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Countries
To check out a particular country, one can do one of the following:
- access it via the Continents list below
- access it from the Countries list, given after the Continents list
- type its name into the search box - this can be its English name or its "truename" (i.e. its name in the language of the country)
- type its two-letter ISO code into the search box at the side of the wiki screen - for the codes see the Country codes page.
For a list of the countries of most importance to Re.ViCa, see Country reports
Note that not all countries are represented even in the list below, only those where it is likely that some Virtual Campus activity is taking place. We also wanted to allow access to countries via their name in any one of the languages in the Re.ViCa consortium - English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian and Italian:
- Countries in English (A-Z)
- Countries in Dutch (A-Z)
- Countries in French (A-Z)
- Countries in Finnish (A-Z)
- Countries in German (A-Z)
- Countries in Hungarian (A-Z)
- Countries in Italian (A-Z)
with links to their English names. Native speakers may always check and add.
Authors! See Country template.
Disclaimer
The concept of a "country" is a complex and sometimes contested issue. Inclusion of a country in our list does not imply recognition of the country by any particular nation (or the EU) or approval of its regime by the Re.ViCa project.
Continents list
- Africa
- Americas
- Antarctica - no virtual campuses there
- Asia
- Australasia
- Caribbean
- Europe
- Oceania
- Atlantica
Countries list
The following is a list of over 100 of the most relevant countries, classified as follows:
- Countries in bold italic have comprehensive entries in the approved structure
- Countries in bold have entries about their virtual campus activities but maybe not full entries or in the final structure
- Countries in italic are target countries still to do.
Other countries may have some information on them of a general or specific nature - see the notes (if any) alongside.
The material is being rapidly updated at present (August-September 2008) - see Special:Recentchanges for the latest information.
See also the "Category" entry on each country for institutions of relevance, e.g. Category:Canada.
Editors! Note the "entities" links - please use for your countries
- Albania (Europe)
- Algeria
- Andorra (Europe)
- Angola
- Argentina - see the Universidad Virtual de Quilmes
- Armenia
- Australia (OECD) - country editor GEO - minimal information at present but in the right structure and of relevance to e-learning
- Austria (OECD) and EU - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain - has an important regional centre for the Arab Open University
- Bangladesh - has the Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
- Belarus
- Belgium (OECD) - country editors ATiT and AVNet - which regions? - good information
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe)
- Botswana
- Brazil - country editor EuroPACE - some information (lots more on file)
- Brunei
- Bulgaria (EU)
- Cambodia
- Canada (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- Cape Verde - some information on the universities
- Chile
- China - a major player in e-learning - some information and see entities in China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia (Europe)
- Cuba
- Cyprus (EU)
- Czech Republic (OECD) and EU - country editor ATiT - has information now
- Denmark (OECD) and EU - country editor ATiT - has information now
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt - some information on HEI but not the virtual aspect
- El Salvador
- Estonia (EU) - country editor TKK
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland (OECD) and EU - country editor TKK - good information
- France (OECD) - country editor ULP - good information
- Georgia
- Germany (OECD) and EU - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Ghana - some information on HEI but not the virtual aspect
- Gibraltar (Europe)
- Greece (OECD) - country editor UNINETTUNO - has information now
- Greenland (Europe, stretching a point)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (Europe) - adequate information (it is a tiny state)
- Honduras
- Hong Kong - minimal information, needs to be better since it is relevant - see Open University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Hungary (OECD) - country editor GEO - good information
- Iceland (OECD)
- India - minimal information, needs to be better - see NetVarsity and Indira Gandhi National Open University
- Indonesia - some information - see in particular Universitas Terbuka
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- Isle of Man - adequate information (it is a tiny state)
- Israel
- Italy (OECD) - country editor UNINETTUNO - good information
- Jamaica
- Japan (OECD)
- Jersey - adequate information (it is a tiny state)
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya - some information on HEI but not the virtual aspect
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia - adequate information building up
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg (OECD) - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Madagascar - in template
- Malawi - a little information including delivery from the University of Derby
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico (OECD)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique - some information on HEI but not the virtual aspect
- Myanmar or Burma
- Namibia
- Nepal
- The Netherlands (OECD) - country editor FernUni Hagen
- New Zealand (OECD) - some information
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Northern Cyprus
- Norway (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland (OECD) - country editor EuroPACE
- Portugal (OECD) - country editor AVNet
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia - country editor TKK
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia (OECD)
- Slovenia
- South Korea (OECD)
- South Africa - country editor ATiT - good information
- Spain (OECD) - country editor EuroPACE - good information
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sweden (OECD) - country editor TKK
- Switzerland (OECD) - country editor FernUni Hagen - good information
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania - some information on HEI but not the virtual aspect
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey (OECD)
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom (OECD) - country editor Matic Media - good information
- United States (OECD) - some information
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Western Sahara
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe