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. Centro estudios financieros, Spain
21. Clyde Virtual University (CVU), Scotland
22. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
23. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
24. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
25. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
26. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
27. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
28. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
29. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
30. Dublin City University, Ireland
31. Dutch Digital University, (DDU)
32. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
33. EDEN, Hungary
34. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
35. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
36. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
37. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
38. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
39. Estonian e-University, Estonia
40. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
41. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
42. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
43. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
44. European University Viadrina, Germany
45. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance - FIED
46. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
47. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
48. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
49. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
50. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
51. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
52. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
53. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
54. Gotland University, Sweden
55. Greek Pedagogical Institute
56. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
57. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
58. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
59. Henley Management College, England
60. Hibernia College, Ireland
61. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
62. Instituto de formación de postgrado, Spain
63. Interactive University, Scotland
64. Intercultural Open University, the Netherlands
65. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
66. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
67. IT University West, Denmark
68. IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
69. Jutland University College, Denmark
70. KHiS, Sweden
71. Klagenfurt University, Austria
72. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
73. learndirect, UK
74. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
75. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
76. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
77. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
78. Mediterranean Network of Universities
79. MegaTrends, Hungary
80. METID-Politecnico di Milano, Italy
81. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
82. Mid Sweden University
83. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
84. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
85. NBPortal.pl, Poland
86. NETTUNO, Italy
87. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
88. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
89. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
90. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
91. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
92. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
93. oncampus, Germany
94. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
95. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
96. Open University of Cyprus (OUC), Cyprus
97. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
98. OSCAIL, Ireland
99. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
100. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
101. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
102. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
103. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
104. Roskilde University, Denmark
105. Scottish Knowledge, UK
106. Scuola IaD, Italy
107. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
108. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
109. Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway
110. SPACE, Belgium
111. Staffordshire University, UK
112. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎, Romania
113. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
114. Swedish Net University, Sweden
115. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
116. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
117. Tallinn University, Estonia
118. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
119. Technical University of Graz, Austria
120. The Global university system, Finland
121. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
122. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
123. Tiger University Program, Estonia
124. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
125. UKeU, UK
126. Universidad a distancia de Madrid, Spain
127. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
128. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
129. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
130. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
131. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
132. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
133. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
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. Universités numériques en région (UNR), France
138. Universités Numériques Thématiques (UNT), France
139. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
140. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
141. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
142. University College Sealand, Denmark
143. University College South, Denmark
144. University of the Aegean, Greece
145. University of Agder, Norway
146. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
147. University of Gavle, Sweden
148. University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
149. University of Ioannina, Greece
150. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
151. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
152. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
153. University of Miskolc, Hungary
154. University of Oslo, Norway
155. University of Piraeus, Greece
156. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
157. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
158. University of Tartu, Estonia
159. University of Thessaly, Greece
160. University of the West of Scotland, UK
161. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
162. University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
163. University of West Hungary, Hungary
164. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
165. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
166. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
167. 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. Amur State University, Russia
10. Anadolu University, Turkey
11. Anna Maria College, US
12. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan - not operational?
13. Arab Open University (AOU)
14. ASEAN Virtual University
15. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
16. Assumption University, Thailand
17. Athabasca University, Canada
18. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
19. Australian Catholic University
20. Australian National University
21. Bangalore University, India
22. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
23. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
24. BCcampus, Canada
25. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
26. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
27. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
28. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
29. Best Virtual Universities Organisation - an intriguing association with a seemingly close relationship to UNESCO IIEP
30. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
31. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
32. California Virtual University, US
33. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
34. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica
35. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
36. Capella University, US
37. Cardean University, US - merged into Ellis College
38. Carleton University, Canada
39. Carnegie Mellon University, US
40. Cederj, Brazil
41. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
42. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
43. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
44. Colorado University Online, US
45. Colorado Community Colleges Online, US
46. Corinthian Colleges, US
47. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
48. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
49. Cyber U, Hong Kong
50. Deakin University, Australia
51. DeVry University, US
52. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
53. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
54. Drexel University Online, US
55. Duke University, US
56. Dunia Moja,South Africa
57. DUOC UC, Chile
58. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
59. e-Berkeley, US
60. eCampus Alberta, Canada
61. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
62. ECOESAD, Mexico
63. e-Cornell, US
64. Edith Cowan University, Australia
65. Egyptian E-Learning University
66. e-Learnz, New Zealand
67. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
68. Euclid University
69. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
70. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
71. FATECE, Brazil
72. Fathom.com, US
73. FGV Online, Brazil
74. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
75. Florida Community College, US
76. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
77. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
78. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
79. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
80. Global University Alliance - several meanings
81. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
82. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
83. Harvard University Extension School, US
84. Hashemite University, Jordan
85. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
86. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
87. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
88. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
89. Hong Kong University - high-echelon but possible
90. ictQATAR, Qatar
91. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
92. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
93. Independent Study in Idaho, US
94. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
95. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU)
96. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
97. Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - see Tecnológico de Monterrey
98. International Cyber University, South Korea
99. Iranian Virtual University
100. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
101. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU)
102. Jones International University, US
103. K. K. Handique State University, India
104. Kaplan College, US
105. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
106. Keio University, Japan
107. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
108. Kentucky Virtual University, US
109. Kenyatta University, Kenya
110. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
111. Korea National Open University (KNOU)
112. Korea Virtual Campus
113. Kota Open University, India -- see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
114. Kuban Institute of International Business and Management, Russia
115. Lakehead University, Canada
116. Lansbridge University, Canada
117. Laureate Education, USA
118. Laurentian University, Canada
119. Lehigh University, USA
120. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
121. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
122. Massey University, New Zealand
123. Mediterranean Virtual University
124. Michigan State University, US
125. Michigan Virtual University, US
126. MIT, US
127. Modern University of the Humanities, Russia
128. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
129. Mount Royal College, Canada
130. Multimedia University, Malaysia
131. Nalanda Open University, India
132. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
133. National Open University of Nigeria
134. National Open University, Taiwan
135. National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan
136. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
137. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
138. National University of Singapore
139. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
140. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
141. NetVarsity, India
142. New Jersey Virtual University, US
143. NextEd
144. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
145. Nova Southeastern University, US
146. Old Dominion University, US
147. Online CSU, US
148. Online University Consortium (OUC), US
149. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
150. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
151. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
152. Open Universities Australia -- formerly Open Learning Australia
153. Open University for Adults (UAPA), Dominican Republic
154. Open University of Brazil - a.k.a. Universidade Aberta do Brasil
155. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
156. Open University of Israel (OUI)
157. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
158. Open University of Libya
159. Open University of Malaysia
160. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
161. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
162. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
163. Orenburg State University‎, Russia
164. Otago University, New Zealand
165. Pakistan Virtual University
166. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
167. Penn State World Campus, US
168. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
169. Polivirtual, Mexico
170. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP OUS), Philippines
171. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
172. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
173. PurpleTrain.com
174. Queen's University, Canada
175. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
176. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
177. Regis University, US
178. Rio Salado College, US
179. RMIT, Australia
180. Royal Roads University, Canada
181. Ryerson University, Canada
182. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
183. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
184. School of the Future, Brazil
185. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
186. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
187. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
188. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
189. Shinshu University, Japan
190. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
191. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
192. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
193. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
194. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
195. Southeast University‎, Bangladesh
196. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
197. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
198. St. Petersburg College, USA
199. Stanford University, USA
200. Strayer University Online
201. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
202. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
203. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
204. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
205. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
206. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
207. TechBC, Canada
208. Technikon SA, South Africa
209. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
210. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
211. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
212. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
213. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
214. Theological College of Zimbabwe
215. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
216. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
217. Tohoku University, Japan
218. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
219. Tsinghua University, China
220. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
221. UC-Berkeley Extension, USA
222. UMassOnline, US
223. UNIACC, Chile
224. UNIEDPA, Panama
225. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
226. United Nations University Online Learning
227. United States Open University
228. Universal College of Learning, New Zealand
229. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual), Mexico
230. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
231. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
232. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
233. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
234. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
235. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
236. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
237. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
238. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
239. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
240. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
241. Universiti Sains Malaysia
242. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
243. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
244. University of the Andes, Colombia
245. University of the Arctic
246. University of Bahrain
247. University of Baltimore, US
248. University of British Columbia, Canada
249. University of Cape Town, South Africa
250. University of Central Florida, US
251. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
252. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
253. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
254. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
255. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
256. University of Illinois Online, US
257. University of Kentucky, US
258. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
259. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
260. University of New Brunswick, Canada
261. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
262. University of New England, Australia
263. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
264. University of Ottawa, Canada
265. University of the People
266. University of the Philippines Open University
267. University of Phoenix Online, US
268. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
269. University of Qatar
270. University of Southern Maine, USA
271. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
272. University of the South Pacific Online Learning (USP)
273. University of Sao Paulo (USP). Brazil
274. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
275. University of Waterloo, Canada
276. University of the West Indies
277. University of Western Ontario, Canada
278. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
279. University of Zambia
280. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
281. Uttaranchal Open University, India
282. UVB Campus, Brazil
283. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
284. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
285. Virtual Global University
286. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
287. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
288. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
289. Virtual University of Tunisia - possible case study
290. Walden University, US
291. Waseda University, Japan
292. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
293. Westwood College, US
294. Western Governors University, US
295. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
296. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
297. 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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