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