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. In the next phase, we have also included many of the accredited open universities around the world, and virtual elearning initiatives mentioned in other research projects or relevant sources of information. You can have a look at our original list of programmes. For various sources of information please check our Publications Page

We present the interesting programmes here as European versus Rest of The World. We appreciate that reaching a common agreement as to what constitutes ‘Europe’ is quite a complex task and one which reaches beyond the boundaries of a European Project like Re.ViCa. We have therefore taken the decision as a project team to use a definition of Europe that fits between a narrow definition of Europe as being made up of the 27 member states of the European Union and the broader geographic definition of Europe. We define Europe for the purposes of our work in Re.ViCa as including the countries of the EU, EEA and Switzerland. This means that the ‘Rest of the World’ refers to all countries which do not fall within this definition of Europe. Each Notable e-Learning Initiative is categorized and you can find per entry, to what category they belong. If you click on the category, you can find all other initiatives that belong to that category. You can find for example all "private providers" or "national initiatives".

European (in the sense of EU, EEA and Switzerland)

1. Aalborg University, Denmark
2. Aarhus University, Denmark
3. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
4. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, AUF, France
5. AKAD Privat-Hochschulen, Germany
6. Apertus Foundation, Hungary
7. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
8. Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
9. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany
10. BI Norwegian School of Management, Norway
11. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
12. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
13. Business Academy West, Denmark
14. CAmpus Numerique en Economie-GEstion (CANEGE), France
15. Campus Numériques Français - Part 2 : ENT, France
16. Campus Numériques Français - Part1, France
17. Canal U, France
18. Central European University, Hungary
19. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
20. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland
21. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
22. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
23. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
24. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
25. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
26. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
27. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
28. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
29. Dublin City University, Ireland
30. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
31. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
32. EDEN, Hungary
33. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
34. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
35. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
36. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
37. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
38. Estonian e-University, Estonia
39. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
40. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
41. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
42. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
43. European University Viadrina, Germany
44. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance - FIED
45. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
46. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
47. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
48. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
49. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
50. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
51. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
52. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
53. Gotland University, Sweden
54. Greek Pedagogical Institute
55. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
56. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
57. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
58. Henley Management College, England
59. Hibernia College, Ireland
60. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
61. Interactive University, Scotland
62. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
63. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
64. IT University West, Denmark
65. IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
66. Jutland University College, Denmark
67. KHiS, Sweden
68. Klagenfurt University, Austria
69. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
70. learndirect, UK
71. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
72. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
73. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
74. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
75. Mediterranean Network of Universities
76. MegaTrends, Hungary
77. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
78. Mid Sweden University
79. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
80. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
81. NBPortal.pl, Poland
82. NETTUNO, Italy
83. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
84. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
85. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
86. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
87. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
88. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
89. oncampus, Germany
90. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
91. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
92. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
93. OSCAIL, Ireland
94. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
95. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
96. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
97. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
98. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
99. Roskilde University, Denmark
100. Scottish Knowledge, UK
101. Scuola IaD, Italy
102. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
103. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
104. Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway
105. SPACE, Belgium
106. Staffordshire University, UK
107. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎, Romania
108. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
109. Swedish Net University, Sweden
110. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
111. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
112. Tallinn University, Estonia
113. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
114. Technical University of Graz, Austria
115. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
116. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
117. Tiger University Program, Estonia
118. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
119. UKeU, UK
120. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
121. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
122. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
123. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
124. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
125. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
126. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
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. Universités numériques en région : UNR, France
131. Universités Numériques Thématiques : UNT, UNT, France
132. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
133. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
134. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
135. University College Sealand, Denmark
136. University College South, Denmark
137. University of the Aegean, Greece
138. University of Agder, Norway
139. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
140. University of Gavle, Sweden
141. University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
142. University of Ioannina, Greece
143. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
144. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
145. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
146. University of Miskolc, Hungary
147. University of Oslo, Norway
148. University of Piraeus, Greece
149. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
150. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
151. University of Tartu, Estonia
152. University of Thessaly, Greece
153. University of the West of Scotland, UK
154. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
155. University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
156. University of West Hungary, Hungary
157. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
158. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
159. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
160. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany

Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission

Running projects (until end of 2009)

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

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)

Ceased?

1. Bio-eTrain
2. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
3. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
4. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)
5. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
6. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
7. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)
8. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
9. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)

