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 - UK
22. College of European and Regional Studies, Czech Republic
23. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Czech Republic
24. Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, France
25. Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Denmark
26. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
27. Danish Virtual University, Denmark
28. Dennis Gabor Applied University (DGAU), Hungary
29. Distance and International Study Center (DISC), TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
30. Distance Education Study Centre (DESC), Latvia
31. Dublin City University, Ireland
32. Dutch Digital University, (DDU), Netherlands
33. E-Campus Telematic University, Italy
34. EDEN, Hungary
35. Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark
36. Eötvös Lóránt University, Hungary
37. Erasmus University College Brussels, (EhB), Belgium
38. Estonian Business School Open University, Estonia
39. Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonia
40. Estonian e-University, Estonia
41. Estonian e-Vocational School, Estonia
42. Estonian Information Technology Foundation, EITSA, Estonia
43. Eszterházy Károly College, Hungary
44. Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg Germany
45. European University Viadrina, Germany
46. Fédération Interuniversitaire de l'Enseignement à Distance (FIED), France
47. Fernfachhochschule Schweiz, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, FFHS, Switzerland
48. FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
49. Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, VirtuaaliAMK, Finland
50. Finnish Virtual University, FVU, Finland
51. The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz, Switzerland
52. Ghent University Association (AUGent), Belgium
53. Ghent University (UGent), Belgium
54. Global Virtual University - and see in particular University of Agder, Norway
55. Gotland University, Sweden
56. Greek Pedagogical Institute, Greece
57. Guglielmo Marconi Telematic University, Italy
58. Hamburger Fernhochschule Germany
59. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
60. Henley Management College, England
61. Hibernia College, Ireland
62. Hochschulverbund Virtuelle Fachhochschule, Switzerland
63. Instituto de formación de postgrado, Spain
64. Interactive University, Scotland - UK
65. Intercultural Open University, the Netherlands
66. International Business Academy (IBA), Denmark
67. International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy
68. International University of Andalusia, Spain
69. IT University West, Denmark
70. IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
71. Jutland University College, Denmark
72. KHiS, Sweden
73. Klagenfurt University, Austria
74. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
75. learndirect, UK
76. Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen, LOI, Netherlands
77. Lithuanian Virtual University, Lithuania
78. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
79. Lund University NetUniversity, Sweden
80. Mediterranean Network of Universities
81. MegaTrends, Hungary
82. METID-Politecnico di Milano, Italy
83. Middlesex University Global Campus, UK
84. Mid Sweden University
85. MTA SZTAKI Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
86. National College for School Leadership (NCSL) of the UK
87. NBPortal.pl, Poland
88. NETTUNO, Italy
89. Networked University, Norway - the same as the Norwegian Networked University
90. NHSU, the National Health Service University, UK
91. NKI Internet College, Norway - a Megaprovider
92. NKS Nettstudier, Norway
93. Norway Opening Universities (NOU) - an agency - Norway
94. Norwegian Networked University (NVU) - a universities association - Norway
95. oncampus, Germany
96. Open Estonia Foundation, OEF, Estonia
97. Open Universiteit Nederland - a Megaprovider
98. Open University of Cyprus (OUC), Cyprus
99. Open University of the United Kingdom - a Megaprovider
100. OSCAIL, Ireland
101. Pandeion University for Social and Political Sciences, Greece
102. Pegaso Telematic University, Italy
103. Peoples Open Access Educational Initiative (Peoples-uni), UK
104. Polish Virtual University, PUW, Poland
105. Robert Gordon University, Scotland
106. Roskilde University, Denmark
107. Scottish Knowledge, UK
108. Scuola IaD, Italy
109. Sheffield Hallam University, UK
110. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
111. Sør-Trøndelag University College, Norway
112. SPACE, Belgium
113. Staffordshire University, UK
114. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava‎, Romania
115. Sulinet Digital Knowledge Base, SDT Hungary
116. Swedish Net University, Sweden
117. Swiss Virtual Campus, Switzerland
118. SZÁMALK Education and Information Technology Ltd., Hungary
119. Tallinn University, Estonia
120. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
121. Technical University of Graz, Austria
122. The Global university system, Finland
123. The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
124. Tiger Leap Foundation, TLF, Estonia
125. Tiger University Program, Estonia
126. UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland - UK
127. UKeU, UK
