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. Centro estudios financieros, Spain
21. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland
22. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
23. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
24. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
25. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
26. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
27. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
28. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
29. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
30. Dublin City University, Ireland
31. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
32. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
33. EDEN, Hungary
34. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
35. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
36. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
37. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
38. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
39. Estonian e-University, Estonia
40. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
41. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
42. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
43. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
44. European University Viadrina, Germany
45. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance - FIED
46. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
47. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
48. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
49. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
50. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
51. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
52. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
53. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
54. Gotland University, Sweden
55. Greek Pedagogical Institute
56. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
57. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
58. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
59. Henley Management College, England
60. Hibernia College, Ireland
61. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
62. Interactive University, Scotland
63. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
64. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
65. IT University West, Denmark
66. IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
67. Jutland University College, Denmark
68. KHiS, Sweden
69. Klagenfurt University, Austria
70. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
71. learndirect, UK
72. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
73. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
74. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
75. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
76. Mediterranean Network of Universities
77. MegaTrends, Hungary
78. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
79. Mid Sweden University
80. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
81. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
82. NBPortal.pl, Poland
83. NETTUNO, Italy
84. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
85. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
86. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
87. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
88. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
89. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
90. oncampus, Germany
91. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
92. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
93. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
94. OSCAIL, Ireland
95. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
96. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
97. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
98. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
99. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
100. Roskilde University, Denmark
101. Scottish Knowledge, UK
102. Scuola IaD, Italy
103. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
104. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
105. Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway
106. SPACE, Belgium
107. Staffordshire University, UK
108. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎, Romania
109. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
110. Swedish Net University, Sweden
111. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
112. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
113. Tallinn University, Estonia
114. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
115. Technical University of Graz, Austria
116. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
117. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
118. Tiger University Program, Estonia
119. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
120. UKeU, UK
121. Universidad a distancia de Madrid, Spain
122. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
123. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
124. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
125. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
126. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
127. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
128. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
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. Universités numériques en région : UNR, France
133. Universités Numériques Thématiques : UNT, UNT, France
134. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
135. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
136. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
137. University College Sealand, Denmark
138. University College South, Denmark
139. University of the Aegean, Greece
140. University of Agder, Norway
141. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
142. University of Gavle, Sweden
143. University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
144. University of Ioannina, Greece
145. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
146. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
147. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
148. University of Miskolc, Hungary
149. University of Oslo, Norway
150. University of Piraeus, Greece
151. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
152. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
153. University of Tartu, Estonia
154. University of Thessaly, Greece
155. University of the West of Scotland, UK
156. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
157. University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
158. University of West Hungary, Hungary
159. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
160. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
161. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
162. 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. Australian catholic university, Australia
20. Bangalore University, India
21. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
22. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
23. BCcampus, Canada
24. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
25. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
26. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
27. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
28. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
29. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
30. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
31. California Virtual University, US
32. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
33. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
34. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
35. Capella University, US
36. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
37. Carleton University, Canada
38. Carnegie Mellon University, US
39. Cederj, Brazil
40. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
41. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
42. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
43. Colorado University Online, US
44. Colorado Community Colleges Online, US
45. Corinthian Colleges, US
46. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
47. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
48. Cyber U, Hong Kong
49. Deakin University, Australia
50. DeVry University, US
51. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
52. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
53. Drexel University Online, US
54. Duke University, US
55. Dunia Moja,South Africa
56. DUOC UC, Chile
57. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
58. e-Berkeley, US
59. eCampus Alberta, Canada
60. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
61. ECOESAD, Mexico
62. e-Cornell, US
63. Edith Cowan University, Australia
64. Egyptian E-Learning University
65. e-Learnz, New Zealand
66. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
67. Euclid University
68. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
69. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
70. FATECE, Brazil
71. Fathom.com, US
72. FGV Online, Brazil
73. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
74. Florida Community College, US
75. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
76. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
77. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
78. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
79. Global University Alliance - several meanings
80. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
81. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
82. Harvard University Extension School, US
83. Hashemite University, Jordan
84. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
85. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
86. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
87. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
88. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
89. ictQATAR, Qatar
90. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
91. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
92. Independent Study in Idaho, US
93. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
94. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
95. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
96. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
97. International Cyber University, South Korea
98. Iranian Virtual University
99. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
100. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
101. Jones International University, US
102. K. K. Handique State University, India
103. Kaplan College, US
104. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
105. Keio University, Japan
106. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
107. Kentucky Virtual University, US
108. Kenyatta University, Kenya
109. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
110. Korea National Open University
111. Korea Virtual Campus
112. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
113. Kuban Institute of International Business and Management, Russia
114. Lakehead University, Canada
115. Lansbridge University, Canada
116. Laureate Education, USA
117. Laurentian University, Canada
118. Lehigh University, USA
119. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
120. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
121. Massey University, New Zealand
122. Mediterranean Virtual University
123. Michigan State University, US
124. Michigan Virtual University, US
125. MIT, US
126. Modern University of the Humanities, Russia
127. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
128. Mount Royal College, Canada
129. Multimedia University, Malaysia
130. Nalanda Open University, India
131. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
132. National Open University of Nigeria
133. National Open University, Taiwan
134. National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan
135. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
136. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
137. National University of Singapore
138. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
139. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
140. NetVarsity, India
141. New Jersey Virtual University, US
142. NextEd
143. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
144. Nova Southeastern University, US
145. Old Dominion University, US
146. Online CSU, US
147. Online University Consortium
148. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
149. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
150. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
151. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
152. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
153. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
154. Open University of Israel (OUI)
155. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
156. Open University of Libya
157. Open University of Malaysia
158. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
159. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
160. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
161. Orenburg State University‎, Russia
162. Otago University, New Zealand
163. Pakistan Virtual University
164. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
165. Penn State World Campus, US
166. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
167. Polivirtual, Mexico
168. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
169. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
170. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
171. PurpleTrain.com
172. Queen's University, Canada
173. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
174. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
175. Regis University, US
176. Rio Salado College, US
177. RMIT, Australia
178. Royal Roads University, Canada
179. Ryerson University, Canada
180. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
181. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
182. School of the Future, Brazil
183. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
184. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
185. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
186. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
187. Shinshu University, Japan
188. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
189. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
190. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
191. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
192. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
193. Southeast University‎, Bangladesh
194. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
195. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
196. St. Petersburg College, USA
197. Stanford University, USA
198. Strayer University Online
199. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
200. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
201. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
202. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
203. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
204. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
205. TechBC, Canada
206. Technikon SA, South Africa
207. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
208. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
209. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
210. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
211. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
212. Theological College of Zimbabwe
213. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
214. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
215. Tohoku University, Japan
216. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
217. Tsinghua University, China
218. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
219. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
220. UMassOnline, US
221. UNIACC, Chile
222. UNIEDPA, Panama
223. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
224. United Nations University Online Learning
225. United States Open University
226. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual), Mexico
227. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
228. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
229. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
230. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
231. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
232. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
233. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
234. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
235. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
236. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
237. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
238. Universiti Sains Malaysia
239. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
240. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
241. University of the Andes, Colombia
242. University of the Arctic
243. University of Bahrain
244. University of Baltimore, US
245. University of British Columbia, Canada
246. University of Cape Town, South Africa
247. University of Central Florida, US
248. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
249. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
250. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
251. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
252. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
253. University of Illinois Online, US
254. University of Kentucky, US
255. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
256. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
257. University of New Brunswick, Canada
258. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
259. University of New England, Australia
260. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
261. University of Ottawa, Canada
262. University of the People
263. University of the Philippines Open University
264. University of Phoenix Online, US
265. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
266. University of Qatar
267. University of Southern Maine, USA
268. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
269. University of the South Pacific Online Learning (USP)
270. University of Sao Paulo (USP). Brazil
271. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
272. University of Waterloo, Canada
273. University of the West Indies
274. University of Western Ontario, Canada
275. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
276. University of Zambia
277. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
278. Uttaranchal Open University, India
279. UVB Campus, Brazil
280. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
281. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
282. Virtual Global University
283. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
284. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
285. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
286. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
287. Walden University, US
288. Waseda University, Japan
289. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
290. Westwood College, US
291. Western Governors University, US
292. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
293. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
294. 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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