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 the 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 various 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 "private providers" 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. BI Norwegian School of Management, Norway
11. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
12. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
13. Business Academy West, Denmark
14. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
15. Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT, France
16. Campus Numériques Français - Part1, France
17. Canal U, France
18. Central European University, Hungary
19. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
20. Centro estudios financieros, Spain
21. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland - UK
22. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
23. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
24. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
25. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
26. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
27. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
28. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
29. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
30. Dublin City University, Ireland
31. Dutch Digital University, (DDU), Netherlands
32. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
33. EDEN, Hungary
34. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
35. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
36. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
37. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
38. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
39. Estonian e-University, Estonia
40. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
41. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
42. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
43. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
44. European University Viadrina, Germany
45. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance (FIED), France
46. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
47. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
48. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
49. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
50. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
51. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
52. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
53. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
54. Gotland University, Sweden
55. Greek Pedagogical Institute, Greece
56. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
57. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
58. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
59. Henley Management College, England
60. Hibernia College, Ireland
61. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
62. Instituto de formación de postgrado, Spain
63. Interactive University, Scotland - UK
64. Intercultural Open University, the Netherlands
65. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
66. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
67. International University of Andalusia, Spain
68. IT University West, Denmark
69. IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
70. Jutland University College, Denmark
71. KHiS, Sweden
72. Klagenfurt University, Austria
73. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
74. learndirect, UK
75. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
76. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
77. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
78. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
79. Mediterranean Network of Universities
80. MegaTrends, Hungary
81. METID-Politecnico di Milano, Italy
82. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
83. Mid Sweden University
84. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
85. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
86. NBPortal.pl, Poland
87. NETTUNO, Italy
88. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
89. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
90. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
91. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
92. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
93. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
94. oncampus, Germany
95. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
96. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
97. Open University of Cyprus (OUC), Cyprus
98. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
99. OSCAIL, Ireland
100. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
101. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
102. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
103. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
104. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
105. Roskilde University, Denmark
106. Scottish Knowledge, UK
107. Scuola IaD, Italy
108. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
109. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
110. Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway
111. SPACE, Belgium
112. Staffordshire University, UK
113. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎, Romania
114. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
115. Swedish Net University, Sweden
116. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
117. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
118. Tallinn University, Estonia
119. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
120. Technical University of Graz, Austria
121. The Global university system, Finland
122. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
123. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
124. Tiger University Program, Estonia
125. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland - UK
126. UKeU, UK
127. Universidad a distancia de Madrid, Spain
128. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
129. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
130. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
131. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
132. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
133. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
134. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
135. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
136. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
137. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University), France
138. Universités numériques en région (UNR), France
139. Universités Numériques Thématiques (UNT), France
140. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
141. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
142. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
143. University College Sealand, Denmark
144. University College South, Denmark
145. University of the Aegean, Greece
146. University of Agder, Norway
147. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
148. University of Gavle, Sweden
149. University of Granada, Spain
150. University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
151. University of Ioannina, Greece
152. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
153. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
154. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
155. University of Miskolc, Hungary
156. University of Oslo, Norway
157. University of Piraeus, Greece
158. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
159. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
160. University of Tartu, Estonia
161. University of Thessaly, Greece
162. University of the West of Scotland, UK
163. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
164. University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
165. University of West Hungary, Hungary
166. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
167. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
168. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
169. 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

Note that a few of these initiatives have ceased or merged by 2009.

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. Almaty Technological University, Kazakhstan
6. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
7. Al-Quds University, Palestine
8. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
9. Amur State University, Russia
10. Anadolu University, Turkey
11. Anna Maria College, US
12. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan
13. Arab Open University (AOU)
14. ASEAN Virtual University
15. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
16. Assumption University, Thailand
17. Athabasca University, Canada
18. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
19. Australian Catholic University
20. Australian National University
21. Bangalore University, India
22. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
23. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
24. BCcampus, Canada
25. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
26. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
27. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
28. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
29. Best Virtual Universities Organisation
30. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
31. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
32. California Virtual University, US
33. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
34. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica - an international initiative
35. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
36. Capella University, US
37. Cardean University, US
38. Carleton University, Canada
39. Carnegie Mellon University, US
40. Cederj, Brazil
41. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
42. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
43. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
44. Colorado University Online, US
45. Colorado Community Colleges Online, US
46. Corinthian Colleges, US
47. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
48. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
49. Cyber U, Hong Kong
50. Deakin University, Australia
51. DeVry University, US
52. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
53. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
54. Drexel University Online, US
55. Duke University, US
56. Dunia Moja,South Africa
57. DUOC UC, Chile
58. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
59. e-Berkeley, US
60. eCampus Alberta, Canada
61. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
62. ECOESAD, Mexico
63. e-Cornell, US
64. Edith Cowan University, Australia
65. Egyptian E-Learning University
66. e-Learnz, New Zealand
67. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