128. Universidad a distancia de Madrid, Spain
129. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain - a Megaprovider
130. Universidade Aberta, Uab, Portugal - a Megaprovider
131. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
132. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
133. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
134. Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal
135. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain
136. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Catalonia - a Megaprovider
137. Université Virtuelle en Pays de la Loire , France
138. Université Virtuelle Francophone (Virtual Francophone University), France
139. Universités numériques en région (UNR), France
140. Universités Numériques Thématiques (UNT), France
141. University College Copenhagen, Denmark
142. University College Lillebaelt, Denmark
143. University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
144. University College Sealand, Denmark
145. University College South, Denmark
146. University of the Aegean, Greece
147. University of Agder, Norway
148. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
149. University of Gavle, Sweden
150. University of Granada, Spain
151. University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
152. University of Ioannina, Greece
153. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
154. University of Liverpool Online Education UK
155. University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece
156. University of Miskolc, Hungary
157. University of Oslo, Norway
158. University of Piraeus, Greece
159. University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, FEUP, Portugal
160. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
161. University of Tartu, Estonia
162. University of Thessaly, Greece
163. University of the West of Scotland, UK
164. University of Ulster Campus One, Northern Ireland, UK - a Megaprovider
165. University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
166. University of West Hungary, Hungary
167. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
168. Warsaw University Centre for Open and Multimedia Education (COME ), Poland
169. Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule, Germany
170. 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

Note that a few of these initiatives have ceased or merged by 2009.

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. Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU), Malaysia
6. Almaty Technological University, Kazakhstan
7. Al-Quds Open University, Palestine
8. Al-Quds University, Palestine
9. American InterContinental University (AIU), US
10. Amur State University, Russia
11. Anadolu University, Turkey
12. Anna Maria College, US
13. Arab American University for Distance Learning, Jordan
14. Arab Open University (AOU)
15. ASEAN Virtual University
16. Ashworth College, US
17. Asia International Open University (AIOU), Macao
18. Assumption University, Thailand
19. Athabasca University, Canada
20. Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand
21. Australian Catholic University
22. Australian National University
23. Bangalore University, India
24. Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
25. Bankit University Teledukasi‎, Indonesia
26. BCcampus, Canada
27. Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China
28. Beijing Normal University (BNU), China
29. Beijing Radio & TV University (BTVU), China
30. Beirut University Online, Lebanon
31. Best Virtual Universities Organisation
32. British Columbia Open University (BCOU), Canada
33. California Virtual Campus (CVC), US
34. California Virtual University, US
35. Campus Numerique Francophone de Dakar, Senegal
36. Campus Virtual de Salud Publica - an international initiative
37. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
38. CAP College, Philippines
39. Capella University, US
40. Cardean University, US
41. Carleton University, Canada
42. Carnegie Mellon University, US
43. Cederj, Brazil
44. Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia
45. China Central Radio & TV University (CCRTVU)
46. Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
47. Colorado University Online, US
48. Colorado Community Colleges Online, US
49. Corinthian Colleges, US
50. Curtin University of Technology, Australia
51. CVA-RICESU, Brazil
52. Cyber U, Hong Kong
53. Deakin University, Australia
54. DeVry University, US
55. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), India
56. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, India
57. Drexel University Online, US
58. Duke University, US
59. Dunia Moja,South Africa
60. DUOC UC, Chile
61. Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), Canada
62. e-Berkeley, US
63. eCampus Alberta, Canada
64. eChina e-learning collaboration between UK and China
65. ECOESAD, Mexico
66. e-Cornell, US
67. Edith Cowan University, Australia
68. Egyptian E-Learning University
69. e-Learnz, New Zealand
70. e-TQM College, Dubai - see Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
71. Euclid University - an international initiative
72. Ewha Womans University, South Korea
73. Faculdade Pitágoras, Brazil
74. FATECE, Brazil
