabwe
197. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
198. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
199. Tohoku University, Japan
200. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
201. Tsinghua University, China
202. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
203. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
204. UMassOnline, US
205. UNIACC, Chile
206. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
207. United Nations University Online Learning
208. United States Open University
209. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
210. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
211. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
212. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
213. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
214. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
215. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
216. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
217. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
218. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
219. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
220. Universiti Sains Malaysia
221. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
222. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
223. University of the Andes, Colombia
224. University of the Arctic
225. University of Bahrain
226. University of Baltimore, US
227. University of British Columbia, Canada
228. University of Cape Town, South Africa
229. University of Central Florida, US
230. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
231. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
232. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
233. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
234. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
235. University of Illinois Online, US
236. University of Kentucky, US
237. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
238. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
239. University of New Brunswick, Canada
240. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
241. University of New England, Australia
242. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
243. University of the People
244. University of the Philippines Open University
245. University of Phoenix Online, US
246. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
247. University of Qatar
248. University of Southern Maine, USA
249. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
250. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
251. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
252. University of the West Indies
253. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
254. University of Zambia
255. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
256. Uttaranchal Open University, India
257. UVB Campus, Brazil
258. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
259. Virtual Global University
260. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
261. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
262. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
263. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
264. Walden University, US
265. Waseda University, Japan
266. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
267. Western Governors University, US
268. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
269. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
270. 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

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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