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Country reports
This is an index page for the reports on the countries of interest to Re.ViCa team and its International Advisory Committee.
Disclaimer
The concept of a "country" is a complex and sometimes contested issue. Inclusion of a country in any of our lists does not imply recognition of the country by any particular nation (or the EU) or approval of its regime by the Re.ViCa project or its advisors or funders.
Use the Country template for authors
The Re.ViCa Country Reports
- Australia (OECD) - country editor GEO - good information but not yet complete
- Austria (OECD) and EU - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Belgium' (OECD) - country editors ATiT and AVNet - good information
- Brazil - country editor EuroPACE - good information (more on file)
- Canada (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- China - a major player in e-learning - some information and see entities in China
- Czech Republic (OECD) and EU - country editor ATiT - good information
- Denmark (OECD) and EU - country editor ATiT - good information
- Estonia (EU) - country editor TKK
- Finland (OECD) and EU - country editor TKK - good information
- France (OECD) - country editor ULP
- Germany (OECD) and EU - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Greece (OECD) - country editor UNINETTUNO - has information now
- Hungary (OECD) - country editor GEO - good information
- Ireland (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- Italy (OECD) - country editor UNINETTUNO - good information
- Kenya - country editor ATiT - good information
- Luxembourg (OECD) - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Mexico (OECD) - country editor ULP
- The Netherlands (OECD) - country editor FernUni Hagen
- New Zealand (OECD) - some information
- Norway (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- Poland (OECD) - country editor EuroPACE
- Portugal (OECD) - country editor AVNet
- Russia - country editor TKK
- South Africa - country editor ATiT - good information
- Spain (OECD) - country editor EuroPACE - good information
- Sweden (OECD) - country editor TKK
- Switzerland (OECD) - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- United Kingdom (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- United States (OECD) - some information
Re.ViCa's small collection of relevant country mini-reports
A country highlighted in bold has its report in the standard report template even if not all entries are complete. Typically there is a focus on universities and virtual initiatives where these are known.
- Bahrain - has an important regional centre for the Arab Open University
- Cape Verde - some information on the universities
- Colombia - including information on Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
- Costa Rica - including information on Universidad Estatal a Distancia
- Egypt - some information on HEIs but not the virtual aspect except for Arab Open University
- Ghana - some information on HEIs but not the virtual aspect - except for distance learning
- Guernsey (Europe) - adequate information (it is a tiny state)
- Hong Kong - minimal information, needs to be better since it is relevant - see Open University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- India - minimal information, needs to be better - see NetVarsity and Indira Gandhi National Open University
- Indonesia - some information on universities - see in particular Universitas Terbuka (the open university)
- Isle of Man - adequate information (it is a tiny state)
- Jersey - adequate information (it is a tiny state)
- Kuwait
- Latvia - adequate information building up
- Malawi - a little information including delivery from the University of Derby
- Mozambique - some information on HEI but not the virtual aspect
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Northern Cyprus - no activity known except for that from Anadolu University in Turkey
- Oman - there are no known virtual campus initiatives but the various national IT initiatives are described
- Palestine - with links to Al-Quds University and Al-Quds Open University
- Qatar - there is just one indigenous university - but there is information on the ictQATAR initiative
- Saudi Arabia - with information on HEIs and some information on virtual initiatives including Knowledge International University
- Syria
- Tanzania - some information on HEIs but not much on the virtual aspect except for the Open University of Tanzania
- United Arab Emirates - with some information on virtual initiatives including e-TQM College and its successor Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, as well as Education 2020
Other countries that might be considered
- Argentina
- Chile
- Iran
- Israel
- Malta
- Turkey
See also the "Category" entry on each country for institutions of relevance, e.g. Category:Canada.