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-TQM College, Dubai
38. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
39. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
40. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
41. Edith Cowan University, Australia
42. Estonian e-University, sometimes called the Estonian Virtual University
43. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
44. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
45. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
46. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
47. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
48. Florida Community College, US
49. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
50. Global University Alliance - several meanings
51. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
52. Henley Management College, England
53. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
54. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
55. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
56. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
57. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
58. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
59. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
60. International Cyber University, South Korea
61. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
62. Jones International University, US
63. Kaplan College, US
64. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
65. Kentucky Virtual University, US
66. Korea National Open University
67. Korea Virtual Campus
68. Lansbridge University, Canada
69. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
70. Massey University, New Zealand
71. Michigan Virtual University, US
72. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
73. Multimedia University, Malaysia
74. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
75. NETTUNO, Italy
76. NetVarsity, India
77. Networked University, Norway
78. New Jersey Virtual University, US
79. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
80. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
81. Nova Southeastern University, US
82. Online University Consortium
83. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
84. Open University of Hong Kong
85. Open University of Israel
86. Open University of Malaysia
87. Open University of Sri Lanka
88. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
89. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
90. OSCAIL, Ireland
91. Pakistan Virtual University
92. Penn State World Campus, US
93. PurpleTrain.com
94. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
95. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
96. Royal Roads University, Canada
97. Strayer University Online
98. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
99. Swedish Net University
100. Swiss Virtual Campus
101. Syrian Virtual University
102. Technical University of Graz, Austria
103. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
104. Technikon SA, South Africa
105. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
106. Tsinghua University, China
107. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
108. UKeU, UK
109. UMassOnline, US
110. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
111. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
112. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
113. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
114. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
115. United Nations University Online Learning
116. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
117. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
118. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
119. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
120. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
121. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
122. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
123. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
124. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
125. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
126. Universiti Sains Malaysia
127. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
128. University of the Arctic
129. University of Baltimore, US
130. University of British Columbia, Canada
131. University of Central Florida, US
132. University of Illinois Online, US
133. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
134. University of Maryland University College, US
135. University of New England, US
136. University of the Philippines Open University
137. University of Phoenix Online, US
138. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
139. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
140. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
141. University of the West Indies
142. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
143. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
144. UVB Campus, Brazil
145. Virtual Global University
146. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
147. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
148. Western Governors University, US
149. 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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