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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:


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 (AVU)
  2. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
  3. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
  4. Anadolu University, Turkey
  5. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
  6. Arab Open University (AOU)
  7. ASEAN Virtual University
  8. Assumption University, Thailand
  9. Athabasca University, Canada
  10. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
  11. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
  12. Bavarian Virtual University (Virtuelle Universität Bayern), Germany - a Megaprovider
  13. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
  14. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
  15. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
  16. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
  17. Bulgarian Virtual University (BVU), Bulgaria
  18. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
  19. Campus Numérique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
  20. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
  21. Capella University, US
  22. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
  23. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
  24. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
  25. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland - closed
  26. Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance (CNED), France
  27. Colorado University Online, US
  28. Corinthian Colleges, US
  29. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
  30. Cyber U, Hong Kong
  31. Danish Virtual University (Denmark) - closed
  32. Deakin University, Australia
  33. DeVry University, US
  34. Drexel University Online, US
  35. Duke University, US
  36. DUOC UC, Chile
  37. e-Berkeley, US
  38. e-Cornell, US
  39. e-Learnz, New Zealand
  40. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
  41. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
  42. EADTU, the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
  43. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
  44. EDEN, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  45. Edith Cowan University, Australia
  46. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre
  47. EuroPACE, a European Association of universities active in e-learning
  48. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
  49. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
  50. Fathom.com, US
  51. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
  52. Finnish Virtual University, Finland
  53. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  54. Florida Community College, US
  55. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
  56. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
  57. Global University Alliance - several meanings
  58. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
  59. Henley Management College, England
  60. Hibernia College, Ireland
  61. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
  62. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
  63. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
  64. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
  65. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
  66. Interactive University, Scotland - closed - marginally possible case study
  67. International Cyber University, South Korea
  68. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
  69. Jones International University, US
  70. Kaplan College, US
  71. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
  72. Kentucky Virtual University, US
  73. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
  74. Korea National Open University
  75. Korea Virtual Campus
  76. Lansbridge University, Canada
  77. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden - possible case study
  78. Massey University, New Zealand
  79. Michigan Virtual University, US
  80. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
  81. Multimedia University, Malaysia
  82. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  83. NETTUNO, Italy
  84. NetVarsity, India
  85. Networked University, Norway
  86. New Jersey Virtual University, US
  87. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
  88. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
  89. Nova Southeastern University, US
  90. oncampus, Germany
  91. Online University Consortium
  92. Online CSU, US
  93. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
  94. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
  95. Open University of Malaysia
  96. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
  97. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
  98. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
  99. OSCAIL, Ireland
  100. Pakistan Virtual University
  101. Penn State World Campus, US
  102. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
  103. PurpleTrain.com
  104. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
  105. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
  106. Royal Roads University, Canada
  107. Strayer University Online
  108. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
  109. Swedish Net University
  110. Swiss Virtual Campus
  111. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
  112. Technical University of Graz, Austria
  113. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
  114. Technikon SA, South Africa
  115. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
  116. Tsinghua University, China
  117. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
  118. UKeU, UK
  119. UMassOnline, US
  120. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  121. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
  122. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
  123. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
  124. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
  125. United Nations University Online Learning
  126. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
  127. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
  128. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
  129. Universidade Aberta, Portugal - a Megaprovider
  130. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
  131. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
  132. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
  133. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
  134. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
  135. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
  136. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University)
  137. Universiti Sains Malaysia
  138. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  139. University of the Arctic
  140. University of Baltimore, US
  141. University of British Columbia, Canada
  142. University of Central Florida, US
  143. University of Illinois Online, US
  144. University of Liverpool Online Education UK - possible case study
  145. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
  146. University of New England, Australia
  147. University of the Philippines Open University
  148. University of Phoenix Online, US
  149. University of the South Pacific Online Learning
  150. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland - possible case study
  151. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
  152. University of the West Indies
  153. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
  154. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
  155. UVB Campus, Brazil
  156. Virtual Global University
  157. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
  158. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
  159. Western Governors University, US
  160. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), 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 December meeting and again in Spring 2009.

