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 (AVU)
2. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
3. American InterContinental University (AIU), 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 (AUT), New Zealand
11. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
12. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany - a Megaprovider
13. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
14. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
15. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
16. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
17. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
18. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
19. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
20. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
21. Capella University, US
22. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
23. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
24. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
25. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), 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 - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
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
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
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 (SVU)
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. Universidad 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, Indonesia
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, Australia
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 (YCMOU), 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 December meeting and again in Spring 2009.

1. Aalborg University, Denmark
2. Aarhus University, Denmark
3. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
4. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
5. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
6. Al-Quds University, Palestine
7. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
8. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
9. BCcampus, Canada
10. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
11. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
12. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
13. Business Academy West, Denmark
14. California Virtual University, US
15. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
16. Carnegie Mellon University, US
17. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
18. Cederj, Brazil
19. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
20. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
21. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
22. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
23. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
24. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
25. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
26. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
27. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
28. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
29. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
30. Dublin City University, Ireland
31. Dunia Moja,South Africa
32. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
33. eCampus Alberta, Canada
34. ECOESAD, Mexico
35. Egyptian E-Learning University
36. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
37. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
38. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
39. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
40. Euclid University
41. FATECE, Brazil
42. FGV Online, Brazil
43. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
44. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
45. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
46. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
47. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
48. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
49. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
50. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
51. Hashemite University, Jordan
52. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
53. Harvard University Extension School, US
54. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
55. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
56. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
57. ictQATAR, Qatar
58. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
59. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
60. Iranian Virtual University
61. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
62. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
63. IT University West (Denmark)
64. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
65. Jutland University College, Denmark
66. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
67. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
68. Keio University, Japan
69. Kenyatta University, Kenya
70. K. K. Handique State University, India
71. Klagenfurt University, Austria
72. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
73. Laureate Education, USA
74. learndirect, UK
75. Lehigh University, USA
76. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
77. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
78. Mediterranean Virtual University
79. Michigan State University, US
80. MIT, US
81. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
82. Mount Royal College, Canada
83. Nalanda Open University, India
84. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
85. National Open University, Taiwan
86. National Open University of Nigeria
87. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
88. National University of Singapore
89. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
90. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
91. NextEd
92. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
93. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
94. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
95. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
96. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
97. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
98. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
99. Open University of Israel (OUI)
100. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
101. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
102. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
103. Open University of Libya
104. Otago University, New Zealand
105. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
106. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
107. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
108. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
109. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
110. Polivirtual, Mexico
111. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
112. Rio Salado College, US
113. RMIT, Australia
114. Roskilde University, Denmark
115. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
116. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
117. Scottish Knowledge, UK
118. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
119. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
120. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
121. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
122. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
123. Shinshu University, Japan
124. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
125. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
126. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
127. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
128. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
129. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
130. Staffordshire University, UK
131. Stanford University, USA
132. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
133. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
134. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
135. TechBC, Canada
136. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
137. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
138. Theological College of Zimbabwe
139. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
140. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
141. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
142. Tohoku University, Japan
143. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
144. UNIACC, Chile
145. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
146. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
147. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
148. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
149. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
150. University College Sealand, Denmark
151. University College South, Denmark
152. University of the Andes, Colombia
153. University of Agder, Norway
154. University of Bahrain
155. University of Cape Town, South Africa
156. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
157. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
158. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
159. University of Derby, UK
160. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
161. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
162. University of Kentucky, US
163. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
164. University of Leicester, UK
165. University of London External System, UK
166. University of New Brunswick, Canada
167. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
168. University of Oslo, Norway
169. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
170. University of the People
171. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
172. University of Qatar
173. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
174. University of Southern Maine, USA
175. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
176. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
177. University of Zambia
178. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
179. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
180. Uttaranchal Open University, India
181. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
182. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
183. Walden University, US
184. Waseda University, Japan
185. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
186. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
187. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
188. Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission

This list was added in January 2009.

Running projects (until end of 2009)

1. E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory (EdiNet)
2. History On Line
3. OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe
4. Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe (VCSE)
5. Virtual Campus for Digital Students (ViCaDiS)
6. Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu
7. Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture (e-archidoct)
8. Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment (WHOLE)
9. European Teachers and Trainers campus (eTT.Campus)

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)

Contacted but no information yet

1. Bio-eTrain

1. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
2. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
3. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)

1. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
2. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
3. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)

Can't find more info

1. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
2. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)

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