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# [[Best Virtual Universities Organisation]] - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
# [[Best Virtual Universities Organisation]] - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
# [[British Columbia Open University]], [[Canada]]
# [[British Columbia Open University]], [[Canada]]
# [[Bulgarian Virtual University]], [[Bulgaria]]
# [[Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
# [[Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
# [[Canadian Virtual University]]
# [[Canadian Virtual University]]

Revision as of 04:40, 7 November 2008

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:


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. Bulgarian Virtual University, Bulgaria
  18. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
  19. Canadian Virtual University
  20. Capella University, US
  21. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
  22. Charles Sturt University, Australia
  23. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
  24. Clyde Virtual University, Scotland - closed
  25. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance ,France
  26. Colorado University Online, US
  27. Corinthian Colleges, US
  28. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
  29. Cyber U, Hong Kong
  30. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
  31. Deakin University, Australia
  32. DeVry University, US
  33. Drexel University Online, US
  34. Duke University, US
  35. DUOC UC, Chile
  36. e-Berkeley, US
  37. e-Cornell, US
  38. e-Learnz, New Zealand
  39. e-TQM College, Dubai
  40. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
  41. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
  42. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  43. Edith Cowan University, Australia
  44. Estonian e-University, sometimes called the Estonian Virtual University
  45. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  46. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
  47. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
  48. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
  49. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
  50. Florida Community College, US
  51. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
  52. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
  53. Global University Alliance - several meanings
  54. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
  55. Henley Management College, England
  56. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
  57. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
  58. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
  59. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
  60. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
  61. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
  62. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
  63. International Cyber University, South Korea
  64. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
  65. Jones International University, US
  66. Kaplan College, US
  67. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
  68. Kentucky Virtual University, US
  69. Korea National Open University
  70. Korea Virtual Campus
  71. Lansbridge University, Canada
  72. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
  73. Massey University, New Zealand
  74. Michigan Virtual University, US
  75. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
  76. Multimedia University, Malaysia
  77. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  78. NETTUNO, Italy
  79. NetVarsity, India
  80. Networked University, Norway
  81. New Jersey Virtual University, US
  82. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
  83. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
  84. Nova Southeastern University, US
  85. Online University Consortium
  86. Online CSU, US
  87. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
  88. Open University of Hong Kong
  89. Open University of Israel
  90. Open University of Malaysia
  91. Open University of Sri Lanka
  92. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
  93. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
  94. OSCAIL, Ireland
  95. Pakistan Virtual University
  96. Penn State World Campus, US
  97. PurpleTrain.com
  98. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
  99. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
  100. Royal Roads University, Canada
  101. Strayer University Online
  102. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
  103. Swedish Net University
  104. Swiss Virtual Campus
  105. Syrian Virtual University
  106. Technical University of Graz, Austria
  107. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
  108. Technikon SA, South Africa
  109. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
  110. Tsinghua University, China
  111. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
  112. UKeU, UK
  113. UMassOnline, US
  114. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  115. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
  116. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
  117. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
  118. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
  119. United Nations University Online Learning
  120. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
  121. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
  122. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
  123. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
  124. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
  125. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
  126. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
  127. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
  128. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
  129. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
  130. Universiti Sains Malaysia
  131. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  132. University of the Arctic
  133. University of Baltimore, US
  134. University of British Columbia, Canada
  135. University of Central Florida, US
  136. University of Illinois Online, US
  137. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
  138. University of Maryland University College, US
  139. University of New England, US
  140. University of the Philippines Open University
  141. University of Phoenix Online, US
  142. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
  143. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
  144. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
  145. University of the West Indies
  146. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
  147. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
  148. UVB Campus, Brazil
  149. Virtual Global University
  150. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
  151. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
  152. Western Governors University, US
  153. 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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