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. Bulgarian Virtual University, Bulgaria
18. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
19. Canadian Virtual University
20. Capella University, US
21. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
22. Charles Sturt University, Australia
23. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
24. Clyde Virtual University, Scotland - closed
25. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance ,France
26. Colorado University Online, US
27. Corinthian Colleges, US
28. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
29. Cyber U, Hong Kong
30. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
31. Deakin University, Australia
32. DeVry University, US
33. Drexel University Online, US
34. Duke University, US
35. DUOC UC, Chile
36. e-Berkeley, US
37. e-Cornell, US
38. e-Learnz, New Zealand
39. e-TQM College, Dubai
40. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
41. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
42. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
43. Edith Cowan University, Australia
44. Estonian e-University, sometimes called the Estonian Virtual University
45. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
46. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
47. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
48. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
49. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
50. Florida Community College, US
51. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
52. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
53. Global University Alliance - several meanings
54. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
55. Henley Management College, England
56. Hibernia College, Ireland - possible case study
57. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
58. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
59. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
60. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
61. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
62. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
63. International Cyber University, South Korea
64. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
65. Jones International University, US
66. Kaplan College, US
67. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
68. Kentucky Virtual University, US
69. Korea National Open University
70. Korea Virtual Campus
71. Lansbridge University, Canada
72. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
73. Massey University, New Zealand
74. Michigan Virtual University, US
75. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
76. Multimedia University, Malaysia
77. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
78. NETTUNO, Italy
79. NetVarsity, India
80. Networked University, Norway
81. New Jersey Virtual University, US
82. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
83. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
84. Nova Southeastern University, US
85. Online University Consortium
86. Online CSU, US
87. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
88. Open University of Hong Kong
89. Open University of Israel
90. Open University of Malaysia
91. Open University of Sri Lanka
92. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
93. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
94. OSCAIL, Ireland
95. Pakistan Virtual University
96. Penn State World Campus, US
97. PurpleTrain.com
98. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
99. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
100. Royal Roads University, Canada
101. Strayer University Online
102. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
103. Swedish Net University
104. Swiss Virtual Campus
105. Syrian Virtual University
106. Technical University of Graz, Austria
107. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
108. Technikon SA, South Africa
109. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
110. Tsinghua University, China
111. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
112. UKeU, UK
113. UMassOnline, US
114. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
115. Universida Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
116. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
117. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
118. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
119. United Nations University Online Learning
120. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
121. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
122. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
123. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
124. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
125. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
126. Universitas Terbuka, Malaysia
127. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
128. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
129. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
130. Universiti Sains Malaysia
131. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
132. University of the Arctic
133. University of Baltimore, US
134. University of British Columbia, Canada
135. University of Central Florida, US
136. University of Illinois Online, US
137. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
138. University of Maryland University College, US
139. University of New England, US
140. University of the Philippines Open University
141. University of Phoenix Online, US
142. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
143. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
144. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
145. University of the West Indies
146. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
147. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
148. UVB Campus, Brazil
149. Virtual Global University
150. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
151. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
152. Western Governors University, US
153. 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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