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# [[eChina]] e-learning collaboration between [[UK]] and [[China]]
# [[eChina]] e-learning collaboration between [[UK]] and [[China]]

Revision as of 06:43, 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. 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 ,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-University, sometimes called the Estonian Virtual University
  47. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  48. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
  49. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
  50. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
  51. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
  52. Florida Community College, US
  53. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
  54. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
  55. Global University Alliance - several meanings
  56. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
  57. Henley Management College, England
  58. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
  59. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
  60. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
  61. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
  62. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
  63. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
  64. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
  65. International Cyber University, South Korea
  66. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
  67. Jones International University, US
  68. Kaplan College, US
  69. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
  70. Kentucky Virtual University, US
  71. Korea National Open University
  72. Korea Virtual Campus
  73. Lansbridge University, Canada
  74. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
  75. Massey University, New Zealand
  76. Michigan Virtual University, US
  77. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
  78. Multimedia University, Malaysia
  79. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  80. NETTUNO, Italy
  81. NetVarsity, India
  82. Networked University, Norway
  83. New Jersey Virtual University, US
  84. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
  85. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
  86. Nova Southeastern University, US
  87. Online University Consortium
  88. Online CSU, US
  89. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
  90. Open University of Hong Kong
  91. Open University of Israel
  92. Open University of Malaysia
  93. Open University of Sri Lanka
  94. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
  95. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
  96. OSCAIL, Ireland
  97. Pakistan Virtual University
  98. Penn State World Campus, US
  99. PurpleTrain.com
  100. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
  101. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
  102. Royal Roads University, Canada
  103. Strayer University Online
  104. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
  105. Swedish Net University
  106. Swiss Virtual Campus
  107. Syrian Virtual University
  108. Technical University of Graz, Austria
  109. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
  110. Technikon SA, South Africa
  111. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
  112. Tsinghua University, China
  113. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
  114. UKeU, UK
  115. UMassOnline, US
  116. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  117. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
  118. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
  119. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
  120. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
  121. United Nations University Online Learning
  122. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
  123. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
  124. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
  125. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
  126. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
  127. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
  128. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
  129. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
  130. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
  131. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
  132. Universiti Sains Malaysia
  133. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  134. University of the Arctic
  135. University of Baltimore, US
  136. University of British Columbia, Canada
  137. University of Central Florida, US
  138. University of Illinois Online, US
  139. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
  140. University of Maryland University College, US
  141. University of New England, US
  142. University of the Philippines Open University
  143. University of Phoenix Online, US
  144. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
  145. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
  146. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
  147. University of the West Indies
  148. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
  149. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
  150. UVB Campus, Brazil
  151. Virtual Global University
  152. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
  153. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
  154. Western Governors University, US
  155. 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. California Virtual University, US
  2. Dublin City University, Ireland
  3. Mount Royal College, Canada
  4. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
  5. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
  6. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
  7. Simon Fraser University, Canada
  8. Scottish Knowledge, UK
  9. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
  10. Otago University, New Zealand
  11. Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
  12. University of Agder, Norway
  13. University of New Brunswick, Canada
  14. University of Oslo, Norway
  15. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
  16. Walden University, US


Also note the list of Suspect Providers.


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