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. 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:

• 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

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. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
18. Canadian Virtual University
19. Capella University, US
20. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
21. Charles Sturt University, Australia
22. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
23. Clyde Virtual University, Scotland - closed
24. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance ,France
25. Colorado University Online, US
26. Corinthian Colleges, US
27. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
28. Cyber U, Hong Kong
29. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
30. Deakin University, Australia
31. DeVry University, US
32. Drexel University Online, US
33. Duke University, US
34. DUOC UC, Chile
35. e-TQM College, Dubai
36. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
37. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
38. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
39. Edith Cowan University, Australia
40. Estonian e-University, sometimes called the Estonian Virtual University
41. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
42. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
43. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
44. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
45. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
46. Florida Community College, US
47. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
48. Global University Alliance - several meanings
49. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
50. Henley Management College, England
51. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
52. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
53. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
54. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
55. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
56. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
57. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
58. International Cyber University, South Korea
59. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
60. Jones International University, US
61. Kaplan College, US
62. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
63. Kentucky Virtual University, US
64. Korea National Open University
65. Korea Virtual Campus
66. Lansbridge University, Canada
67. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
68. Massey University, New Zealand
69. Michigan Virtual University, US
70. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
71. Multimedia University, Malaysia
72. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
73. NETTUNO, Italy
74. NetVarsity, India
75. Networked University, Norway
76. New Jersey Virtual University, US
77. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
78. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
79. Nova Southeastern University, US
80. Online University Consortium
81. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
82. Open University of Hong Kong
83. Open University of Israel
84. Open University of Malaysia
85. Open University of Sri Lanka
86. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
87. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
88. OSCAIL, Ireland
89. Pakistan Virtual University
90. Penn State World Campus, US
91. PurpleTrain.com
92. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
93. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
94. Royal Roads University, Canada
95. Strayer University Online
96. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
97. Swedish Net University
98. Swiss Virtual Campus
99. Syrian Virtual University
100. Technical University of Graz, Austria
101. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
102. Technikon SA, South Africa
103. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
104. Tsinghua University, China
105. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
106. UKeU, UK
107. UMassOnline, US
108. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
109. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
110. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
111. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
112. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
113. United Nations University Online Learning
114. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
115. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
116. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
117. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
118. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
119. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
120. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
121. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
122. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
123. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
124. Universiti Sains Malaysia
125. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
126. University of the Arctic
127. University of Baltimore, US
128. University of British Columbia, Canada
129. University of Central Florida, US
130. University of Illinois Online, US
131. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
132. University of Maryland University College, US
133. University of New England, US
134. University of the Philippines Open University
135. University of Phoenix Online, US
136. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
137. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
138. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
139. University of the West Indies
140. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
141. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
142. UVB Campus, Brazil
143. Virtual Global University
144. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
145. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
146. Western Governors University, US
147. 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. Dublin City University, Ireland
2. Mount Royal College, Canada
3. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
4. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
5. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
6. Simon Fraser University, Canada
7. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
8. Otago University, New Zealand
9. Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
10. University of Agder, Norway
11. University of New Brunswick, Canada
12. University of Oslo, Norway
13. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

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