Rest of the World

1. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
2. African Virtual University (AVU)
3. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
4. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
5. Almaty Technological University, Kazakhstan
6. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
7. Al-Quds University, Palestine
8. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
9. Amur State University, Russia
10. Anadolu University, Turkey
11. Anna Maria College, US
12. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
13. Arab Open University (AOU)
14. ASEAN Virtual University
15. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
16. Assumption University, Thailand
17. Athabasca University, Canada
18. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
19. Bangalore University, India
20. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
21. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
22. BCcampus, Canada
23. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
24. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
25. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
26. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
27. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
28. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
29. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
30. California Virtual University, US
31. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
32. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
33. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
34. Capella University, US
35. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
36. Carleton University, Canada
37. Carnegie Mellon University, US
38. Cederj, Brazil
39. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
40. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
41. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
42. Colorado University Online, US
43. Colorado Community Colleges Online, US
44. Corinthian Colleges, US
45. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
46. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
47. Cyber U, Hong Kong
48. Deakin University, Australia
49. DeVry University, US
50. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
51. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
52. Drexel University Online, US
53. Duke University, US
54. Dunia Moja,South Africa
55. DUOC UC, Chile
56. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
57. e-Berkeley, US
58. eCampus Alberta, Canada
59. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
60. ECOESAD, Mexico
61. e-Cornell, US
62. Edith Cowan University, Australia
63. Egyptian E-Learning University
64. e-Learnz, New Zealand
65. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
66. Euclid University
67. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
68. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
69. FATECE, Brazil
70. Fathom.com, US
71. FGV Online, Brazil
72. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
73. Florida Community College, US
74. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
75. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
76. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
77. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
78. Global University Alliance - several meanings
79. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
80. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
81. Harvard University Extension School, US
82. Hashemite University, Jordan
83. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
84. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
85. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
86. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
87. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
88. ictQATAR, Qatar
89. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
90. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
91. Independent Study in Idaho, US
92. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
93. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
94. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
95. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
96. International Cyber University, South Korea
97. Iranian Virtual University
98. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
99. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
100. Jones International University, US
101. K. K. Handique State University, India
102. Kaplan College, US
103. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
104. Keio University, Japan
105. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
106. Kentucky Virtual University, US
107. Kenyatta University, Kenya
108. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
109. Korea National Open University
110. Korea Virtual Campus
111. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
112. Kuban Institute of International Business and Management, Russia
113. Lakehead University, Canada
114. Lansbridge University, Canada
115. Laureate Education, USA
116. Laurentian University, Canada
117. Lehigh University, USA
118. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
119. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
120. Massey University, New Zealand
121. Mediterranean Virtual University
122. Michigan State University, US
123. Michigan Virtual University, US
124. MIT, US
125. Modern University of the Humanities, Russia
126. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
127. Mount Royal College, Canada
128. Multimedia University, Malaysia
129. Nalanda Open University, India
130. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
131. National Open University of Nigeria
132. National Open University, Taiwan
133. National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan
134. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
135. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
136. National University of Singapore
137. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
138. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
139. NetVarsity, India
140. New Jersey Virtual University, US
141. NextEd
142. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
143. Nova Southeastern University, US
144. Old Dominion University, US
145. Online CSU, US
146. Online University Consortium
147. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
148. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
149. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
150. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
151. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
152. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
153. Open University of Israel (OUI)
154. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
155. Open University of Libya
156. Open University of Malaysia
157. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
158. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
159. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
160. Orenburg State University‎, Russia
161. Otago University, New Zealand
162. Pakistan Virtual University
163. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
164. Penn State World Campus, US
165. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
166. Polivirtual, Mexico
167. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
168. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
169. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
170. PurpleTrain.com
171. Queensland University of Technology (QUS), Australia
172. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
173. Rio Salado College, US
174. RMIT, Australia
175. Royal Roads University, Canada
176. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
177. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
178. School of the Future, Brazil
179. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
180. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
181. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
182. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
183. Shinshu University, Japan
184. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
185. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
186. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
187. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
188. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
189. Southeast University‎, Bangladesh
190. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
191. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
192. St. Petersburg College, USA
193. Stanford University, USA
194. Strayer University Online
195. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
196. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
197. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
198. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
199. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
200. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
201. TechBC, Canada
202. Technikon SA, South Africa
203. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
204. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
205. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
206. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
207. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
208. Theological College of Zimbabwe
209. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
210. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
211. Tohoku University, Japan
212. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
213. Tsinghua University, China
214. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
215. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
216. UMassOnline, US
217. UNIACC, Chile
218. UNIEDPA, Panama
219. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
220. United Nations University Online Learning
221. United States Open University
222. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual), Mexico
223. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
224. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
225. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
226. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
227. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
228. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
229. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
230. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
231. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
232. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
233. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
234. Universiti Sains Malaysia
235. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
236. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
237. University of the Andes, Colombia
238. University of the Arctic
239. University of Bahrain
240. University of Baltimore, US
241. University of British Columbia, Canada
242. University of Cape Town, South Africa
243. University of Central Florida, US
244. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
245. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
246. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
247. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
248. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
249. University of Illinois Online, US
250. University of Kentucky, US
251. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
252. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
253. University of New Brunswick, Canada
254. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
255. University of New England, Australia
256. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
257. University of the People
258. University of the Philippines Open University
259. University of Phoenix Online, US
260. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
261. University of Qatar
262. University of Southern Maine, USA
263. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
264. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
265. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
266. University of the West Indies
267. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
268. University of Zambia
269. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
270. Uttaranchal Open University, India
271. UVB Campus, Brazil
272. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
273. Virtual Global University
274. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
275. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
276. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
277. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
278. Walden University, US
279. Waseda University, Japan
280. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
281. Western Governors University, US
282. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
283. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
284. Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

Interesting Networks

1. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
2. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
3. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
4. Greek Schools Network, Greece

See also Abbreviations. 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

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