Canadian Virtual University

The Canadian Virtual University (CVU) is a group of leading Canadian universities specialising in online and distance education programmes. CVU consists of 11 universities, and has a catalogue of over 2500 courses and 350 programmes.

The Canadian Virtual University ®(CVU) is essentially an online partnership of universities across Canada . The CVU is an example of a virtual campus that acts only as an administrative body. Its goals are: • to simplify the process of identifying accredited online and distance programs; • to provide access to new online and distance programs jointly developed by partner universities; • to provide a clearing house allowing learners to mix and match courses offered by partner universities; • to facilitate transfers of credits among its partners; • to conduct research on individualized and collaborative learning and the use of information communication technologies; • to create efficiencies through sharing of ideas and resources and through joint purchasing; • to provide an efficient system for admissions, course registration, advising students, and for grade notification and recording; and • to minimize selected non-tuition costs to students.

CVU members are:

• Athabasca University
• Cape Breton University
• Laurentian University
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Nipissing University
• Royal Military College of Canada
• St. Francis Xavier
• TÉLUQ, l'université à distance de l'UQÀM
• Thompson Rivers University
• University of Manitoba
• University of New Brunswick

The CVU web site is http://www.cvu-uvc.ca/.

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