68. Euclid University - an international initiative
69. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
70. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
71. FATECE, Brazil
72. Fathom.com, US
73. FGV Online, Brazil
74. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
75. Florida Community College, US
76. Full Sail University, US
77. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
78. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
79. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
80. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
81. Global University Alliance - several meanings
82. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
83. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
84. Harvard University Extension School, US
85. Hashemite University, Jordan
86. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
87. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
88. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
89. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
90. Hong Kong University
91. ictQATAR, Qatar
92. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
93. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
94. Independent Study in Idaho, US
95. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
96. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU), China
97. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
98. Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, Guyana, South America
99. International Cyber University, South Korea
100. Iranian Virtual University, Iran
101. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
102. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU), China
103. Jones International University, US
104. K. K. Handique State University, India
105. Kaplan College, US
106. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
107. Keio University, Japan
108. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
109. Kentucky Virtual University, US
110. Kenyatta University, Kenya
111. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
112. Korea National Open University (KNOU)
113. Korea Virtual Campus
114. Kota Open University, India - see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
115. Kuban Institute of International Business and Management, Russia
116. Lakehead University, Canada
117. Lansbridge University, Canada
118. Laureate Education, USA
119. Laurentian University, Canada
120. Lehigh University, USA
121. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
122. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
123. Massey University, New Zealand
124. Mediterranean Virtual University - international consortium
125. Michigan State University, US
126. Michigan Virtual University, US
127. MIT, US
128. Modern University of the Humanities, Russia
129. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
130. Mount Royal College, Canada
131. Multimedia University, Malaysia
132. Nalanda Open University, India
133. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
134. National Open University of Nigeria
135. National Open University, Taiwan
136. National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan
137. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
138. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
139. National University of Singapore
140. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
141. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
142. NetVarsity, India
143. New Jersey Virtual University, US
144. NextEd
145. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
146. Nova Southeastern University, US
147. Old Dominion University, US
148. Online CSU, US
149. Online University Consortium (OUC), US
150. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
151. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
152. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
153. Open Universities Australia - formerly Open Learning Australia
154. Open University for Adults (UAPA), Dominican Republic
155. Open University of Brazil - see Universidade Aberta do Brasil
156. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
157. Open University of Israel (OUI)
158. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
159. Open University of Libya
160. Open University of Malaysia
161. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
162. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
163. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
164. Orenburg State University‎, Russia
165. Otago University, New Zealand
166. Pakistan Virtual University
167. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
168. Penn State World Campus, US
169. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
170. Polivirtual, Mexico
171. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
172. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
173. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
174. PurpleTrain.com
175. Queen's University, Canada
176. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
177. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
178. Regis University, US
179. Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain
180. Rio Salado College, US
181. RMIT, Australia
182. Royal Roads University, Canada
183. Ryerson University, Canada
184. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
185. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
186. School of the Future, Brazil
187. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
188. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
189. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
190. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
191. Shinshu University, Japan
192. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
193. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
194. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
195. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
196. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
197. Southeast University‎, Bangladesh
198. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
199. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
200. St. Petersburg College, USA
201. Stanford University, USA
202. Strayer University Online
203. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
204. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
205. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
206. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
207. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
208. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
209. TechBC, Canada
210. Technikon SA, South Africa
211. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
212. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
213. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
214. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
215. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
216. Theological College of Zimbabwe
217. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
218. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
219. Tohoku University, Japan
220. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
221. Tsinghua University, China
222. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
223. UC-Berkeley Extension, US
224. UMassOnline, US
225. UNIACC, Chile
226. UNIEDPA, Panama
227. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
228. United Nations University Online Learning
229. United States Open University
230. Universal College of Learning, New Zealand
231. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual), Mexico
232. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
233. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
234. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
235. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
236. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
237. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
238. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
239. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
240. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
241. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
242. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
243. Universiti Sains Malaysia
244. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
245. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
246. University of the Andes, Colombia
247. University of the Arctic
248. University of Bahrain
249. University of Baltimore, US
250. University of British Columbia, Canada
251. University of Cape Town, South Africa
252. University of Central Florida, US
253. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
254. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
255. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
256. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
257. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
258. University of Illinois Online, US
259. University of Kentucky, US
260. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
261. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
262. University of New Brunswick, Canada
263. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
264. University of New England, Australia
265. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
266. University of Ottawa, Canada
267. University of the People
268. University of the Philippines Open University
269. University of Phoenix Online, US
270. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
271. University of Qatar
272. University of Southern Maine, USA
273. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
274. University of the South Pacific Online Learning (USP)
275. University of Sao Paulo (USP). Brazil
276. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
277. University of Waterloo, Canada
278. University of the West Indies
279. University of Western Ontario, Canada
280. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
281. University of Zambia
282. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
283. Uttaranchal Open University, India
284. UVB Campus, Brazil
285. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
286. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
287. Virtual Global University
288. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
289. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
290. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
291. Virtual University of Tunisia
292. Walden University, US
293. Waseda University, Japan
294. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
295. Westwood College, US
296. Western Governors University, US
297. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
298. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
299. Zambian Open University (ZAOU)
300. 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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