75. Fathom.com, US
76. FGV Online, Brazil
77. Fisheries College, Bac Ninh (FC), Vietnam
78. Florida Community College, US
79. Full Sail University, US
80. FUNIBER Virtual Campus, Brazil
81. Gama Virtual Campus UGF, Brazil
82. Georgia G.L.O.B.E., US
83. Georgia Virtual Technical College, US
84. Global University Alliance - several meanings
85. Hanoi Open University, Vietnam
86. Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU), Korea
87. Harvard University Extension School, US
88. Hashemite University, Jordan
89. Health Sciences University of Mongolia
90. Henan Radio & TV University (HNRTVU)
91. Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU), Vietnam
92. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Cyber U
93. Hong Kong University
94. ictQATAR, Qatar
95. Idaho Electronic Campus, US
96. Illinois Virtual Campus, US
97. Independent Study in Idaho, US
98. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
99. Inner Mongolia Radio & TV University (IMRTVU), China
100. Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)
101. Institute of Distance and Continuing Education, Guyana (in South America)
102. International Cyber University, South Korea
103. Iranian Virtual University, Iran
104. Isfehan Virtual University (Iran)
105. Jiangsu Radio & TV University (JSRTVU), China
106. Jones International University, US
107. K. K. Handique State University, India
108. Kaplan College, US
109. Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), India
110. Keio University, Japan
111. Keller Graduate School of Management, US
112. Kentucky Virtual University, US
113. Kenyatta University, Kenya
114. Knowledge International University, Saudi Arabia
115. Korea National Open University (KNOU)
116. Korea Virtual Campus
117. Kota Open University, India - see Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
118. Kuban Institute of International Business and Management, Russia
119. Lakehead University, Canada
120. Lansbridge University, Canada
121. Laureate Education, USA
122. Laurentian University, Canada
123. Lehigh University, USA
124. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
125. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (MPBOU), India
126. Massey University, New Zealand
127. Mediterranean Virtual University - international consortium
128. Michigan State University, US
129. Michigan Virtual University, US
130. MIT, US
131. Modern University of the Humanities, Russia
132. Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Russia
133. Mount Royal College, Canada
134. Multimedia University, Malaysia
135. Nalanda Open University, India
136. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
137. National Open University of Nigeria
138. National Open University, Taiwan
139. National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning in Taiwan
140. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India
141. National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
142. National University of Singapore
143. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South Africa
144. Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India
145. NetVarsity, India
146. New Jersey Virtual University, US
147. NextEd
148. North-West University (NWU), South Africa
149. Nova Southeastern University, US
150. Old Dominion University, US
151. Online CSU, US
152. Online University Consortium (OUC), US
153. Open Learning Agency (OLA), Canada
154. Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
155. Open Training and Education Network (OTEN), Australia
156. Open Universities Australia - formerly Open Learning Australia
157. Open University for Adults (UAPA), Dominican Republic
158. Open University of Brazil - see Universidade Aberta do Brasil
159. Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
160. Open University of Israel (OUI)
161. Open University of Japan (OUJ)
162. Open University of Libya
163. Open University of Malaysia
164. Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
165. Open University of Sudan (OUS)
166. Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
167. Orenburg State University‎, Russia
168. Otago University, New Zealand
169. Pakistan Virtual University
170. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Open University, Philippines
171. Payame Noor University (PNU), Iran
172. Penn State World Campus, US
173. Phnom Penh International University, Cambodia
174. Polivirtual, Mexico
175. Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University (PUP OUS), Philippines
176. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU), India
177. Punjab Technical University Virtual Campus, India
178. PurpleTrain.com
179. Queen's University, Canada
180. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
181. Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
182. Regis University, US
183. Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain
184. Rio Salado College, US
185. RMIT, Australia
186. Royal Roads University, Canada
187. Ryerson University, Canada
188. Samtse College of Education, Bhutan
189. Savannah College of Art and Design, US
190. School of the Future, Brazil
191. Seoul Digital University, South Korea
192. Shaanxi Radio & TV University (SXRTVU), China
