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 (AOU)
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. Bulgarian Virtual University, Bulgaria
18. California Virtual Campus, US
19. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
20. Canadian Virtual University
21. Capella University, US
22. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
23. Charles Sturt University, Australia
24. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
25. Clyde Virtual University, Scotland - closed
26. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
27. Colorado University Online, US
28. Corinthian Colleges, US
29. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
30. Cyber U, Hong Kong
31. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
32. Deakin University, Australia
33. DeVry University, US
34. Drexel University Online, US
35. Duke University, US
36. DUOC UC, Chile
37. e-Berkeley, US
38. e-Cornell, US
39. e-Learnz, New Zealand
40. e-TQM College, Dubai
41. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
42. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
43. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
44. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
45. Edith Cowan University, Australia
46. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre (EeU)
47. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
48. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
49. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
50. Fathom.com, US
51. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
52. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
53. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, Finland
54. Florida Community College, US
55. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
56. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
57. Global University Alliance - several meanings
58. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
59. Henley Management College, England
60. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
61. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
62. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
63. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
64. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
65. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
66. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
67. International Cyber University, South Korea
68. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
69. Jones International University, US
70. Kaplan College, US
71. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
72. Kentucky Virtual University, US
73. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
74. Korea National Open University
75. Korea Virtual Campus
76. Lansbridge University, Canada
77. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
78. Massey University, New Zealand
79. Michigan Virtual University, US
80. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
81. Multimedia University, Malaysia
82. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
83. NETTUNO, Italy
84. NetVarsity, India
85. Networked University, Norway
86. New Jersey Virtual University, US
87. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
88. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
89. Nova Southeastern University, US
90. oncampus, Germany
91. Online University Consortium
92. Online CSU, US
93. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
94. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
95. Open University of Malaysia
96. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
97. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
98. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
99. OSCAIL, Ireland
100. Pakistan Virtual University
101. Penn State World Campus, US
102. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
103. PurpleTrain.com
104. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
105. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
106. Royal Roads University, Canada
107. Strayer University Online
108. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
109. Swedish Net University
110. Swiss Virtual Campus
111. Syrian Virtual University
112. Technical University of Graz, Austria
113. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
114. Technikon SA, South Africa
115. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
116. Tsinghua University, China
117. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
118. UKeU, UK
119. UMassOnline, US
120. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
121. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
122. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
123. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
124. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
125. United Nations University Online Learning
126. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
127. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
128. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
129. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
130. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
131. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
132. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
133. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
134. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
135. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
136. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
137. Universiti Sains Malaysia
138. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
139. University of the Arctic
140. University of Baltimore, US
141. University of British Columbia, Canada
142. University of Central Florida, US
143. University of Illinois Online, US
144. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
145. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
146. University of New England, US
147. University of the Philippines Open University
148. University of Phoenix Online, US
149. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
150. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
151. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
152. University of the West Indies
153. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
154. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
155. UVB Campus, Brazil
156. Virtual Global University
157. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
158. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
159. Western Governors University, US
160. 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. Al-Quds University, Palestine
2. Beijing Radio and TV University (BTVU), China
3. California Virtual University, US
4. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
5. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
6. Distance and Educational Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
7. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, India
8. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
9. Dublin City University, Ireland
10. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
11. Euclid University
12. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
13. Hanyang Cyber University, Korea (HYCU)
14. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
15. Harvard University Extension School, US
16. Henan Radio and TV University (HNRTVU)
17. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
18. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
19. Jiangsu Radio and TV University (JSRTVU)
20. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
21. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU)
22. Klagenfurt University, Austria
23. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU)
24. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
25. Mount Royal College, Canada
26. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
27. National Open University, Taiwan
28. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU)
29. NextEd
30. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
31. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
32. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
33. Open University of Japan
34. Otago University, New Zealand
35. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
36. Payame Noor University (PNU)
37. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
38. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
39. Rio Salado College, US
40. Simon Fraser University, Canada
41. Scottish Knowledge, UK
42. Seoul Digital University
43. Shaanxi Radio and Television University (SXRTVU)
44. Shenyang Radio and TV University
45. Sichuan Radio and TV University (SCRTVU)
46. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
47. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
48. Sukhotai Thammathirat Open University (STOU)
49. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
50. Tamilnadu Open University (TOU)
51. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
52. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU)
53. Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
54. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
55. University of Agder, Norway
56. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
57. University of Illinois Global Campus, US - 2008 initiative, already foundering
58. University of London External System, UK
59. University of New Brunswick, Canada
60. University of Oslo, Norway
61. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
62. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
63. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)
64. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU))
65. Walden University, US
66. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
67. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU)
68. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
69. Zhejiang Radio & TV University (ZRTVU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

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