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. Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, France
25. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
26. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
27. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
28. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
29. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
30. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
31. Dublin City University, Ireland
32. Dutch Digital University, (DDU), Netherlands
33. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
34. EDEN, Hungary
35. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
36. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
37. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
38. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
39. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
40. Estonian e-University, Estonia
41. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
42. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
43. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
44. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
45. European University Viadrina, Germany
46. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance (FIED), France
47. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
48. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
49. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
50. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
51. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
52. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
53. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
54. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
55. Gotland University, Sweden
56. Greek Pedagogical Institute, Greece
57. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
58. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
59. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
60. Henley Management College, England
61. Hibernia College, Ireland
62. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
63. Instituto de formación de postgrado, Spain
64. Interactive University, Scotland - UK
65. Intercultural Open University, the Netherlands
66. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
67. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
68. International University of Andalusia, Spain
69. IT University West, Denmark
70. IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
71. Jutland University College, Denmark
72. KHiS, Sweden
73. Klagenfurt University, Austria
74. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
75. learndirect, UK
76. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
77. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
78. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
79. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
80. Mediterranean Network of Universities
81. MegaTrends, Hungary
82. METID-Politecnico di Milano, Italy
83. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
84. Mid Sweden University
85. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
86. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
87. NBPortal.pl, Poland
88. NETTUNO, Italy
89. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
90. NewMine Lab, New Media in Education Laboratory at the Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, CH
91. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
92. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
93. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
94. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
95. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
96. oncampus, Germany
97. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
98. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
99. Open University of Cyprus (OUC), Cyprus
100. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
101. OSCAIL, Ireland
102. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
103. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
104. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
105. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
106. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
107. Roskilde University, Denmark
108. Scottish Knowledge, UK
109. Scuola IaD, Italy
110. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
111. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
112. Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway
113. SPACE, Belgium
114. Staffordshire University, UK
115. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎, Romania
116. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
117. Swedish Net University, Sweden
118. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
119. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
120. Tallinn University, Estonia
121. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
122. Technical University of Graz, Austria
123. The Global university system, Finland
124. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
125. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
126. Tiger University Program, Estonia
127. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland - UK
128. UKeU, UK
129. Universidad a distancia de Madrid, Spain
130. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
131. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
132. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
133. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
134. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
135. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
136. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
137. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
138. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
139. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University), France
140. Universités numériques en région (UNR), France
141. Universités Numériques Thématiques (UNT), France
142. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
143. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
144. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
145. University College Sealand, Denmark
146. University College South, Denmark
147. University of the Aegean, Greece
148. University of Agder, Norway
149. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
150. University of Gavle, Sweden
151. University of Granada, Spain
152. University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
153. University of Ioannina, Greece
154. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
155. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
156. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
157. University of Miskolc, Hungary
158. University of Oslo, Norway
159. University of Piraeus, Greece
160. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
161. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
162. University of Tartu, Estonia
163. University of Thessaly, Greece
164. University of the West of Scotland, UK
165. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
166. University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
167. University of West Hungary, Hungary
168. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
169. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
170. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
171. 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. Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU), Malaysia
6. Almaty Technological University, Kazakhstan
7. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
8. Al-Quds University, Palestine
9. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
10. Amur State University, Russia
11. Anadolu University, Turkey
12. Andrew Jackson University‎, US
13. Anna Maria College, US
14. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan
15. Arab Open University (AOU)
16. ASEAN Virtual University
17. Ashworth College, US
18. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
19. Assumption University, Thailand
20. Athabasca University, Canada
21. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
22. Australian Catholic University
23. Australian National University
24. Bangalore University, India
25. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
26. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
27. BCcampus, Canada
28. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
29. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
30. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
31. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
32. Best Virtual Universities Organisation
33. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
34. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
35. California Virtual University, US
36. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
37. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica - an international initiative
38. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
39. CAP College, Philippines
40. Capella University, US
41. Cardean University, US
42. Carleton University, Canada
43. Carnegie Mellon University, US
44. Cederj, Brazil
45. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
46. Charter Oak State College‎, US
47. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
48. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
49. Coastline Community College‎, US
50. Colorado University Online, US
51. Colorado Community Colleges Online, US
52. Columbia Southern University, US
53. Corinthian Colleges, US
54. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
55. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
56. Cyber U, United States
57. Cyber University, Japan
58. Daegu Cyber University, South Korea
59. Deakin University, Australia
60. DeVry University, US
61. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
62. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
63. Drexel University Online, US
64. Duke University, US
65. Dunia Moja,South Africa
66. DUOC UC, Chile
67. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
68. e-Berkeley, US
69. eCampus Alberta, Canada
70. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
71. ECOESAD, Mexico
72. e-Cornell, US
73. Edith Cowan University, Australia
74. Egyptian E-Learning University
75. e-Learnz, New Zealand
76. Empire State College, US
77. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
78. Euclid University - an international initiative
79. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
80. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
81. FATECE, Brazil
82. Fathom.com, US
83. FGV Online, Brazil
84. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
85. Florida Community College, US
86. Full Sail University, US
87. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
88. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
89. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
90. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
91. Global University Alliance - several meanings
92. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
93. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
94. Harvard University Extension School, US
95. Hashemite University, Jordan
96. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
97. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
98. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
99. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
100. Hong Kong University
101. Hong Kong Virtual University
102. ictQATAR, Qatar
103. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
104. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
105. Independent Study in Idaho, US
106. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
107. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU), China
108. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
109. Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, Guyana (in South America)
110. International Cyber University, South Korea
111. Iranian Virtual University, Iran
112. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
113. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU), China
114. Jones International University, US
115. K. K. Handique State University, India
116. Kaplan College, US
117. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
118. Keio University, Japan
119. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
120. Kentucky Virtual University, US
121. Kenyatta University, Kenya
122. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
123. Korea National Open University (KNOU)
124. Korea Virtual Campus
125. Kota Open University, India - see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
126. Kuban Institute of International Business and Management, Russia
127. Lakehead University, Canada
128. Lansbridge University, Canada
129. Laureate Education, US
130. Laurentian University, Canada
131. Lehigh University, US
132. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
133. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
134. Massey University, New Zealand
135. Mediterranean Virtual University - international consortium
136. Michigan State University, US
137. Michigan Virtual University, US
138. MIT, US
139. Modern University of the Humanities, Russia
140. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
141. Mount Royal College, Canada
142. Multimedia University, Malaysia
143. Nalanda Open University, India
144. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
145. National Open University of Nigeria
146. National Open University, Taiwan
147. National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan
148. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
149. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
150. National University of Singapore
151. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
152. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
153. NetVarsity, India
154. New Jersey Virtual University, US
155. NextEd
156. Northcentral University, US
157. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
158. Nova Southeastern University, US
159. Old Dominion University, US
160. Online CSU, US
161. Online University Consortium (OUC), US
162. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
163. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
164. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
165. Open Universities Australia - formerly Open Learning Australia
166. Open University for Adults (UAPA), Dominican Republic
167. Open University of Brazil - see Universidade Aberta do Brasil
168. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
169. Open University of Israel (OUI)
170. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
171. Open University of Libya
172. Open University of Malaysia
173. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
174. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
175. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
176. Orenburg State University‎, Russia
177. Otago University, New Zealand
178. Pakistan Virtual University
179. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Open University, Philippines
180. Park University, US
181. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
182. Penn State World Campus, US
183. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
184. Polivirtual, Mexico
185. Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University (PUP-OU), Philippines
186. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
187. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
188. PurpleTrain.com
189. Queen's University, Canada
190. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
191. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
192. Regis University, US
193. Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain
194. Rio Salado College, US
195. RMIT, Australia
196. Royal Roads University, Canada
197. Ryerson University, Canada
198. SAIDI School of OD, Philippines
199. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
200. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
201. School of the Future, Brazil
202. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
203. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
204. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
205. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
206. Shinshu University, Japan
207. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
208. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
209. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
210. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
211. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
212. Southeast University‎, Bangladesh
213. Southern Cross University‎, Australia
214. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
215. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), US
216. St. Petersburg College, US
217. Stanford University, US
218. Strayer University Online
219. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
220. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
221. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
222. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
223. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
224. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
225. TechBC, Canada
226. Technikon SA, South Africa
227. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
228. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
229. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
230. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, US
231. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
232. Theological College of Zimbabwe
233. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
234. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
235. Tohoku University, Japan
236. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
237. Tsinghua University, China
238. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
239. UC-Berkeley Extension, US
240. UMassOnline, US
241. UNIACC, Chile
242. UNIEDPA, Panama
243. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
244. United Nations University Online Learning
245. United States Open University
246. Universal College of Learning, New Zealand
247. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual), Mexico
248. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
249. Universidad José Cecilio del Valle, Honduras
250. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
251. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
252. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
253. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
254. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
255. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
256. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
257. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
258. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
259. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
260. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
261. Universiti Sains Malaysia
262. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
263. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
264. University of the Andes, Colombia
265. University of the Arctic
266. University of Bahrain
267. University of Baltimore, US
268. University of British Columbia, Canada
269. University of Cape Town, South Africa
270. University of Central Florida, US
271. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
272. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
273. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
274. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
275. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
276. University of Illinois Online, US
277. University of Kentucky, US
278. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
279. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
280. University of New Brunswick, Canada
281. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
282. University of New England, Australia
283. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
284. University of Ottawa, Canada
285. University of the People
286. University of the Philippines Open University
287. University of Phoenix Online, US
288. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
289. University of Qatar
290. University of Southern Maine, US
291. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
292. University of the South Pacific Online Learning (USP)
293. University of Sao Paulo (USP). Brazil
294. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
295. University of Waterloo, Canada
296. University of the West Indies
297. University of Western Ontario, Canada
298. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
299. University of Zambia
300. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
301. Uttaranchal Open University, India
302. UVB Campus, Brazil
303. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
304. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
305. Virtual Global University
306. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
307. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
308. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
309. Virtual University of Tunisia
310. Walden University, US
311. Waseda University, Japan
312. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
313. Westwood College, US
314. Western Governors University, US
315. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
316. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
317. Zambian Open University (ZAOU)
318. 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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