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. It also includes many of the accredited open universities around the world.

They are not the only institutions worthy of attention as Notable E-Learning Initiatives (NELIs) and not all of them are MELIs or NELIs.

Other reports that provide good information on programmes to select for further consideration include:

• Reports from Swedish Net Agency study trips
• E-learning_Progress_at_Ain-Shams_University - a list of virtual universities by region
• The eLearning industry and market in Europe - Lot 1: Appendix to Synthesis Report by Jane Massy

Editors! See Programme template

Programmes from the Gazetteer/UNESCO sources

Notes of 11 August updated 20 August 2008: Sara Frank Bristow is completing entries for all the non-EU programmes in the list below. Note of 10 October: The list is complete thanks to excellent work by Sara.

Please do not add any new entries to this list below until the project decides it is appropriate.

Ideally, the partner responsible for each country will in time complete a programme entry for each entry in the list below for their country/countries - e.g. Paul for UK and Ireland.

1. African Virtual University
2. Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan
3. American InterContinental University, US
4. Anadolu University, Turkey
5. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
6. Arab Open University
7. ASEAN Virtual University
8. Assumption University, Thailand
9. Athabasca University, Canada
10. Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
11. Bangladesh Open University
12. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany - a Megaprovider
13. Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
14. Beijing Normal University, China
15. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
16. British Columbia Open University, Canada
17. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
18. Canadian Virtual University
19. Capella University, US
20. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
21. Charles Sturt University, Australia
22. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
23. Clyde Virtual University, Scotland - closed
24. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance ,France
25. Colorado University Online, US
26. Corinthian Colleges, US
27. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
28. Cyber U, Hong Kong
29. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
30. Deakin University, Australia
31. DeVry University, US
32. Drexel University Online, US
33. Duke University, US
34. DUOC UC, Chile
35. e-Berkeley, US
36. e-Cornell, US
37. e-Learnz, New Zealand
38. e-TQM College, Dubai
39. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
40. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
41. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
42. Edith Cowan University, Australia
43. Estonian e-University, sometimes called the Estonian Virtual University
44. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
45. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
46. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
47. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
48. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
49. Florida Community College, US
50. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
51. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
52. Global University Alliance - several meanings
53. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
54. Henley Management College, England
55. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
56. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
57. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
58. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
59. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
60. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
61. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
62. International Cyber University, South Korea
63. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
64. Jones International University, US
65. Kaplan College, US
66. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
67. Kentucky Virtual University, US
68. Korea National Open University
69. Korea Virtual Campus
70. Lansbridge University, Canada
71. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
72. Massey University, New Zealand
73. Michigan Virtual University, US
74. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
75. Multimedia University, Malaysia
76. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
77. NETTUNO, Italy
78. NetVarsity, India
79. Networked University, Norway
80. New Jersey Virtual University, US
81. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
82. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
83. Nova Southeastern University, US
84. Online University Consortium
85. Online CSU, US
86. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
87. Open University of Hong Kong
88. Open University of Israel
89. Open University of Malaysia
90. Open University of Sri Lanka
91. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
92. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
93. OSCAIL, Ireland
94. Pakistan Virtual University
95. Penn State World Campus, US
96. PurpleTrain.com
97. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
98. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
99. Royal Roads University, Canada
100. Strayer University Online
101. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
102. Swedish Net University
103. Swiss Virtual Campus
104. Syrian Virtual University
105. Technical University of Graz, Austria
106. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
107. Technikon SA, South Africa
108. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
109. Tsinghua University, China
110. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
111. UKeU, UK
112. UMassOnline, US
113. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
114. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
115. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
116. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
117. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
118. United Nations University Online Learning
119. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
120. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
121. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
122. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
123. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
124. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
125. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
126. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
127. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
128. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
129. Universiti Sains Malaysia
130. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
131. University of the Arctic
132. University of Baltimore, US
133. University of British Columbia, Canada
134. University of Central Florida, US
135. University of Illinois Online, US
136. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
137. University of Maryland University College, US
138. University of New England, US
139. University of the Philippines Open University
140. University of Phoenix Online, US
141. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
142. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
143. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
144. University of the West Indies
145. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
146. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
147. UVB Campus, Brazil
148. Virtual Global University
149. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
150. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
151. Western Governors University, US
152. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, India

See also Abbreviations.

Programmes added later than mid-August 2008

This list will in time be merged back into the main Programmes list. To be reviewed at the Berlin December meeting.

1. Dublin City University, Ireland
2. Mount Royal College, Canada
3. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
4. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
5. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
6. Simon Fraser University, Canada
7. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
8. Otago University, New Zealand
9. Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
10. University of Agder, Norway
11. University of New Brunswick, Canada
12. University of Oslo, Norway
13. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

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