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