  1. Aalborg University, Denmark
  2. Aarhus University, Denmark
  3. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
  4. Africa University Virtual Classroom, Zimbabwe
  5. Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan
  6. Al-Quds University, Palestine
  7. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
  8. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
  9. BCCampus, Canada
  10. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
  11. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
  12. Business Academy West, Denmark
  13. California Virtual University, US
  14. Carnegie Mellon University, US
  15. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
  16. Cederj, Brazil
  17. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
  18. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
  19. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
  20. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
  21. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
  22. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
  23. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
  24. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
  25. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
  26. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
  27. Dublin City University, Ireland
  28. Dunia Moja,South Africa
  29. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
  30. eCampus Alberta, Canada
  31. ECOESAD, Mexico
  32. Egyptian E-Learning University
  33. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
  34. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
  35. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
  36. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
  37. Euclid University
  38. FATECE, Brazil
  39. FGV Online, Brazil
  40. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
  41. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
  42. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
  43. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
  44. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
  45. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
  46. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
  47. Hashemite University, Jordan
  48. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
  49. Harvard University Extension School, US
  50. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
  51. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
  52. ictQATAR, Qatar
  53. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
  54. Iranian Virtual University
  55. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
  56. IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
  57. IT University West (Denmark)
  58. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
  59. Jutland University College, Denmark
  60. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
  61. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
  62. Keio University, Japan
  63. Kenyatta University, Kenya
  64. K. K. Handique State University, India
  65. Klagenfurt University, Austria
  66. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
  67. Laureate Education, USA
  68. Lehigh University, USA
  69. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
  70. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
  71. Mediterranean Virtual University
  72. Michigan State University, US
  73. MIT, US
  74. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
  75. Mount Royal College, Canada
  76. Nalanda Open University, India
  77. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
  78. National Open University, Taiwan
  79. National Open University of Nigeria
  80. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
  81. National University of Singapore
  82. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
  83. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
  84. NextEd
  85. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
  86. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
  87. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
  88. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
  89. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
  90. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
  91. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
  92. Open University of Israel (OUI)
  93. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
  94. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
  95. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
  96. Open University of Libya
  97. Otago University, New Zealand
  98. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
  99. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
  100. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
  101. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
  102. Polivirtual, Mexico
  103. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
  104. Rio Salado College, US
  105. RMIT, Australia
  106. Roskilde University, Denmark
  107. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
  108. Scottish Knowledge, UK
  109. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
  110. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
  111. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
  112. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
  113. Shinshu University, Japan
  114. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
  115. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
  116. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
  117. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
  118. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
  119. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
  120. Staffordshire University, UK
  121. Stanford University, USA
  122. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
  123. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
  124. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
  125. TechBC, Canada
  126. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
  127. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
  128. Theological College of Zimbabwe
  129. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
  130. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
  131. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
  132. Tohoku University, Japan
  133. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
  134. UNIACC, Chile
  135. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual) Mexico
  136. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
  137. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
  138. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
  139. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
  140. University College Sealand, Denmark
  141. University College South, Denmark
  142. University De Los Andes, Colombia
  143. University of Agder, Norway
  144. University of Bahrain
  145. University of Cape Town, South Africa
  146. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  147. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  148. University of Derby, UK
  149. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
  150. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
  151. University of Kentucky, US
  152. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  153. University of Leicester, UK
  154. University of London External System, UK
  155. University of New Brunswick, Canada
  156. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
  157. University of Oslo, Norway
  158. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
  159. University of the People
  160. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
  161. University of Qatar
  162. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  163. University of Southern Maine, USA
  164. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
  165. University of Ulster, UK - a Megaprovider
  166. University of Zambia
  167. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
  168. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
  169. Uttaranchal Open University, India
  170. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
  171. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
  172. Walden University, US
  173. Waseda University, Japan
  174. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
  175. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
  176. Zentralstelle für Fernstudien an Fachhochschulen (ZFH), Germany
  177. Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)

Also note the list of Suspect Providers.

Virtual Campuses (VC) supported by the European Commission

This list was added in January 2009.

Running projects (until end of 2009)

  1. E-learning in Distributed Data Network Laboratory (EdiNet)
  2. History On Line
  3. OIKODOMOS: a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling in contemporary Europe
  4. Virtual Campus for A Sustainable Europe (VCSE)
  5. Virtual Campus for Digital Students (ViCaDiS)
  6. Virtual Campus for SMEs in a Multicultural Milieu
  7. Virtual Campus on Post-master Studies in Architecture (e-archidoct)

Ceased activities

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)

Contacted but no information yet

  1. Bio-eTrain
  2. European Master in Comparative Urban Studies (e-URBs)
  3. Multiple intelligences instructional design framework for virtual classes
  4. Reuse and Sharing of e-Learning Courses in GI Science Education (eduGI)
  5. VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for european Architects (VIPA)


  1. Web-based health Organisations Learning Environment (WHOLE)
  2. European Teachers and Trainers campus (eTT.Campus)
  3. New e-learning Environment for European SME's Employees (CREATEL)
  4. Virtual COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
  5. Virtual European Banking School (VEBS)

Can't find more info

  1. ICT Platform for Online Learning and Experiences Accreditation in the Mobility Programme (PLATO)
  2. Erasmus Virtual Economics & Management Studies Exchange (EVENE)
  3. Systematization, Valorisation and Dissemination of e-Learning


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