193. Shanghai TV University (STVU or SHTVU), China
194. Shenyang Radio & TV University (SYTVU), China
195. Shinshu University, Japan
196. Shiraz Virtual University, Iran
197. Sichuan Radio & TV University (SRTVU) or (SCRTVU), China
198. SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore
199. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada
200. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
201. Southeast University‎, Bangladesh
202. Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
203. Southern Regional Electronic Board (SREB), USA
204. St. Petersburg College, USA
205. Stanford University, USA
206. Strayer University Online
207. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand
208. Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
209. Syrian Virtual University (SVU)
210. TAFE Open Learning, Australia
211. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), India
212. Tamil Virtual University‎, India
213. TechBC, Canada
214. Technikon SA, South Africa
215. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
216. Tehran Virtual University, Iran
217. Tele-Universite de Quebec , Quebec
218. Temple University Online Learning (OLL) Program, USA
219. The Global Open University of Zambia (TGOU)
220. Theological College of Zimbabwe
221. Thompson Rivers University, Canada
222. Tianjin Radio & TV University (TJRTVU), China
223. Tohoku University, Japan
224. Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
225. Tsinghua University, China
226. U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU), India
227. UC-Berkeley Extension, US
228. UMassOnline, US
229. UNIACC, Chile
230. UNIEDPA, Panama
231. UNISA Online Campus, South Africa
232. United Nations University Online Learning
233. United States Open University
234. Universal College of Learning, New Zealand
235. Universidad de Guadalajara (UDGVirtual), Mexico
236. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
237. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia
238. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
239. Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador
240. Universidad Virtual de Quilmes, Argentina
241. Universidad Virtual de Salud de Cuba
242. Universidade de Brasilia Centro de Educação a Distância, Brazil
243. Universidade Virtual do Centro-Oeste, Brazil
244. Universidade Virtual Publica do Brasil
245. Universitas 21 Global, Singapore
246. Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
247. Universiti Sains Malaysia
248. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
249. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia
250. University of the Andes, Colombia
251. University of the Arctic
252. University of Bahrain
253. University of Baltimore, US
254. University of British Columbia, Canada
255. University of Cape Town, South Africa
256. University of Central Florida, US
257. University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka
258. University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
259. University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa
260. University of Guelph Open Online, Canada
261. University of Illinois Global Campus, US
262. University of Illinois Online, US
263. University of Kentucky, US
264. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
265. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), US
266. University of New Brunswick, Canada
267. University of New England (US), US - unrelated to Australian UNE
268. University of New England, Australia
269. University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
270. University of Ottawa, Canada
271. University of the People
272. University of the Philippines Open University
273. University of Phoenix Online, US
274. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
275. University of Qatar
276. University of Southern Maine, USA
277. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
278. University of the South Pacific Online Learning (USP)
279. University of Sao Paulo (USP). Brazil
280. University of Waikato Online Learning, New Zealand
281. University of Waterloo, Canada
282. University of the West Indies
283. University of Western Ontario, Canada
284. University of Wisconsin Extension, US
285. University of Zambia
286. UT Telecampus, University of Texas System, US
287. Uttaranchal Open University, India
288. UVB Campus, Brazil
289. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), India
290. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
291. Virtual Global University
292. Virtual University for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
293. Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
294. Virtual University for the Semi-Arid Tropics‎, India
295. Virtual University of Tunisia
296. Walden University, US
297. Waseda University, Japan
298. Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
299. Westwood College, US
300. Western Governors University, US
301. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), India
302. Yunnan Radio & TV University (YRTVU), China
303. Zambian Open University (ZAOU)
304. 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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